In India, these days so many people in their early thirties are suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity. People are so busy, and they really don't know which food is healthy and which food is unhealthy.
Thanks to Dr Nandita Shah - a homeopathy doctor, has been conducting talks, seminars, and vegan cooking classes from past 8 years across india. My sister recently attended, Dr Nandita Shah's Reversing Diabetes in Pune , and loved it so much. My sister is now urging her friends to attend Dr Nandita Shah's seminars. My sister was not a vegan before attending the seminar, Reversing Diabetes. But, once my sister attended the Reversing Diabetes talk, she didn't feel like consuming yogurt and paneer.
Dr Nandita Shah conducts so many seminars from New Delhi to Cochin and Bangalore to Mumbai.
Reversing Diabetes, Diary Alternatives for Healthy Vegan Living, Peas vs Pills are some of her popular seminars, and so far thousands of people across India have attended these great seminars.
I recently read that many people in India are thriving on vegan diet , and I feel that Dr Nandita Shah is one of the reasons for the increase in number of vegans in India. If you have friends and family in India, please ask them to attend Dr Nandita Shah's seminars. The seminars cost around two thousand to three thousand rupees. Visit the website Sharan India for more information.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Dr.Neal Barnard in Michigan
Dr. Neal Barnard, a popular nutrition researcher, author and health advocate will be in
Detroit area to talk about his book - Power Foods for the Brain
I have read so many of his health books, and I'm really thankful that he has written such amazing books, which inspire people to try plant-based diet.
Dr Neal Barnard will be in Novi, on april 22, 2013
4-5.30 P.M
Better Health Market
42875 Grand River Avenue
Novi, MI 48375
Monday, april 22
7-8 P.M
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Contact Shaina Chimes at 202-527-7314 or schimes@pcrm.org for more information
Dr. Neal Barnard, a popular nutrition researcher, author and health advocate will be in
Detroit area to talk about his book - Power Foods for the Brain
I have read so many of his health books, and I'm really thankful that he has written such amazing books, which inspire people to try plant-based diet.
Dr Neal Barnard will be in Novi, on april 22, 2013
4-5.30 P.M
Better Health Market
42875 Grand River Avenue
Novi, MI 48375
Monday, april 22
7-8 P.M
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Contact Shaina Chimes at 202-527-7314 or schimes@pcrm.org for more information
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Good Food in Udupi Cafe , Arizona
In August 2012, my family and I visited Grand Canyon. I enjoyed the breathtaking views of the desert, in Arizona. In Grand Canyon, it's really very hard to get good vegetarian food. We thrived on lara bars, store-bought Indian snacks such as chakli(deep-fried rice flour spirals) and fresh fruits.
We had good food in Udupi Café in Tempe, close to Phoenix. Udupi Café
The lunch buffet was a treat to my eyes. Most of the buffet was vegan. There were so many vegan items. South Indian dishes such as rice, sambhar( lentils and vegetables thick soup), chutney(ground coconut with spices), beans poriyal(fresh green beans cooked in few spices), idli(thick rice and lentils cake), pakoras(deep-fried vegetable fritters),and vegetable biryani.
Udipi Café is vegan-friendly. In some restaurants, dosas(rice and lentil crepes), are drizzled with ghee or butter. In Udipi Café, all the dosas except cheese dosa and butter masala dosa, are drizzled with oil.
Udupi Café is really a very good restaurant for Indian food. The food is not spicy or oily, and the food here is so much like home-cooked food. My mother-in-law, who cooks great Indian dishes, also liked the food at Udupi Café. The owner was super friendly. She said, "we get lot of vegan customes, here".
If you are looking for simple Indian food, you should go to this restaurant.
Udupi Café
1636 N.Scottsdale Road
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone 480-994-8787
We had good food in Udupi Café in Tempe, close to Phoenix. Udupi Café
The lunch buffet was a treat to my eyes. Most of the buffet was vegan. There were so many vegan items. South Indian dishes such as rice, sambhar( lentils and vegetables thick soup), chutney(ground coconut with spices), beans poriyal(fresh green beans cooked in few spices), idli(thick rice and lentils cake), pakoras(deep-fried vegetable fritters),and vegetable biryani.
Udipi Café is vegan-friendly. In some restaurants, dosas(rice and lentil crepes), are drizzled with ghee or butter. In Udipi Café, all the dosas except cheese dosa and butter masala dosa, are drizzled with oil.
Udupi Café is really a very good restaurant for Indian food. The food is not spicy or oily, and the food here is so much like home-cooked food. My mother-in-law, who cooks great Indian dishes, also liked the food at Udupi Café. The owner was super friendly. She said, "we get lot of vegan customes, here".
If you are looking for simple Indian food, you should go to this restaurant.
Udupi Café
1636 N.Scottsdale Road
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone 480-994-8787
Friday, March 15, 2013
Cow's Milk and India
During my recent visit to India, my sister told me that many parents are not giving dairy milk to kids, as it increases the formation of mucus, causing congestion and coughing.
I was so happy to hear that people are realizing that milk is bad for health. Recent studies have shown that dairy milk
causes diabetes, cancer and many other diseases.
I discussed the negative points of dairy milk, and many of my cousins, aunts and uncles also felt that the condition of milk producing cows in villages across India is pathetic. My uncle who knows many farmers told me that cows are injected with oxytocin harmone to produce more milk.
My 16 year old niece was shocked when I showed the pictures of cows milked by machines in dairy farms across India.
My niece was disgusted seeing the images of painful cows. My niece was interested to know about the painful conditions of animals in dairy farms across the world. We discussed everything from vegan food blogs to vegan lifestyle .My niece is not a vegan, but I'm sure she will be a vegan, when I meet her, during my next visit to India.
I'm confident that the percentage of vegans will increase by many folds in India, in a couple of years.
I was so happy to hear that people are realizing that milk is bad for health. Recent studies have shown that dairy milk
causes diabetes, cancer and many other diseases.
I discussed the negative points of dairy milk, and many of my cousins, aunts and uncles also felt that the condition of milk producing cows in villages across India is pathetic. My uncle who knows many farmers told me that cows are injected with oxytocin harmone to produce more milk.
My 16 year old niece was shocked when I showed the pictures of cows milked by machines in dairy farms across India.
My niece was disgusted seeing the images of painful cows. My niece was interested to know about the painful conditions of animals in dairy farms across the world. We discussed everything from vegan food blogs to vegan lifestyle .My niece is not a vegan, but I'm sure she will be a vegan, when I meet her, during my next visit to India.
I'm confident that the percentage of vegans will increase by many folds in India, in a couple of years.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Happy New Year 2013
Wish You All a Very Happy New Year, 2013. I hope the new year brings peace and happiness to all living creatures.
Thriving on a vegan diet(plant-based diet) is a wonderful way to reduce the suffering of millions of animals across the world. Many people wonder why I don't consume milk products. Many people consider dairy milk does not cause pain and suffering for the milk producing cows. During my pre-vegan days, I too believed my vegetarian diet was cruel-free.
One day, I came across a peta booklet. I was shocked to find the horrible conditions of cows in dairy farms in u.s.a, India and across the world. I felt sick when I read that cows are induced with harmones to produce more milk. I felt so sad for the innocent cows when I learnt that cows are repetedly impregnated so that they don't stop producing milk. Some people say that organic milk, don't cause harm to the cows. Cows which give organic milk also end up in slaughter houses once they stop producing milk.
Nearly a century ago, in 1912, Mahatma Gandhi stopped drinking cows milk after learning of the cruel practices(phooka or doom dev) used to yield more milk. If the condition of cows was so bad nearly a century ago, imagine the condition of cows today... The lifespan of cows is usually 20 years. But the cows in dairy farms live only for five to six years. The cows are slaughtered for meat. Cows are treated as machines across the world. In short, both meat and milk cause pain and suffering for millions of cows.
If you have decided to try vegan diet , the internet is brimming with wonderful vegan blogs. If you like Indian food, then blogs such as Richa's vegan richa vegan richa , Vaishali's holy cow ,Harini's tongue ticklers and if you are in India, the blog vegan india are brimming with so many great vegan recipes , tips and vegan news.
Susan Voisin's fat free vegan , Dilip's blog dinner with Dilip , and vegan lunch box vegan lunch box are great blogs for vegan recipes.
Thriving on a vegan diet(plant-based diet) is a wonderful way to reduce the suffering of millions of animals across the world. Many people wonder why I don't consume milk products. Many people consider dairy milk does not cause pain and suffering for the milk producing cows. During my pre-vegan days, I too believed my vegetarian diet was cruel-free.
One day, I came across a peta booklet. I was shocked to find the horrible conditions of cows in dairy farms in u.s.a, India and across the world. I felt sick when I read that cows are induced with harmones to produce more milk. I felt so sad for the innocent cows when I learnt that cows are repetedly impregnated so that they don't stop producing milk. Some people say that organic milk, don't cause harm to the cows. Cows which give organic milk also end up in slaughter houses once they stop producing milk.
Nearly a century ago, in 1912, Mahatma Gandhi stopped drinking cows milk after learning of the cruel practices(phooka or doom dev) used to yield more milk. If the condition of cows was so bad nearly a century ago, imagine the condition of cows today... The lifespan of cows is usually 20 years. But the cows in dairy farms live only for five to six years. The cows are slaughtered for meat. Cows are treated as machines across the world. In short, both meat and milk cause pain and suffering for millions of cows.
If you have decided to try vegan diet , the internet is brimming with wonderful vegan blogs. If you like Indian food, then blogs such as Richa's vegan richa vegan richa , Vaishali's holy cow ,Harini's tongue ticklers and if you are in India, the blog vegan india are brimming with so many great vegan recipes , tips and vegan news.
Susan Voisin's fat free vegan , Dilip's blog dinner with Dilip , and vegan lunch box vegan lunch box are great blogs for vegan recipes.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Vegan icecream , soy creamy vanilla sandwiches
It's summer and it means we regularly eat icecream at my home. I love exploring variety of vegan icecreams. I recently tried trader joee's soy creamy mini vanilla sandwiches, and really loved it. My son who is almost four years old eats these icecreams atleast once in day. These sandwich icecreams are so rich and creamy. The other day, my son's friends were at home playing with my son. The kids who were eating this soy icecream for the first time, liked it very much and were asking for more.
Years ago when I decided to become vegan, I assumed that I would miss eating wonderful icecream. Fortunately, ever since I became a vegan , I have been indulging in so many delicious vegan Icecreams.
July is national icecream month, and I hope you try any vegan icecream. Vegan icecream is cruel-free icecream, and you won't feel guilty eating vegan icecream....
Monday, June 25, 2012
Turbinado sugar, Vegan sugar
I was surprised to find out that bone char is used to refine sugar. I stopped using white sugar when , I came to know that animal bones are used to filter sugar.
I make kheers(sweet pudding), halwas(indian sweets) and burfis(fudge like sweets) using trader joe's Turbinado raw cane sugar. I just adore the taste of the sweets made with Turbinado raw cane sugar. The cashew burfis made with this sugar get wonderful creamish color. A couple of days ago I made kaju katlis(cashew fudge). My husband and son loved it so much! I felt so happy when my son was munching these kaju katlis, as I had just used two ingredients to make kaju katlis.
Try this sugar even if you are not a vegan. Turbinado sugar contains no coloring, no blending or any chemical refining. In short, Turbinado sugar is better for your health than white refined sugar.
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