Vein in Vanity

Over the last month things have been a little shaky  health-wise  in the household. We have been falling sick one after the other. Reason to be blue? But when both the man and the woman in the house are sick, with two children to tend to, blue becomes black and bleak. Yesterday out of sheer desperation, I went to visit a doctor for the first time since we got here. Until now I was doing very well on the calpol snd benedryl I had brought along. The medical system here though very efficient needs some getting used to. In every district doctors have clinics that are open from Monday to Friday but only at specific times. They don't give out appointments and the waiting time is a minimum of two hours. Reason enough to not see a doctor huh? Also if you fall sick on a weekend you need to go to the hospital where the waiting time… well  lets just say you might have to wait very long. As a rule we, especially the kids, always fall sick on Fridays allowing us enough time to wo...

Guess who is making waves on the internet, OUR very own coconut oil . Remember when your mom, grand mom told you to use coconut oil on anything and everything and you would scorn thinking “old school”?Apparently they were right (like many other times). This “ super food ” slows down ageing, is easily digested, has anti bacterial properties naming just the few of its innumerable benefits. Turmeric has a similar story. It has anti cancer properties besides providing many beauty benefits. And this list goes on- brown rice, lentils, bananas and so on.  But its not just any coconut oil or simply turmeric powder or plain brown rice it has to be organic. What with all the adulteration! To say you need to pay more to get ethical food (that's a term). Now what was that? We just need to word hard to earn a living? Oh no.. now we need to work hard and some more to earn enough to buy organic. But shouldn't all food be organic like always? You see, I was stuffing my face wit...

I hardly know of anyone who doesn't care for a double decker burger, some french fries, a portion of cheesecake and anything that is dipped in oil, heavy with cream and therefore “sinful”. Just the thought of chocolates gets me drooling. People can’t stop drinking coffee or stop smoking cigarettes. I can’t get myself to drink enough water and I never have the time for any exercise. Although a growing waistline is a constant reminder of my atrocious food habits it is still so difficult to do the right thing!! Or should I rephrase that and say, so easy to, I wont say do the wrong thing (I find it scandalous should anyone brand a slice of delicious cheese pizza wrong), indulge? Many a time I find myself asking the prime mover, why go through the trouble of making something as unique as the human being and expect him not to binge when he is spoilt for choice. I am convinced its the way we are made because my 16 month old prefers chips to eating rice. Ok agreed, man made pastries ...