Cardiac rehabilitation is extremely beneficial and life-changing for strengthening the heart post-surgery, valve replacement or heart failure. Mr Shrikant Shah, 71, recounts his experience with the cardiac rehab program and how he can climb stairs now without running out of breath.
I am a heart patient of many years. I have a history of cardiovascular diseases in our family. Recently, after a heart attack I had a bypass surgery and aortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive procedure.…
Cancer and its treatment like Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Therapy can weaken your body's immune system and make you vulnerable to food borne diseases. Dr Shital Raval recommends some guidelines to help keep your food safe and prevent infections. Cancer treatment often weakens the person’s immunity. This is called immunosuppression, a situation in which the body's immune system is made less effective usually by drugs. It puts the patient at a higher risk of contracting infections and food-borne…
Its often fairly simple to save to help someone who may be in distress and considering suicide. All the person needs is someone who will listen to them in a non-judgemental fashion and empathise with them. Call a friend. Listen to a friend. Save a Life. #SuicidePrevention #StopSuicide Not sure if your friend is depressed. Read about the 5 surprising and overlooked signs of Depression or check out the Infographic on Signs of Depression
Meenu Agarwal, a clinical dietitian and nutritionist based in Singapore, advises on controlling consumption of junk food to stay fit and free from ailments like diabetes, cholesterol, acidity, hypertension and other complications and offers healthier options. Junk food is defined as “any food, which is low in essential nutrients and high in everything else - calories and sodium". Junk foods contain little or no proteins, vitamins or minerals but are rich in salt, sugar, fats and are high in…
The Velvi Art for Autism Festival is a unique and exciting confluence of nationally and internationally renowned artistes and the autism community to celebrate talent and culture, make friends and have fun. We bring you feedback of the participants - youngsters and their parents - and details on this year’s Festival held over three days in Bangalore recently. Like every year, the Velvi Art for Autism Festival 2017 held in Bangalore recently was ushered in with much anticipation and fanfare. The…
There are no short cuts to optimal well-being. Holistic Self-Care requires that we focus on all five aspects of our life. To achieve lasting happiness and optimal well-being – towards personal fulfillment, transformation and self-realiszation, one needs to devote time on a regular basis (preferably daily) to engage in the renewal of all aspects of our lives – physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual. It means taking care of ourselves, holistically…
Health is paramount to life and necessitates the body and mind to be in good shape, irrespective of age, gender, background or profession. We did a random survey of people who do some form of exercise regularly to find out what fitness means to them. Here are some of their answers that will inspire healthy living. Snigda Vakharkar, 36/F Medical doctor Fitness means LIFE for me. Can't imagine a day without exercise... Shivas Nath , 46/M Sports industry educationalist …
Kalpana Kamdar, a physiotherapist from Ahmedabad, emphasises the importance of good posture to protect our bones, joints, muscles and ligaments and suggests simple ways to keep our musculoskeletal system in perfect shape. Video of webinar recording below. You should listen to Physiotherapist Kalpana Kamdar below on how to prevent aches and pains. While this was recorded during COVID lockdown, it applies to anyone who has a sedentary lifestyle. In the past three articles we…
This #BreastFeedingAwareness Week, let us remind ourselves about the benefits of breast feeding through this simple Infographic. We all know breast feeding helps strengthen the bond between the mother and child. But there are other clear health benefits too. Breast feeding helps provide the necessary nutrition to the baby and build the baby's immunity as well as reduces the risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and obesity for the mother. For more details read the complete article…
