DIET & WELLNESS
My Cuppa Chai
Dr. Arindham Chatterjee
Butter tea is the first offering to a guest in Ladakhi
household. Considered quite an offence if you
can’t finish the contents of the cup!
W
inter reminds me of
homemade ginger tea
and tulsi tea as well. In
India, we worship tulsi. The juice of
the leaves of this very tulsi plant is
one of the best home remedies for
cough and cold. Tulsi tea and ginger
tea are very simple preparations yet
a great answer to cold. Just warm
some tea leaves in water along with
tulsi leaves and few cubes of ginger
– that’s it. 5 to 6 cups a day are
advised for ones suffering with
cough and cold.
Talking about Tea & Yoga, I have
found green tea a very common
preparation in Yoga studios. Green
tea is very light and healthy. But I’d
suggest one thing – the gap
between a yoga session and any
sort of consumption must be at
least 1 hour.
76 www.yogicherald.com Jan./Feb. 2019