Sugar – The Sweetness We Can Do Without!
Heyam Dhukham Anagatam Misery which has not yet come can be avoided. -Patanjali Yog Sutra-2.16 “Shiv Sir, I am possessed! The devil has taken over me yet again!”, saying this I slipped into a deep slumber. Shiv Sir my Vedic teacher would always be unruffled with my frantic calls. Nov 2018, Diwali vacation in my home town Chappar, I happened to pay a short visit to my cousins’ ancestral old Haveli (grand bungalow), a beauty built somewhere around the 19th century. Having spent a couple of fun-filled days with my maternal family, on my way home I dropped my son to Mayo college hostel. As a parting gift, we treated ourselves to red fudge and chocolate ice-cream!! By the time I reached home, it was around 9 p.m. Fatigued after a day-long journey, I hit the sack without even having dinner. The next morning to my surprise, I woke up with high temperature, cough, and cold. My family doctor asked me to undergo a couple of tests and put me on antibiotics as all reports were normal. The st...