Miscellaneous

New healthy spots in London

Hello from London!  I’ve been back a few days and it feels oh so good! Between catching up with friends/family, settling into some kind of routine and just soaking up the sun, time is flying.  Unsurprisingly my weekend involved a crazy amount of delicious food, including a few new-to-me goodies.  First up: Activated charcoal bread. …

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My experience with applying coconut oil on my face

Talk about one heck of a wordy title- HA!  If you’re even remotely interested in healthy living, chances are you’ve heard about the Holy Grail known as coconut oil.  Although once demonised for being high in saturated fat, millions of people have started to embrace it as a cure for anything.  From oil pulling to …

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Trader Joe’s Favourites

One thing that America offers plenty of is choice.  Take the ice cream section in any supermarket for example.  Gone are the days where you could only choose from vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and maybe a fourth flavour if you’re lucky.  In addition to the basic varieties, you are offered the choice of dairy-free, low-fat, fat-free, …

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London faves

Hey guys!  I can’t believe my trip to London (and trip overall) is slowly coming to an end.  I head back to Mumbai in a few days, which is always a bittersweet feeling.  I’m sad to leave London, but I’m also looking forward to getting back to my other home.  While I’m still fully in …

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NYC restaurant recommendations

Long time no chat guys! I am currently in London after a truly memorable week in New York. While it’s amazing to be back home, part of me is still very much in an Empire state of mind!  Given the variety of restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets & food trucks, New York is unquestionably a …

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Minimize travel weight gain

Hey guys! I’m back from super quick trip to visit my sister, brother-in-law & nephew in China, with a night in Hong Kong thrown in.  Especially given that so many sites are banned in China (Gmail included gah), work definitely took more of a backseat than I would’ve liked. Luckily I managed to catch up …

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Why the scales don’t always tell the truth about your weight

Hey guys! Hope you all had a fab weekend!  I’m heading to China tomorrow to celebrate my nephew’s first birthday.  This is the ultimate measure of how quickly this past year has flown- wasn’t it just a few months ago when I announced his birth on the blog??  I wasn’t planning to go, but then a little …

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