Aneesha Rai

Hi! Welcome to Om Nom Nirvana - your resource for health & wellness, restaurants in Dubai and travel!

Hi there!

My name is Aneesha and welcome to Om Nom Nirvana, a blog that seeks happiness through the balance of food, health, wellness and travel. Come away with me as I traverse through life in the sandpit that is Dubai and occasionally take a break with me as I vacation in different countries.

To start with, my name is Aneesha and I'm really pleased to meet you! I have lived majority of my 27 years in Dubai and it is truly home to me. During the other years, I've spent living abroad in India, the U.S.,U.K. and Malaysia where I began to develop my palate.

Being exposed to different cuisines since childhood (and mostly because of eating food all my life like most people), I truly enjoy reviewing restaurants and discovering new cuisines. I'm an avid eater of all things junk and not.

Another aspect of my blog is directed at health and wellness. For the past year, I've started to eat wiser and exercise more. The main reason beyond this lifestyle change was that I needed to take my health seriously. In 2011, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, a condition of hypothyroid where my body attacks the thyroid gland. This means my metabolism struggles (and I gotta admit, my food habits don't help either). Later, in 2017, I was diagnosed with Poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). I'm actually supposed to stick to eating non-processed, gluten-free food and a high-fat diet. Either ways, I'm all about fighting the good fight and I'd like to take you on this journey to getting healthier with me. :) I enjoy yoga, dancing, various group training exercises and meditation.

Oh, and speaking about journeys...I have this mission of visiting a country for every year I was born. And so far, I have accomplished it! I've visited 28+ countries so far and don't ever plan on stopping.

Come, be a part of my life and cherish just..being and living what life has to offer.