Real Nutrition, Rooted in Care

Over the last few years — especially since social media exploded with wellness influencers and self-proclaimed experts — I’ve been getting more questions about food and nutrition than at any other time in my career. Clients, friends, relatives… everyone wants to know about seed oils, “toxins” in food, raw milk, red dyes, ultra-processed foods, and now even fluoride in water.

As a dietitian with over 15 years of clinical and counseling experience, I’ve seen nutrition myths come and go. But this new wave — fuelled by Instagram reels, WhatsApp forwards, and flashy YouTube videos — is different. It’s faster, more confident, and unfortunately, more misleading. And behind most of these viral myths lies a deeply held belief: that “natural” is always healthier.

I get it. As an Indian woman who grew up in a home where everything was made fresh — from ghee to pickles to homemade chutneys — the appeal of “natural” food is r