By: Fareeha Jay, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian What counts as physical activity? Any type of movement at a moderate or vigorous intensity counts as physical activity.… Read More »What is Physical Activity: the Planet Nourish Guide to Getting Active

By: Aditi Mudaliar Picture this: you’re at an Asian occasion, chatter surrounds you as an Uncle asks what you’re doing in life, and a child… Read More »How to Beat Peer Pressure to Eat Unhealthy: the Planet Nourish Guide

By: Aditi Mudliar Have you found it challenging to handle living with diabetes when the information surrounding you caters towards an entirely different population? It’s… Read More »Cultural Challenges of Managing Diabetes: the Planet Nourish Guide

By: Aditi Mudaliar Keeping your weight low, activity up and your diet healthy seems to be the holy trinity of avoiding Type 2 diabetes. But… Read More »How Does Ethnicity Affect Type 2 Diabetes?

By: Balram Cheruparambil The quest for fitness or rather muscles has always been part and parcel of my life from the age of 13. Bodybuilding… Read More »Getting in Shape at Middle Age: A PN User’s Guide

By: Balram Cheruparambil Type 2 diabetes!!! From as long as I remember it’s something I have been betrothed to. My mother had it from her… Read More »Type 2 Diabetes and Me – Star Crossed Lovers: One PN User’s Journey with Type 2 Diabetes

What is Self-Care? Self-care is the little things we do to look after ourselves, our body, and our mental health. It is all about maintaining… Read More »Self-care: are you doing enough? By Fareeha Jay, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

Among South Asians, particularly the Pakistani community, eating meat – especially red meat – is extremely popular. Karahi gosht, lamb curry, shab daig, lahori mutton,… Read More »Are you eating too much meat? By Fareeha Jay, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

Every year Diwali signals the official beginning of the festive eating season for our Scottish-Indian-English family. Diwali is a lunar festival so the actual date… Read More »My Scottish Indian Diwali – Celebrate with a Tamarind Margarita. By Angela Malik-Agarwal. Our CEO & Executive Chef

Desserts and sweets are an integral part of South Asian culture. Some of the popular desserts are kheer, halwa, zarda, ras-malai, shahi-tukda and kulfi. Dessert is… Read More »Can you eat sweets and desserts? By Fareeha Jay, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian