Usha Jesudasan, author and motivational writer, whose three children were on the forefront of Covid care with one of them contracting the disease, feels no matter what our circumstances, we can choose joy as a traveling companion during difficult times. Read her simple thoughts to uplift her mood.
I’m flipping over the entries in my diary. One line keeps appearing again and again – be kind and make a difference to someone every day. This was the mantra that was drilled into me as a…
Mumbai based photographer Rajen Nair has been motivating children with cancer and hearing loss to take pictures during pandemic lockdown to keep their mind off stress and worry. You have been able to teach photography to children with cancer and hearing loss even during the Covid pandemic. Could you tell us how you managed amidst the lockdown? Due to Covid lockdown, my photography classes and outdoor photography activities were discontinued. Some students had expressed fear about the corona…
Even when the Covid infection period is over, it can take time to regain your strength and feel strong and well. Here are some useful tips by Dr. Shital Raval Patel to ensure a full recovery. Post Covid care refers to the care that a patient may require after the period of infection. Most patients will recovery within their 14 day isolation period from the infection. Increasingly, there are cases of post-Covid health conditions which are termed Long-Covid or Long-haul Covid wherein a person may…
The right exercise for persons with osteoporosis helps in restoration of movement, maintenance of functional mobility, strength, and prevention of injury. Physiotherapist Neha Sethia shares a detailed approach to exercise that addresses these issues. Bookmark this. Case study A 62-year-old female came to the clinic with complain of nagging mid back pain for a month. She had difficulty while turning in the bed, sitting for more than an hour, and standing for more than half hour. On posture…
Dr. Pankaj Deshpande, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist shares advice on dietary suggestions for good kidney health for all children What children should be drinking and what they should not? How much and when? This is an important aspect of kidney health. A good balanced diet is required but many of us have forgotten what a balanced diet is! 1. Avoid a high salt intake It not only causes fluid retention and increases the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) but also may lead to…
You must continue to exercise if you have glaucoma. Meditation and yoga are also helpful. However you must take some precautions. The following exercises and activities can cause increase in ocular pressure or eye pressure. What Exercises Should You Avoid: All exercises in which your head is bent or below your heart level. All exercises that require you to be upside down such as hand/head stands, certain yoga poses*, various gymnastic or acrobatic moves. Isometric exercises like squatting,…
Dr Sk Hammadur Rahaman, Consultant, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, addresses a few important questions on the vital connections between diabetes, diet, exercise and lifestyle for those living with the condition, as also for those who are borderline cases. How would you advise a person with diabetes interested in dieting to go for the right diet plan? What according to you is a safe diet plan? There is not a “one-size-fits-all” eating pattern for individuals with diabetes, and meal…
Jumana Rajkotwala, Counselling Psychologist addresses questions on the challenges faced by children especially in pandemic times and the steps parents can take to help children be healthy and feel connected in these times. What according to you are the biggest challenges that children face today? Children, in recent times, have limited physical activity and increased online interests, this has taken a turn for the worse during the pandemic as kids have been stuck at home. One of the…
Yo-yo diet, also called weight cycling, is fraught with dangers, both physical and psychological, and should be avoided at all costs, emphasizes Sherin Thomas, Chief Nutritionist, Aster MIMS Hospital, Calicut. Could you tell us a little about Yo-yo dieting? Yo-yo dieting is known as weight cycling. It is a cyclical loss and gain of weight same as like the up and down motion of a yoyo. In this diet, by having a hypo caloric diet (diet low in calorie), a person loses a good amount of weight, but…
