Health Handbook

I have been on a roller coaster ride for a few months now with the hospitalisation of an elder from my home. The hectic schedule has affected everyone’s sleep routine and eating cycle. Mornings are usually the packing time for members going out and that includes my son too. Sometimes, …

Diabetes is a condition wherein the blood glucose levels are high. It develops when your pancreas don’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’t responding to insulin properly. Diabetes can be managed, with right medications, food habits, exercising and maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. …

For every parent, their child’s health is the top-most priority. We do everything to make sure they have a healthy present and healthier future. On our last visit to our family doctor, we discussed HPV, as it is the cause of almost all cases of cervical cancer worldwide¹ and then …

Festive season is best part of the year. Fun times with family and friends bring everyone happiness. Last 2-3 months of the year sees a lot of festivals including Diwali, Christmas and New Year. This Diwali, I realised, festive season also brings lots of preparations from deep cleaning to decorations …

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it effectively. This leads to high blood sugar.Diabetes can be controlled, with right medications, food habits, exercising and maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. “Diabetes Teaches You Discipline” Being a caregiver to a …

You never understand life until it grows inside of you. I relate to this quote a lot. When I was pregnant, my way of seeing life changed entirely and that changed me as a person. My pregnancy was the most beautiful phase of my life but it wasn’t easy. From …

Making small, sustainable healthy choices every day is very advantageous to your well-being. Your everyday hobbies influence your health, along with stress levels, sleep habits, and ingesting patterns. Everything from what you do the first moment in the morning to what you do at night performs a function in your …

If you’ve ever requested any person how to be healthy, you’ve possibly heard this advice: Eat a wholesome diet. Really, though, what does that even mean? If you ask many followers of the modern-day ketogenic diet, it ability shunning candy potatoes and quinoa in want of cheese and coconut oil. …

PCOD, commonly known as polycystic ovary disorder or Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It’s a very common disease that usually lasts for years or lifetime, found in the girls of the age group of 12-45 years that causes irregular periods, unbearable cramps, body ache, mood swings and sometimes it’s hard for …

There are a few other routines that manage to quite benefit your mind and body in the way yoga asanas do. The practice of yoga is something that has been going on for centuries and deeply embedded as a part of Indian culture. Ayurvedic experts of the past as well …