The Newest Detox Trends Are Actually the Oldest — India’s Been Doing Them for 5,000 Years
“Oh, have you tried it? It’s SO good.” Oil pulling. Turmeric lattes. Intermittent fasting. I kept hearing people talk about these things like they’d just found gold. And I’d smile. Because I’d just gotten off the phone with my grandfather. The man who had been doing all of it for seventy years — and who […]
Your Phone Is Slowly Damaging Your Fingers (Here’s How to Stop It Naturally)
Both my pointer fingers were aching. Not a sharp pain — more like soreness that showed up every evening after a full day of texting, scrolling, and reading on my Kindle, and sometimes spasms. I ignored it for weeks. Then one afternoon I was trying to open a sealed bottle and I couldn’t. It hurt […]
Beyond Belief: Why You’re Still Waiting to Start Low-Tox Living
It’s never a lack of caring. It’s this quiet promise we make to ourselves: “I’ll do it properly when life slows down. When the kids are older. When I’m less tired. When the house doesn’t feel like a cyclone.” So we keep waiting for a season that never really comes. I know this pattern so […]
Why I Wake Up for the Sunrise (And Why Your Body Is Begging You To)
I didn’t start waking up early to join the 5AM club. I started because something in me just… pulled me outside. Delhi rooftop. 6:00 AM. The sky doing things I couldn’t explain. And a feeling — settled, clear, alive — that I couldn’t get enough of! I’ve been a low-tox living and wellness coach for […]
Stop Microwaving Plastic: The Hidden Toxins in Your Kitchen
I used to think I was being careful. I didn’t microwave food in flimsy takeaway boxes.But I did use that plastic microwave cover. Because… “it’s made for the microwave, right?” Wrong. And once I read the research, I couldn’t unsee it. What Really Happens When You Heat Plastic When plastic meets heat, it doesn’t just […]
How Nature Works as a Powerful Detox Tool (Backed by Science)
Most people come to me wanting to detox their home. They expect a list of products to throw out. The toxic cleaners. The synthetic fragrances. The plastic food containers that smell like last year’s rajma. They do not expect me to also say: “Step outside. That’s the detox we have to add back.” Your Body […]
Why Mosquitoes Bite You More — and How to Stop Them Naturally
The moment temperatures start rising in Delhi, mosquitoes are back! And just when you think the monsoon will bring some relief — it does in temperature — but the rains create perfect breeding conditions and the numbers explode. My kids’ ankles are somehow always the first target. For years I handled it the standard way. […]
Cash Hygiene in India: Fungal Contamination, BPA Receipts & What to Do Instead
I used to hand over cash at the kirana store without thinking twice. Temple visits. Buying fruits. Parking tickets. Chai breaks.That crumpled ₹10, ₹20 and ₹50 note would just… travel through my hands all day long. Until I saw a lab test on Instagram! In a December 2025 Instagram reel, microbiologist Dr. Shweta (MBBS, MD) […]
Why I’m Skipping Infrared Saunas (Even Though Everyone’s Obsessed)
My friend called me last week. She’s renovating her house and wants to put in a sauna. “What do you think, should I get an infrared sauna? Everyone says it’s better for detox.” I said “Nooo, get a regular sauna! And call me over :)” She was taken aback and we discussed it back and […]
When Your Teen’s Phone Becomes Their Prison: What Jonathan Haidt Got Right About Childhood
I was at a resort restaurant during school winter break, watching a family of four at the next table. Parents on opposite ends. Two teenagers between them. All four looking at their screens. Forty-five minutes. Maybe three words exchanged. They ate while scrolling, then left. Together but… not really. I see this everywhere now—airports, cafes, […]
