Category: Health

Let’s Add Value To Life The world is talking about relationship between countries, thinking beyond borders, exploring far ahead of skies and having peace with Nations. Talking big things to discover far beyond human limitations, questioning nature and its abilities. We compete with super natural power in manufacturing human clones to replace real self. Such a drastic technology advancement and manifestation of human behaviours in the recent times. This create a nightmare in human minds. As human race is never endless competition between self and fellow human beings for no…

Womens Center by Motherhood Hospital inaugurated an exclusive PCOS Clinic – a dedicated multidisciplinary clinic for women with PCOS. The objective of the clinic is to provide a holistic approach to women dealing with PCOS and help them lead a healthy life. According to Dr Mirudhubashini Govindarajan, Clinical Director, Womens Center by Motherhood, there is a big gap between awareness of the PCOS symptoms and its management. Women usually seek medical help for their symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycles, obesity or unwanted hair growth in adolescents and young women;…

Ageing is a universal phenomenon. Accepting the changes and adapting to your ageing body is important. With ageing comes numerous health issues which includes physical, intellectual and emotional problems. While physical problems include chronic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension and Immobility, intellectual problems often manifest as memory impairment. Emotional problems include depression, adjustment disorder and loneliness. Problems of elderly are multi-faceted and solutions include comprehensive approach and detailed treatment programmes says Dr Rahul Padmanabhan, Consultant in Geriatrics and Gerontology founder of Dr Rahul’s Elder care, Saibaba Colony. Dr Rahul and his…

The most fascinating word is Freedom. These days we talk about freedom for animal rights, nature rights and human rights so on. Demanding freedom has become the birthright of any individual or community. Wondering has it become a business! As we going to celebrate 73rd Independence Day, it urges to think about the purpose of Freedom in Life. Having a status of independent India doesn’t mean the Country and People are independent. It gives the liberty to think and act independently for amelioration and co-existence. The true liberation of Freedom…

Women should take care of their health once pregnancy is confirmed. One need not worry if thin or about the size of breasts. After a happy delivery feed the baby within an hour. The yellow milk colostrum (seembu milk) is rich in immunoglobulin, the first antivaccine. Feed every couple of hours. If the baby is fully fed will sleep quietly. Can feed even when mother takes routine medicine; even if the child is having diarrhoea or illness can feed the baby. It is like gastroenteritis. To Purify Breast Milk: Asparagus…

Motherhood is the best gift for any woman and being a mother for many other children is the wonderful and blessed feeling a woman can have in her life time. A woman is a woman! A baby is a baby! No economical strata can compensate for babie’s health or mother’s time for the baby. As the world celebrates the breast feeding week from 1st to 7th August, WBW has defined the slogan for this year as “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding”. We are in an era, where the basic rights of…

Happiness is having a hearty breakfast. It’s the most powerful two-letter word that has a greater impact on physical and mental health. The word breakfast says; break the fast between the day and night. It does mean give a fresh start for your day and see each day as an opportunity to leave behind the past and moving ahead in the present. Eating healthy breakfast provides sustenance and energy for the activities ahead in the day. Most of us believe that breakfast is for the body not for the mind.…

Tamil saint-poet Vallalar was compassionate towards human beings, plants and animals. It pained his heart to see the withering crops. Such was his attachment to the living beings. Vallalar fostered communal harmony. His renowned work “Thiru Arutpa” contains 8,000 verses, explaining his spiritual journey. He worshipped the Almighty in the form of jyothi. For him, meditation is the tool to realize the superior self. God is dear to those who treat the life of all beings as their own. For Vallalar mankind and all other creations are one and the…

KG Hospital chairman Dr G Bakthavatshalam advises people to have the ‘Loading Dose’ which consists of the following combination:- Disprin 350 mg 1 tablet, Atorvastatin 80 mg 1 tablet and Clopitab 150mg x 2, 2 tablets handy in the pocket in a small envelope always. Who should keep the ‘Loading Dose’ in their shirt pocket? The following people are prone to get a heart attack any time while at home, at office or while travelling. Diabetes, Those with high blood pressure, Smokers, People above 40 years of age, Obese individuals…

Most of the diets produce results in short term, but fail to sustain over a period of time. The main reason is that the diets that are prescribed and followed are radically different from what people normally eat and is not sustainable. Regular exercise and healthy eating habit are the two pillars of our physical well-being. A healthy weight is an essential element of our health. Our eating habit plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy weight. There are numerous diet plans with a promise of weight loss, but…