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In the last few years, this new cereal has discreetly entered in Indian breakfast. With a strong lobby of nutritionist and medical experts backing this as a healthy alternative, we have to see how it makes its permanent seat in our grocery list. Read more…
Health(y) is a state of wellbeing of soul, mind and body, which translates into harmony and bliss.
Wealth(y) is a state of happiness resulting from the fulfilment of worldly need and desires.
There is a synergy between management of health & wealth. Read more…
So why exactly does stress make you stuff yourself silly??
Your body and mind react to all stress in the same way, regardless of whether the stress is physical, emotional or mental. If you are having a stressful day at the office or home, your brain perceives that to be equivalent to being chased by a tiger through the jungles of South East Asia! Read more…
SoftTrends team successfully completed 1.1M Steps challenge in 21 days, consuming 140 liters of warm water & burning 275M calories. Kudos to all participants.
Constituents: 80% of fruit is water. This keeps our body well hydrated. Second important component is soluble and insoluble fiber. This provides the smooth passage of food through a long intestinal tract by conserving moisture and increasing the mass. This plays an important role in effective digestion process. Thirdly, fruits are rich source of anti-oxidants. Read more…
Everyone in India really needs to work hard so that the next generations can enjoy the country’s success. India cannot afford to have an easy work culture now! Raghu Pillai, CEO of Future Value Retail and executive board member of … Read more…
First I was dying to finish high school and start college
and then, I was dying to finish college and start working and make plenty of money
and then, I was dying to marry and have children
and then I was dying for my children to grow old enough and be on their own
and then I was dying to retire and now I am dying and suddenly I realize that I forgot to live – (Author is unknown) Read more…
Fight-o-Nutrients
Wondering what is this Fight-o-Nutrient!
We have heard of macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. What are these fighto-nutrients? Well, apart from all the proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals there are a new found group of nutrients called as phyto-nutrients or phytochemicals. They are known to promote health and protect us from various diseases. Read more…
2mpower seed was germinated in January of 2009. First sign of life was seen in Oct, 2009 with clients started registering at Koramangala center. After 24 months of nurturing, we are seeing some sign of evolution. Rangarajan (Ranga) & Kiran … Read more…
Team Rambus completed seven million steps challenge in 21 days. Average daily steps reached 6.4k from ~2k. Team burnt 1.6M kilo Calories and drank 1,800 liters of water.
Everyone of us inherit at least one talent or specialty, which is our second nature. However, most of us fail to identify that. As soon as we are born, we take on us responsibilities, which are set as per societal … Read more…
Burnout @40 Times of India – It’s Time India Inc Got Stressed Over CXO Health 2mpower featured in Bloomberg-UTV Program INFOCUS: ‘Burnout@40′
Someone said, What we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others remains and is immortal. Last month I ran for a cause. I requested my friends & colleagues to chip in. To my surprise, response was overwhelming.
Have you ever wondered why people volunteer and help others in need? Read more…
As we know, physical exercise done at a high heart rate is imperative on a daily basis. This flushes out toxins, improves blood/oxygen circulation and more importantly make you feel good by secretion of endorphins. This is well known and the least implemented world over! Read more…
What is Fat? Food which is in excess is stored by body for future use as energy reserve. Small quantity of FAT as stored energy is useful in giving body the flexibility of dipping in reserve to address exigency situations. Fat is also important in maintaining proper body functions, e.g. protein synthesis. Read more…
Very few percentage of people venture in this space. Failure is a big risk here. Which is actually true in every aspect of our life. Sometime back I wrote on ‘failure of an entrepreneur”. Later I realized that I am … Read more…
I have often wondered as to how it is that marathoners keep going on for hours just running!!! What keeps them pepped up for the entire journey! While for others even contemplating running for few hundred meters appears to be a daunting task. Read more…
There are times when we feel we are on top of the world. Every thing looks good and nothing is impossible. Similarly there are times when world looks gloomy. This is true with every individual. When we are feeling high, … Read more…
When we think of bone, calcium is the first thing which comes to mind. For healthy bones, we are ready to take any substance which is calcium rich and the most convenient form of calcium used today is pills. Pregnant women, children, women at menopause, adults above forty years of age are common target for calcium pills. Read more…
Every month on second OR fourth Sunday team 2mpower organizes walkathon. Time: 7:00AM @Lalbagh foothills. Next meeting on March 11, 2012.
Successful entrepreneurs are great people with wisdom and foresight. Failure rate in entrepreneurship is more than 99%. What differentiate wheat from the chaff? Let me share my story. I am one of the 99%, who is going through a series … Read more…
What is an entrepreneur? Someone who believes in himself/herself, who live in his/her passion and who has the ability to translate that passion into solving problem of the society or addressing the pain point. Entrepreneur thoroughly understand his/her target customers. … Read more…
Stress is a spice of life. It is good. For millions of years, living beings are trained to handle acute stress. Under acute stress, flight or fight mechanism is activated, thereby hormones and steroids are secreted to keep the body … Read more…
Perseverance is a golden trait for success and happiness. 85% of successful people are with average intelligence and high perseverance. Sports is the best teacher of perseverance. Marathon or long distance running is one such sport which can help you … Read more…
Health and wellness has today become one of the major concerns in the modern life, especially in the corporate world. We all have read the news on untimely demise of Mr. Raghu Pillai (Future Group CEO & Executive Board Member). Mr. Pillai is the third high-profile corporate leader that India Inc has lost to heart attack in the past two years. And unfortunately, many more such deaths go unnoticed. Attributing their death to any one specific issue is like looking at the tip of iceberg. Read more…
