The Ghaani Journal
Honest reading on oil, food & wellness
What refining really does, how Ayurveda reads your body, and how to use every oil we press — written plainly, no jargon.
Myth vs fact: does almond oil remove dark circles?
The honest answer is no. What dark circles actually are, why an oil cannot change any of the four causes, and the one modest...
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Myth vs fact: castor oil packs and navel oiling
The pechoti gland does not exist and the umbilical vein closes after birth. What these practices are, why lying under a warm cloth genuinely...
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Is Refined Oil Bad for You? An Honest Answer
Is refined oil bad for health? An oil press answers honestly - what hexane, trans fat and nutrient loss really amount to, and what...
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What 'Cold Pressed' Actually Means — and How to Check the Bottle
Cold pressed means mechanically pressed with no heat applied - but friction heat is not applied heat, and every maker knows it. Six checks...
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Myth vs fact: does cold pressed oil go bad too fast?
“I’d love to switch, but doesn’t cold pressed oil spoil quickly?” We hear this weekly, and the fear is understandable: our bottles say 4–6...
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Myth vs fact: is there one best oil for everything?
Every few months a new listicle crowns a new champion — “the one oil you should be cooking everything in” — and every few...
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Is jaggery just sugar? An honest answer
We sell jaggery, so you might expect this article to tell you it is something magical. It is not going to. The internet has...
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Myth vs fact: does hot food destroy everything good in cold pressed oil?
A question lands in our inbox every week, phrased a dozen ways: if the oil is going into a hot kadhai anyway, doesn't the...
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Mustard oil and the 'banned in America' story — what it actually means
Every few months the forward goes around again: mustard oil is banned in America. One camp reads it as proof that something is wrong...
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