Hello! Thank you for stopping by. My name is Varsha and I am the founder of Illuminated Health. I am a qualified nutritionist and ayurveda consultant who specialises in women's health, type 2 diabetes and digestive wellbeing. I love what I do so much that I am currently a PhD student in Food Innovation and Sustainable Nutrition. In my newsletters, I like to keep it real and practical. I love to share my knowledge and experience with all things related to holistic health. You will also hear about my student journey and my family. I love hearing from my readers, so please do say hi once you have subscribed! Wishing you health and happiness, Varsha
Heart of the home
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Hello Reader Question for you. What place or room in your home is your favourite spot? Or where do you tend to gravitate towards? In my home, we all gravitate towards the kitchen. We hang out in the kitchen, do homework in there, have conversations, cook together, have family meal times and so forth. The kitchen is a place where we all come together. The kitchen holds so much healing and therapeutic energy. Think about it:
I remember a few years ago when I had a terrible cold and could barely get out of bed; my husband made me a noodle soup that cleared my sinuses. Even now, I keep specific tea bags in my cupboard that help with a variety of ailments from supporting digestion to soothing sore throats. No matter how busy life gets, my husband and I always aim to have a home-cooked meal in the evening. In the interest of being transparent with you, I can cook a tasty meal that my kids and husband enjoy. However, I often find cooking to be a bit of a chore (much like washing the dishes!). I am not the most innovative person in the kitchen, but I can certainly turn a few ingredients into a meal everyone loves. Cooking is not my passion, but it is my husband’s. My husband Stan absolutely loves cooking, and he is incredible at it. In fact, a few years ago, he was a Masterchef quarterfinalist! He used to host online "cook-a-longs," and I am so excited to share that he has officially started them back up. The best part? Even if you have zero cooking experience, he guides you step-by-step so that you can successfully recreate his dishes at home. Ready to get cooking within the comfort of your own home? Sign up for a cook-a-long here If you have any questions about the cook-a-long, reply to this email or send him a message on instagram. Health & Happiness, Varsha P.S. If there is anything specific that you would like to learn more about, be sure to reply to this email and let me know. P.P.S. Within Holistically Healthy Membership, we are currently covering all things related to the Planetary Health Diet from the perspective of Ayurveda. It you would like to learn more, be sure to sign up today.
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Varsha Khatri
Hello! Thank you for stopping by. My name is Varsha and I am the founder of Illuminated Health. I am a qualified nutritionist and ayurveda consultant who specialises in women's health, type 2 diabetes and digestive wellbeing. I love what I do so much that I am currently a PhD student in Food Innovation and Sustainable Nutrition. In my newsletters, I like to keep it real and practical. I love to share my knowledge and experience with all things related to holistic health. You will also hear about my student journey and my family. I love hearing from my readers, so please do say hi once you have subscribed! Wishing you health and happiness, Varsha
Hello Reader When it came to choosing a research topic, everyone assumed that I would have chosen something to do with digestive health. It made sense as it is a core part of my clinical practice. However, PhD-level research requires you to identify a genuine gap in science, a place where the current understanding is failing people. I knew I wanted to bridge the gap between Modern Nutrition and Ayurveda, which has been a focus of mine for nearly two decades. So, I started thinking about my...
Hello Reader My kids sometimes say to me, mummy you have so many "jobs." It is not that they think I do too much, but it is the fact that they know that I wear multiple hats. If anything, it shows them that I do not have to follow the "norm" with one title and that I can do multiple things all at once. At the end of the day, I follow my passion and purpose in life. Many people cannot even keep up with "what I am up to these days." Therefore, I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about...
Nutrition Consultation Free Resources Buy My Book Join Membership Hello Reader Have you seen the advert about how Nurofen is committed to "closing the gender pain gap by making women's pain more visible in healthcare"? Have you heard about the case of the unfair dismissal of a woman who was suffering through endometriosis? Did you also know that until the 1990s, women were largely excluded from clinical trials in the United States? And even today, much of the "standard" nutritional advice we...