Hi there and welcome to saritaschai.com! I am Sarita, a Canadian, foodie, fitness and overall health buff living in Seattle. In this blog I want to share what I have learned about health, wellness and cooking over the years. I hope to provide useful information in these areas where, let’s face it, the information keeps on changing!
But did you know the thing that has the most profound effect on our wellness is also the oldest and simplest? It’s common sense lifestyle choices! No special pills, no special gadgets, no special disposition required. We’re talking about each of us having the ability to eat better, move more, sleep adequately, manage our stress better, create emotional wellness, make positive social connections and avoid risky substance use and abuse such as tobacco and alcohol. There’s no one and only perfect way, simply put, the best way to live is the one that makes each of us thrive.
I will give links to resources I find useful and have learned lots from. I’m certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and am currently working on my Health and Wellness Coaching Certification. I used to be a pharmacist in Canada, where I was born and raised, and bring that foundation forward when talking about whole body wellness. You can also find me on LinkedIn and Instagram, (where just like me, these are constant works in progress! 😉
Most of us already know something about healthy lifestyle choices and I hope to enhance, inspire and motivate with healthful vegetarian recipes, nutrition information and give strategies to improve health, prevent chronic disease and reach personal goals. Of course I will not know all the answers but the information I give will be authentic and evidence based.
So why Saritaschai? Ahhh, CHAI…the famous Indian brew of cardamom-spiced, sweet, milky, black tea!
It represents so much for me. For starters, it’s comforting and delicious! It has been with me my whole life. Growing up, it was the aroma my sisters and I would wake up to every morning, my dad making it for my mom and vice versa, to start their day. They drank it again in the afternoon and evenings and like in most Indian households it was always served when someone came over.
When traveling in India, we would drink chai 4-5 times a day either in small steel cups or sometimes in little English teacups if we were going fancy. My favorite was to drink in terracotta cups at the road side dhabas (truck stops), but the most unforgettable experience is drinking chai in small glass tumblers at the frenetic Indian train stations! Thick, sweet, strong, “train station walli chai” literally translated as “the chai of the train station”!
So, yeah….these are all the chais in my life. But most importantly, it speaks to me every time I’m drinking a cup….
It says, “Everything is going to be ok”.
And I believe it.
Thanks for being here (both you and the chai). 😉
-Sarita
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