The rains are here and the flu is knocking us down like bowling pins. Even if we’ve done our best to fight off the blues, we may not be all that iron clad to falling sick. A mild sniffle at the very least, might just get the better of us. We hate being this vulnerable to the rains, but it seems inevitable. We can either throw our hands up in the... Continue Reading

In the quest to get richer, food companies go that extra mile to ensure their product is perceived as the best available option. Tricks of the trade. Initially, it was all about flavour and greasiness, but with more and more people becoming health conscious, they had to revamp their approach. There came in a gazillion “health foods”, or so we thought. Products are packaged with pretty words like low-fat, organic,... Continue Reading

You know you’re hooked when eggs become a daily dietary staple for you. How many eggs you eat, may just come up as often as how much you lift. Then again you think eggs; you think cholesterol and you tend to pull back. After all a single egg contains about 186 mg of cholesterol and that’s about 62% of the daily-recommended intake. So you’d think that eating cholesterol directly contributes... Continue Reading

Right from being teething toddlers through adulthood, it’s been drilled into our skulls. Vegetables are healthy. As of today, the terms health and vegetables are almost synonymous. Rightly so. While some diets suggest the elimination of some or the other food group, you’ll notice one thing common to all. Vegetables. They’re omnipresent, be it a diet or an eating pattern. I won’t harp on about vegetables being the healthiest things... Continue Reading

If sugar were a person, it could have wrecked our cars or even assaulted us physically and we’d still love it. It’s a classic tale of unrequited love. Yes, sugar addiction is real. It’s no secret that we absolutely adore sugar-laden foods. Be it in a mid meal snack or simply as dessert, there seems to be no substitute for it. Only if you could eat all the sugar in... Continue Reading

In the world of bodybuilding, it’s almost a cardinal sin to be vegetarian. You’ll constantly be hit with, “You’re not getting enough protein.” Or “You can’t make gains if you’re vegetarian.” How true are these statement? While a non-vegetarian diet has it’s place, being vegetarian has it’s own benefits. Since time immemorial, vegetarianism has been associated with a healthier and longer life. Not just that, a plant based diet is solely capable of... Continue Reading

Nothing hinders progress like injuries. They can be emotionally and physically devastating, sending months if not years of hard work, down the drain. Injuries are an unavoidable part of any sort of physical activity. I can tell you to be more careful and that prevention is better than cure, but I’m not going to because all that sounds good in principle. The harsh truth is that they happen. Yes there... Continue Reading

Face it; it’s extremely tough, if not impossible to eat 5-7 timely, “square” meals a day. That’s where supplements come into the picture. Whether as a mid-day snack or as an aid to enhance our training, they offer a convenient way to receive high quality nutrition in precise, calculable amounts. As you may have noticed it’s extremely simple to meet your daily nutritional, carbohydrate and fat needs. However, when it comes to... Continue Reading

Caffeine-it’s readily available, gives you that much needed morning kick, helps you get through daily tasks and what not. Call it a “perk”, whether you need to get out of bed or prevent yourself from falling asleep at your desk. Most of us require a daily caffeine fix, be it in the form of tea, coffee or a simple energy drink. If used properly, caffeine can help you muster the motivation to never... Continue Reading

Too many carbs, too little fiber, surplus fat in the diet. We continue to look for that one cause that’s creating havoc on the weighing scale, so that we can target it and be on our way. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. Only if it were that simple. In the recent past, dietary fats have become quite infamous, having been linked to a myriad of diseases, be... Continue Reading

You’ve spent months training for the upcoming marathon(s). Early mornings, long distances, sore calves. You’ve done the training bit. So you definitely want to get the most out of race day. Whether you’re a novice or a pro-marathoner, you want to show up at the starting line fully prepared.

Hitting The Wall

For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to run with the example of a car. Think of your body as... Continue Reading

Complete diet makeovers can be overwhelming. The more drastic the changes, the harder it is to stay on track. Incorporating a few simple changes, may do the trick. In fact it’s a lot more sustainable and manageable in the long term. There are a number of healthier ingredients to substitute the high calorie ones, without sacrificing on taste. Having said that calories aren’t the be all and end all of... Continue Reading