Complete Wellbeing [CW] is a first-of-its-kind monthly magazine dedicated to YOU and your wellbeing. This website offers a preview into the magazine. In each issue, you can read six complete articles (marked FULL TEXT). Excerpts of rest of the articles are also available. Explore the free articles.
Creating healthy living spaces that promote wellness is about making positive lifestyle choices, avoiding the assault of chemical toxins, and incorporating the healing force of nature into our daily lives. Entering a healthy home is an altogether different experience. What strikes you first is a (Read Excerpt »)
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Homesickness is a state of distress caused by severe feelings of nostalgia, usually the result of separation from an individual’s home environment. When we feel homesick, feelings of sadness envelop us. The term is ironical because it refers to sickness that arises out of staying (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008In an interview with ASHWINI Ranade, ALEXANDER von Hildebrand, Regional Advisor, WHO, shares his views on how we can protect your health from some impacts of climate change by making simple choices in our daily routines. Climate change can affect health in many ways. It (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Body And Beauty • I, Me, Myself
You do not have to visit the parlour always to look your best. Try these simple home beauty treatments for a glowing skin. Everybody wants to look their beautiful best these days. With number of beauty brands available in the market, one ends up spending (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008Body And Beauty • Beauty Salon
As the summer season sets in, it is essential to take good care of your skin and hair to retain the glow and shine. Hot, humid days, warm, tropical nights, evening barbeques, piña coladas by the pool… Ah, yes, the joys of summer. But in (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Body And Beauty • Body Worship
Follow this simple do-it-yourself plan to exercise your way to fitness at home. Whether you are a busy executive living out of a suitcase, a mother of little ones who just can’t get away, a college student who just never gets the time, or just (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Body And Beauty • Style Statement
Women want look their best on all occasions. Hence it is important to choose the right accessories as these can make or break your look. Ever long for that chic runway look: the designer clothing, funky sunglasses, and perfectly coordinated bag, shoes and make-up? And (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Health And Healing • Healing Truths
Follow these simple self-help remedies to combat ailments this summer. Each one of us has different associations with summertime. For some its exams, ice creams and vacations, while for others it is sweat drenched clothes, prickly heat and itchy eyes. While we cannot do (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008Health And Healing • Twilight Zone
As we age, our ability to communicate gets hindered by various afflictions. It is important to recognise and take active steps to ensure effective communication with seniors. If we think about it, we will realise that much of what we do in our waking hours (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008Health And Healing • Ail To Hearty
Let diabetes not be perceived to be a debilitating illness, but rather a health issue which calls for a disciplined way of life. “‘Oh doctor, don’t tell me I have diabetes. How could this have happened? Will I be able to lead a normal life? (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Health And Healing • Hygiene Factor
Cleaning up a house, however small or big, is a difficult task. Systematic planning and effective execution will make things easy. Everyday we have to struggle with dust, grime, clutter and stains to achieve complete cleanliness in our homes. The harder we try, the more (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Primary Angioplasty [PAMI] is the angioplasty done as a life-saving emergency procedure in a patient with an on-going heart attack. The term coronary angioplasty is used to describe a technique wherein a balloon is used to crush blockages in the blood vessels [coronary arteries] supplying (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Food And Nutrition • Value Addition
With a close connection with the heart, almonds are nutritious nuts, healthy for the mind and the body. Almonds, also known as badam, are nature’s ancient nutritious food. Following Valentine’s Day on February 14, February 16 is recognised as a National Almond Day, due to (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008Food And Nutrition • Cafeteria
With high doses of Vitamin C, calcium and other elements and rich fibre content, oranges are fruits for anybody anytime. Oranges are extremely good nutritive sources of juice and fibre. Not only do they provide cholesterol-free goodness, but they also help increase the effectiveness of (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008You’ll be surprised at the number of Indian recipes that can be made in the microwave. Here are a few you can try. Microwave cooking isn’t different from traditional cooking and the factors that affect the cooking time for conventional methods of cooking also apply (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Food And Nutrition • Herb Garden
Tea is the second most consumed potable liquid in the world, playing second fiddle only to water. It is in almost every culture, and there are more than thousands of varieties. Tea is a beverage that is enjoyed in the morning, afternoon or evening, whether (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Therapies • Essential Therapies
Women are increasingly seeking alternative therapies to address their nagging health concerns. Reiki is one such handy tool that can alleviate a few of their ailments. Though a majority of health concerns are common to men and women, the latter are especially prone to certain (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008In the last part of the series, let’s explore how to promote the agreeable rasas of love, joy, wonder, courage and calmness. In the first article of this series, we explored the ancient Indian yoga called Rasa Sadhana and in the second explained how to (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Mind And Emotions • Oracle of Del Pe
What sets legendary leaders apart is their ability to integrate the virtues of group consciousness, good health and sacrifice. Most virtues learnt in the past centred on the heart such as kindness and generosity. But if you study the virtues of soldiers or saints, it (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Mind And Emotions • Quote MARSHALL
You will always encounter opposition from mediocre people when you try to do something different. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Mind And Emotions • Self-help Clinic
Anger, sorrow, depression and such negative emotions occur to some people at the drop of a hat because their emotional thresholds are low. A threshold is a point at which we perceive a stimulus and act on it. We are born with a large number (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Mind And Emotions • Workplace Wisdom
Small Office Home Office [SOHO] is a good option for professionals to balance their home and career life. For a long time I had heard that the grass is greener on the other side. Then I experienced it myself. About 10 years ago, I began (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Relationships • Basic Instinct
Re-designing your bedroom with the right lighting, colour and fabric could be an effective and creative option to arouse your basic instincts. For once, don’t crib about the lack of action in your master bedroom. Take things into your hands - redesign its look to (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008Home is not just about the four walls, but about the family living in it and how they contribute to the house and its happiness. Even for those among us without a green thumb, watching one particular kind of sapling grow into a tree is (Read Full Text »)
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Apr 2008The helplessness of elders and the curbing freedom of youngsters is often talked-about. But it is forgotten that the middle generation is also suffering, caught in the middle between two generations they love. There was an age when three or four generations alive and kicking (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008In a relationship, it is important to give freedom to each other to grow as individuals. The more you allow freedom, the more intimate you are. Let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of heavens dance between you. Love one (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Spirit and Soul • Mantra Magic
Chant these prayers in the morning to start your day on a serene and invigorating note. “Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.” (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Spirit and Soul • Spiritually Yours
To make a house a home takes a lot of effort. The financial, physical and emotional difficulty one faces is not little but the end result is worth the try. As per the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: House: a building that serves as living quarters for (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Home-schooling helps children to become an independent learner capable of analytical thinking in any setting. Children have a natural instinct to learn. Left on their own, they can figure out the most formidable problems with their intrinsic intellectual capabilities and creativity. Unfortunately, the stiff environment (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Known for its high-tech wizardry, Singapore offers a taste of the great Asian culture and provides a rare retreat, full of vibrant action-packed adventure and opportunities to unwind while focusing on wholesome wellbeing. Minutes’ after landing in the cool, sleek premises of the Change airport, (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008A wedding is no longer merely about the “groom” and the “bride” but about “pride”. Time was when getting married meant a simple wedding card announcing when and where your guests had to convene. The guest list consisted of relatives and a few close friends (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008Vaastu/Feng-Shui balances the forces of nature in the house and helps us to live a healthier, wealthier and happier life. Vaastu Shastra is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient Indian heritage. Vaastu is a science, which deals with the laws of nature and (Read Excerpt »)
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Apr 2008While praying has always been an act of faith, a new consciousness is gradually now emerging and changing the way we pray. How we pray and what prayers mean to us depends on our idea of God. The traditional view of God is rooted in (Read Excerpt »)
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