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Celiac- An Autoimmune Disease
It was the summer of 2014 when I suddenly had episodes of vomiting on a regular basis. Always nauseous & unable to eat much, lost quite a lot of weight & was malnutritioned. I was annoyed and being a lupus patient, tests were done to check if lupus had flared up or not and it 💯% Had! I met a gastroenterologist to check what was the matter and after some blood test & endoscopy it turned out to be Celiac. Damn! I had no clue what celiac was… What is celiac? In common man’s language, Celiac is an autoimmune disorder, which isn’t simple to understand by most, It’s a disorder…
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A decade to remember!
A decade is about to end, it was indeed a decade to remember! An eventful decade it was I must say, grife, pain, struggle, friendships, relationships🧐, love, laughter, break ups, patch ups, hiccups🤪 it had it all!😜 A decade ago I was a different person, decade later I will be a different person. This 10yesrs taught me the biggest lessons of my life, those I can never forget!😏 The decade started on a positive note to last for 2 days. Although, on 3rd January 2010 I had my 2nd stroke and my 3rd major flare up! Aphasia it was! I lost my speech, partially paralyzed! Couldn’t move jaw or tongue,…
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Dahi Boondi
Dahi Boondi! It’s one of those quick and easy recipes, I often eat for lunch…🍛 Classic Indian yogurt accompaniment, that I rather use as a meal!😇 Well, that’s how it is, when you eat like an ant 😜 It’s healthy, gluten free, guilt free, It’s soft and semi solid, making it apt for me to eat with gastroparesis… Won’t hamper with celiac… 😏 It’s easy to make and no cooking needed.. yogurt is best to feed my gut much needed probiotics, helping achieve healthy & good gut flora! Rich in protein as yogurt has protein while Boondi is made with chickpea flour, which is an excellent source of protein as…
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Wedding Chura & Me!
It was last year when wedding bells rang for me! Oh! I recall the search for the perfect Chura that I was supposed to wear from wedding till the time I wanted to. Chura is a set of red bangles with few white bangles. Typically, Odd number of bangles, a set of 43, 21, 11,9, 7 or 5 bangles to be worn in each hand. It can be worn for 3 days, 7 or 21 days or 40 days to a complete year! It is said to be a good luck charm plus it becomes easily guessable that the girl Is newly married. 👰 Oh Gosh, I was getting married,👰 I…
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Living with Gastroparesis- Tips to remember !
Sometimes chronic illnesses are very much a task not only they are invisible illnesses 😱mostly but they are prolonged illnesses as well which takes mental and physical strength😧 of anyone who is suffering from gastroparesis.😨 nevertheless there is no solution to guest dresses but including the prokinetic drugs that might work on you and might not work on you there are certain tips that may help you to live a better life with gastroparesis . So, let’s look at some of those tips: Drink water all day🍶 First Thing to do is when you are suffering from gastroparesis, it is very important to keep sipping water all day🌞 long. Moreover,…
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Conditions Apply
Well, On the 31st of July, it was heavy rains here in my city, Stuck home, I ended up sipping on black coffee and thinking about life’s most important two words, “Conditions Apply*” which matters so much, everything in life revolves around it! Since the time we are born, In India you get treated based on Gender, if a boy is born the family is super happy, it’s the otherwise in the case when a girl is born! #ConditionsApply”Gender over happiness “ When we are in school, the rich kids are treated differently than the others. They get more of everything than the less affording ones even if they have…
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Fizul kharchi aka Extravagance
Well, though it’s out of box topic I wanted to write on it … 😊✒️✏️ I remember, that as kids parents & teachers always told us not to do any unnecessary expenses, aka fizul kharchi. I always get to hear back than , “don’t waste money”, “don’t buy this it’s not needed”, “you don’t value money”, “It’s hard earned money, use carefully”, Blah, blah, blah! Ain’t I Right? You all will agree to it! I agree being a Shopaholic 🛍 might also be an illness but sometimes when you start earning you aren’t accountable to anyone for your expenses, you tend to spend extra carefreely… Nevertheless, Money is an important…
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Aloo Matar Gobi
Sometimes all you want to eat is something really comforting but healthy at the same time and I suppose there are certain vegetables aka sabzi that do the needful. As a kid I used to love potatoes and I still do. Rather I tolerate them too & that matters. I remember mom cooking different types of veggies for meals & she played with combination for the veggies her was going to make. I love Aloo Matar Gobi and it is so comforting, I can eat it alone without roti or rice. It is gluten free, full of nutrients Like vitamins, minerals, protein & essential fats & made with fresh produce…
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Poha
Poha is a breakfast delicacy especially in Gujarati & Maharashtrian cuisine. While Poha is nothing but flattened rice flakes; potatoes are added so as to make it more appetizing and filling. It’s one dish that is served for breakfast at restaurants & hotels, as well as at home! I have so many memories as a kid of mom making poha for Sunday brekkie. It’s quick & easy to make, gluten free, vegan, saturated fat free & refined sugar free delicacy loved by all. Poha is even a good source of 11 essential vitamins and minerals which includes iron. Ingredients: 2 cups – Poha (flattened rice; thick variety) Pinch – Asafoetida…
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Body Shaming: An Appearance Turbulence!
What is Body Shaming? 🙆 “It is the action or practice of humiliating a person by making mocking or making critical comments about their body shape or size.” Body shaming: Is it necessary? 🙅 NO! ✖️ Not at all! We are all different & that makes us unique💟. “Having preset notion is not a crime but one should not lay it on others.” Body shaming is a result of nature humans have developed wherein what they think is always how it should be & they are always right, According to them! 🤐 Phew! Really? Well, well, well, that’s not how life works, a person can be thin, slim, fat, chubby,…
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On a good hair day with Lupus !
On a good hair day, sitting at the salon for my hair spa, I just went through the Memory Lane😇 Hair! Oh,such a less important topic to value or talk off. Nevertheless, hair doesn’t define women, but it does help; no wonder every girl wants to have those perfect hair! 👩 However, ask me & I will tell you I can even embrace messy hair, with lupus I never ended up with those perfect dream hair after I got Sick!Well, when it comes to me, a good hair day means good health day!😇 Oh yes! It’s a chore to wash hair on alternative days, leave the styling part aside, that…
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Chai: Essence of life!
Ask anyone in India and everyone has their own say about chai! Yes! Tea as we all know is a quaint essential part of Indian household and mornings are worthless without the perfect cuppa tea; Chai as we call it. Chai is something you want on a rainy day,”Aadrak wali chai Aur Pokode (ginger tea with fritters) “, life’s little pleasures! It is surreal combination, right? We have small tea stalls where everyone meets In groups, friends or colleagues everyone loves that special break & chat at the tea stall, like we say, “Kullad wali chai Aur dosto ke sang bante…” Even spying happens at a tea stall🕵. Well, there…
