Stir fry for flavourful, colourful greens
By Dr. Nirmala M. Pieris Stir frying is a cooking technique in which ingredients are fried in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred in a wok or a frying pan. This is a great way to keep in maximum nutrients, sealing the flavour and preserving the colour and texture. In Sri [...]
Those unwanted dark velvety patches
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a preventable and treatable disease if early signs are heeded, says Consultant Endocrinologist Dr. Dimuthu T. Muthukuda By Kumudini Hettiarachchi Just a walk past and closer look at any group of adolescent girls will show up the tell-tale marks. While many of them will have pimples (acne), which everyone erroneously [...]
Cantaloupe, the ‘beauty fruit’ with many benefits
By Dr. Nirmala M. Pieris These days, the fruit stands in supermarkets are loaded with all types of melons of different sizes, shapes and colours. The commonest and most well-known are the watermelons, but you will also find two different types- the cantaloupe and honeydew melons that all belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. Today we [...]
Life after menopause can truly be golden
World Menopause Day falls on October 18 By Dr. Piyusha M. Atapattu A bent old woman is slowly walking to the temple with her granddaughter. A lady bank manager looks sadly in the mirror at her graying hair and expanding waistline. A middle-aged teacher gets irritated with her students, finding it difficult to endure the [...]
It’s a school day: Oh no!
By Dr. Udena Attygalle I don’t want to go to school! I hate school! I’d rather do anything than go to school!- Calvin in the cartoon “Calvin and Hobbs”. A child who refuses to get out of bed, and has to be dragged screaming that he can’t go to school on a manic Monday, is [...]