The doctor in the video, Dr.Ellsworth Wareham, maintained an active lifestyle up to the ripe age of 104 years. https://www.kinderworld.org/videos/health/dr-ellsworth-wareham-100-years-old This video was taken when he was 103 years. He cuts his lawn, drives his car, goes walking, and even climbs stairs with little help. The secret to his vibrant health is a plant-based diet … Continue reading Healthy diet and lifestyle
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Animal Kingdom
Arriving at the Chennai airport, Leela scanned far and wide, searching for her sister, Veena, amid the crowd outside the airport. Veena said she would pick up Leela from the airport. Leela picked up her bags from the baggage carousel with help from a fellow passenger. Leela waited patiently near the exit gate, glancing at … Continue reading Animal Kingdom
My beautiful curry leaf plant
When my father was alive, he brought me a beautiful lush green curry plant. One of his friends in Queensland had sent this beauty to him. My father was living with my sister, and as she already had two curry leaf plants at her place, he brought this plant to me. He asked me … Continue reading My beautiful curry leaf plant
Composting and Recycling
Global warming has been a critical environmental issue discussed at every key summit by many world leaders in the last decade. We should not forget that waste generated and disposed of by humans also contribute to global warming. In 2002, a survey revealed that the greenhouse gas emissions from waste were highest in North America, … Continue reading Composting and Recycling
Vegetable salad with a difference
The common belief in the South-Asia region is that a meal should have items with six different tastes that stimulate the digestive systems’ enzymes. The six different tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, salty, pungent and astringent. If we don’t use it, we lose it. We have developed the habit of eating sweets and savoury items … Continue reading Vegetable salad with a difference
Pelican Feed – Central Coast, NSW Dated 19 June 2020
Our daughter visited us from overseas for a few weeks in Mid-February in Year 2020. We decided to travel to Central Coast on a hot summer day. The temperature soared to 40 degrees unexpectedly. Travel by car from Hornsby to Central Coast along Pacific Highway took just over an hour. GPS guided us through various … Continue reading Pelican Feed – Central Coast, NSW Dated 19 June 2020
Gluten-free Pizza
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Gluten-free Self -raising flour ( Organ brand) -11 cup Besan flour (Lotus brand) -2½ cup Tapioca flour (Lotus brand)-3½ cup Potato starch (Bobs Red Mill brand)-4½ cup Cornflour (P.A.N brand)-51 tsp Baking powder250 ml warm water for the Pizza dough Yeast preparation: 1 tbsp Dry Yeast (Tandaco brand)1 tsp Brown sugar140 ml … Continue reading Gluten-free Pizza
Okra (Ladies’ fingers) Curry
When we were growing up, the vegetable “Okra” was a favourite dish in our household. My grandfather said that each okra seed was packed with nutrients equivalent to an egg. I am not sure whether there is any scientific proof of this statement. Sometime, we ate young tender okras fresh from the garden at my … Continue reading Okra (Ladies’ fingers) Curry
Green Square Underground Library
I first heard about Green Square library while watching a documentary on the top 10, 2019 Architectural buildings in Australia. The underground library in Green Square received rave reviews from the judging panel. The unique structure, room space, natural lighting, proximity to station and buses, shops, etc. makes the library an attractive place to visit. … Continue reading Green Square Underground Library
Museum Discovery Centre
The Museums Discovery Centre is a collaboration between the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Australian Museum and Sydney Living Museums. It’s a storage centre for the treasures of the state collection and is located at 172 Showground Road, Castlehill, New South Wales. I visited the Museum Centre last weekend with my husband. As it … Continue reading Museum Discovery Centre
Travel and Food with Yoga 