Showing posts with label Luke Coutinho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luke Coutinho. Show all posts
I had healthy eating habits, but because of my high pressure life, I had health problems I couldn’t explain-Tamannaah Bhatia
11:27 PM
Tamannaah Bhatia beat acute acidity and insomnia with a trip to her kitchen. A new book outlines her tryst with ancient Indian wellness practices
Aastha Atray Banan (MID-DAY; September 19, 2021)
When a celebrity looks as good as Tamannaah Bhatia, with her alabaster-like skin and lithe body, we all presume her health is pristine. But as the Baahubali actress tells us, that till a few years ago, she was chronically constipated, had no clue that she was gluten and dairy intolerant and suffered from insomnia. “I had healthy eating habits, but because of my overworked state and high pressure life, I had health problems I couldn’t explain.”
Bhatia admits she has been continuously working since she was 13. She was first discovered at her school, Maneckji Cooper’s annual day function. Since then, she has acted in 65 films across three languages. If she hopes to keep up the manic pace, she would have to revisit her lifestyle. A meeting with holistic health coach Luke Coutinho made a difference. Bhatia traces the transformation in the just-launched title she has co-authored with him, Back To The Roots.
The pair turns to Indian traditional wellness practices to promote overall well-being with their readers, sharing hacks that help tackle chronic conditions like acidity, constipation, even fever. “I have learnt over time that nothing short-term works — everything takes time, and it all has to be sustainable [to be successful]. We have to reach the root cause.”
Bhatia is honest when she admits that her role in the launch of the book was to bring her experiences to the table because she “doesn’t have the education that goes into talking about fitness”. She left that to Coutinho. What she did do was share how age-old practices worked for her through trial and error, while offering a peek into her life, that of a young girl from Mumbai’s Sindhi family, who found fame in the Telugu film industry. You know the actress likes her food when she calls Sindhi speciality Alu tuk (double fried potato fries) “life changing”.
With irresistible culinary recipes in the Indian kitchen also lie healing ideas that offer solutions to health woes without making life too complicated. “I think it was last year, as the Coronavirus pandemic spread, that the average Indian woke up to importance of haldi. I have also discovered that amla suits most of us. Instead of supplements, I have noni juice [from the Morinda citrifolia tree] for my iron deficiency, and lime to make my body alkaline. It’s all inexpensive and all already within our reach.”
But one of the game-changing practices, she says, was oil pulling—swishing oil in your mouth to remove bacteria and promote oral hygiene. It’s usually done with cold pressed organic coconut oil. Bhatia says it’s an easy way to rid your body daily of toxins. “Now, people say how can you do that for eight minutes! Do what I do: pour the oil in your mouth before you go for a shower, and swish it around for the duration you take a bath. You won’t even realise it, and the work will be done.”
To combat acidity, she drinks cucumber juice three times a day and to correct her sleep cycle, she drinks a concoction of haldi, almond milk and star anise. “This kind of living won’t come with pill you pop. It will take a few months to get used to and for you to notice the positive changes that it brings.”
Ask her if Indian practices are any different from Western hacks, and she says that mostly the difference lies in the fact that Indians are naturally exposed to super foods in everyday life, like the treasure of spices we use in ghar ka khana. “We might not take [ancient Indian wisdom] seriously because it’s everyday and mundane for us. We think that it has to be complicated for it to work. But, sometimes the easiest route is the most sustainable.”
As far as mental health is concerned, Bhatia recommends that we all spend some time with ourselves after we wake up in the morning, and be kind to ourselves. “I have been an over-achiever, someone who tells myself, do this, do that. But you can’t abuse your body during this process. We can’t all have the perfect life every day—things will happen that will derail us. But by making tiny changes, like simply sitting peacefully to have lunch minus distractions, can help. We are living through uncertain times, and tiny changes could gives our lives stability.”
Shilpa Shetty to launch her book on healthy diets called The Great Indian Diet
7:48 AM
Upala KBR (DNA; October 15, 2015)
Shilpa Shetty Kundra has co-authored a book titled The
Great Indian Diet with Luke Coutinho, who has also authored Eat Smart,
Move More, Sleep Right. The Great Indian Diet tells us how nutritious
your locally grown and sourced ingredients are, tailoring the perfect
diet and touches upon various food categories that burn fat in the
process amongst other health-related issues. Shilpa and Luke hope to
shed light on several taboos associated with food, encourage the
consumption of wholesome Indian food and look good without having to
starve.
The book stays true to our Indian roots and will also include details of diet and fitness principles that Shilpa follows in her day to day routine.
Shilpa says, “I live by the great Indian diet and it will open readers’ eyes as to why Indian food is the best and most nutritious in the world. My aim with the book is to shun fad diets and food taboos. When we have everything here in India, why look outside for answers? The book will be launched on World Nutrition Day and I hope to encourage a healthier, fitter India.”
What was the idea behind the book? “Everyone is looking to get fit and healthy but since there’s too much information on the net (a lot that you shouldn’t go with) I decided to write this book with a nutritionist. For a healthier life, a simpler approach, not having to look for answers or foods outside the country and without having to burn a hole in you’re pocket. Over the last three years, my friends and my husband Raj encouraged me to write. They watched me experimenting with diets on people who needed help and saw how it changed their lives and appearance. Raj felt maybe people would take what I have to say seriously, especially in the health and fitness segment, as I “practice” what I preach. My inspiration would have to be my grandmother who made me fall in love with Indian cooking with her skills (who I’ve dedicated my book to) and my mom who always encouraged us to eat ghee and a wholesome Indian diet that is not overcooked. She taught me to value what we have in our country, as it suits us genetically too.”
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