Tips, guides and stories to help you live more sustainably — curated by our team of wellness experts.
Flax seeds — called alsi in Hindi — have been used in Indian kitchens for centuries. You find them in traditional laddus, chikkis, and chutneys across North and Central India. Today they …
Your grandmother probably made jowar roti without thinking twice about it. It was just what people in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana ate — sometimes three times a day. Then wheat …
Kalonji sits in most Indian spice boxes. You see it on naan bread, in pickles, in dal tadka. It looks unremarkable — tiny black seeds with a faintly bitter, peppery flavour. Most …
Spirulina has been called a superfood so many times the word has lost meaning. Green powder, big claims, expensive packets. Before you add it to your morning smoothie every day, it helps …
In most Indian homes a generation ago, there was a copper matka or copper vessel on the kitchen shelf. Water sat in it overnight. You drank from it in the morning. Nobody …
Every June, the same things happen across India. The rains arrive. The heat breaks. And then, within two weeks, half the office has a cold. Someone has dengue. The local clinic has …
Moringa powder has been in Indian kitchens for centuries. The drumstick tree — sahjan in Hindi, murungai in Tamil — grows in backyards across the country. Your grandmother probably added the leaves …
You have probably seen ashwagandha powder everywhere lately. On health food shelves, in Instagram reels, in your chai shop's new "stress relief" menu. Everyone seems to be talking about it — but …
India produces approximately 70% of the world's organic spices. Turmeric, cumin, cardamom, black pepper, coriander — all grown here, most of it exported. Yet the same spices sold in Indian supermarkets are …
If you notice in any Indian supermarket and you will find dozens of products labelled "organic," "natural," or "chemical-free." Most carry some kind of logo or seal. Very few Indian consumers know …
