How important is your breakfast?

  Double Portion… A blessing in Bible but not when you are eating…..! In Bible its said that, when someone receives ‘double portion’ he receives as much as twice from GOD what others have been given…..! But its not a great idea at your dining table. What I mean to say is; our PORTION SIZE of food (that is the amount of food we are having in one meal) is very-very important, if we want to be in shape for life long…..! Instead of being too selective about which cereal/vegetable/pulse/fruit to eat, it’s more important to focus on the quantity we eat in one meal. Ideally, we should have a palm size meal. Palm size meal means, only that much food which can accommodate in your palm. A palm size meal would be roughly couple of chapati plus a bowl of lentil plus a bowl of veggies. Its for a 80 kg weighing male. If you are shorter or female it could be even lower. But why portion size is so important? It’s simple...! Balance of Calorie needs of our body and our appetite. A palm si...

  You must be still wondering about the relevance of above question. While the answer is quite simple and clear i.e. of course YES, the intention behind asking this need a little elaboration. It is quite clear that productivity, efficiency, and power only can sail you through the desert. But we keep forgetting this when it comes to our life. Replace the ‘camel’ with body and ‘dessert’ to life. What do you get? ISN’T YOUR BODY IMPORTANT WHILE CROSSING LIFE? As per WHO almost half of the world’s population has become obese...! Non communicable diseases (NCD), say differently lifestyle diseases has become largest cause of death. Almost 70% of global deaths are happening due to NCDs. In India 63 million people in India has become diabetic...! Consider crossing a dessert on a fat sick camel having tablets to walk another couple of miles…! Aren’t you doing same with your own life? I am amazed to see poor health and obesity becoming so common place today. None other than our lifestyle...