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  • Healthy Idli recipe for diabetes
    Mixed Dal Chutney and Vegetable Idli: Healthy Recipe
    Kajal Hansda, Senior Diabetes Educator at Diabetes Awareness and You (DAY) shares a recipe for a healthier idli option. Useful for persons with diabetes. Ingredients for Idli: 1cup soaked chana dal (split cow peas) 1 cup whole moong dal 1/4th cup grated carrot 1/4th cup capsicum(cut into small pieces) 1/4th cup green peas 3pcs green chillies ½ tsp lemon juice ¾ tsp fruit salt 1 gm oil for greasing Salt to taste अब हिंदी में पढ़े: मिक्स्ड दाल चटनी और वेजिटेबल इडली: पौष्टिक रेसिपी…
  • We Wish You A Happy Diwali!
    Wishing good health and prosperity to all our contributors and our community and their loved ones! Happy Deepavali! Let us reconnect safely this Diwali and spread * light over darkness * good over evil * knowledge over ignorance Best wishes from the PatientsEngage team #happydiwali #festivaloflights
  • Lymphedema for Breast Cancer Patients - Prevention and Management Tips
    Lymphedema is called the "Dirty Secret of Breast Cancer" for a reason. Breast Cancer patients were often not told about the risk of lymphedema and what needs to be done to prevent/manage it. Dr. Rohini Patil, gynaecologist, breast cancer survivor and Certified Lymphedema Therapist talks about lymphedema and how to manage it. In this recording she talks about breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in india and lymphedema. She explains all about lymphedema.  Keka Roy also…
  • Pictures of 3 women and their names with the text Staying Fit After Breast Cancer and some pink graphic elements
    Marathon After Mastectomy - Staying Fit After Breast Cancer
    Here are 3 inspirational stories from breast cancer survivors who developed their own regimen to develop and regain fitness after breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy surgery. These were shared by Pragna Shah, Asha Rajini and Shilpa Aneja in a webinar.  Link to the webinar below:     Pragna Shah  In her 60s, first diagnosed in 2013, radical mastectomy soon after. Pragna was particular about fitness even well before her diagnosis. She had an active exercise routine of…
  • Parkinsons and Talent
    Creative Ways of Expression for Persons with Parkinsons
    Tejali Kunte, Head of Psychology, PDMDS (Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Society), talks about their unique initiative ‘PDMDS Encourages Talent’ which provided a platform for Persons with Parkinson’s to showcase their talents and also boost their confidence in a big way. What was the main vision behind the initiative? Was it just motivational? -Creative arts like dance, music, poetry, art and craft have tremendous therapeutic effects on the symptoms of Parkinson’s. At PDMDS, we…
  • A couple walking on a road with trees in the background and overlay text Reclaim Healthy Ageing
    Let Us Reclaim Active Ageing
    Older adults often feel vulnerable and disempowered. They may feel that they are losing their independence . But does it really have to be like that? Can older persons reclaim the feeling of being in control? Here is a practical list of what to do and avoid. The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced everyone in their 60s and above to being termed ‘Vulnerable Elders’, with its associated feelings of fear and isolation from even friends and relatives. But it is now time to redefine Ageing and focus on…
  • Building Self-Esteem in Kids through Photography
    Leading photographer and artist Samar Singh Jodha, has been conducting workshops for marginalised and disabled children in Asia and Africa to empower and bring joy to their lives with the help of the camera. Here he talks about his transformative initiative. I have been conducting photography workshop on pro bono basis for underprivileged children in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Over the last several years, the workshops have been going beyond the honing of children’s creativity to help raise…
  • Glucometer and a tray of fruits
    Diabetes and Fruit and Nuts - Everything You Wanted To Know
    Can a person with diabetes eat fruit? Which fruits and how much? Can they eat nuts? Dietitian and Diabetes educator Ujjwala Baxi has all the answers. Fruits are healthy, but even healthy individuals cannot binge on fruits. Excessive fruit intake has shown to have negative implications on triglycerides (a type of lipid detected in the blood lipids profile test). A healthy, active individual can have 4-5 servings of fruit a day, which is 500g of fruit. अब हिन्दी में पढ़ें…
  • Immuno Boosters In Your Kitchen
    Rima Desai Rao, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and National Executive Member of the Indian Dietetic Association explains how your diet works to keep you healthy and help build immunity.   Keeping our immune system in prime condition is always of top priority in these challenging times. Any mention of boosting immunity, one starts thinking of superfoods and thinks it is a very quick job. Immuno boosters are not a magic potion that would provide immediate protection from disease.…