Author: Dr. Vidya R. Sridhar

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Functional Food

Agathi Keerai

Sesbania grandiflora or Humming bird tree Living in a temple town like Chennai, a common practise that I noticed was feeding cows with a special spinach variety called Agathi Keerai (Tamil) or August Tree or Humming Bird tree leaf. Soon upon enquiry, I found that it is beneficial to consume it at least twice or […]

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Functional Food

Probiotics & Prebiotics

Doctors, nutritionists, dieticians promote probiotics and prebiotics in your everyday diet and even prescribe pills that contain these. I have often seen doctors prescribe such pills along with an antibiotic so that the good bacteria grows and out competes the bad ones in the gut. Recently, an ENT doctor prescribed a probiotic pill for my […]