Spring diet

Spring diet and Behaviour

Skip a meal or two.

Science says intermittent fasting, as in eating 500 calories one or two days a week or going 12 to 18 hours in a day without food, Spring diet and Behaviour

Can help you lose weight and decrease your risk for disease.

Heck, skipping meals can even amp up the production of growth hormone and satiating hormones to protect your hard-earned muscles and keep your stomach from grumbling.

For best results, work your way up, gradually increasing the hours you fast from 12 to 14 (up to 18).

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Let them eat salt!

That sweaty workout can have you craving chips, wings and fries, oh my! When sweat happens, so does sodium loss — as much as 5,000 milligrams an hour.

Skip the deep-fried salt bombs and sprinkle the white stuff on air-popped popcorn, Persian cucumbers, baked kale chips and even strawberries for a healthier salt fix.

Ditch the one-note diet.

Broccoli for breakfast, lunch and dinner isn’t doing your appetite any favors.

A study published in Physiology & Behavior found that food monotony could lead to cravings. Mix it up to keep from getting bored.

Imagine cravings away.

Close your eyes and picture a colorful rainbow and watch your food hankerings disappear.

A McGill University study showed that picturing something pleasurable engaged the imagery section of the brain to cancel out cravings.

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How to gain weight?

Trick your sweet tooth.

Healthy sweets are not an oxymoron. Instead of nutrient-void cookies and cupcakes, reach for sweets that satisfy your sweet tooth and nutrient needs:

Dark chocolate delivers antioxidants, fruit gives you fiber, and Greek yogurt with honey provides protein and calcium.

Get your magnesium fix.

Craving chocolate?

You could be low in magnesium, a key mineral for muscle contractions and energy production that most of us are lacking.

Yes, chocolate is chock-full of it, but healthier bets are almonds, beans, sunflower seeds, fish and leafy greens.

Flex!

Firming up your muscles could strengthen your resolve.

In a Journal of Consumer Research study, participants who tightened up their muscles made better food choices.

Hack your microbiome.

The microbial makeup of your gut could determine whether you reach for a soda or a salad, suggests a review in BioEssays.

Stack it in your favor by eating fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchee, probiotic-packed yogurt and a variety of veggies.

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Be a sleeping beauty.

Sleep not only does a body good, but it also can work wonders on your appetite.

Being sleep-deprived can blunt your frontal lobe,

Your brain’s decision-maker, meaning you’re more likely to crave junk and eat more calories the next day — an average of 385 more, according to one study.

Surf the urge.

Cravings usually go one of two ways: We white-knuckle through them or give into them.

But there is another option: Ride out the craving. Picture the urge like a wave in the ocean that builds and eventually crashes — and it will pass.

Tetris, anyone!

Playing a computer game, like Tetris, for as little as three minutes could get your mind off food,

Says a study in Addictive Behaviors. Take that, pizza!

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What is fitness?

Exercise away cravings.

When mental fatigue hits and has you reaching for a cookie, hit back with exercise.

A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that the lactic acid produced during exercise can feed a tired brain and turn off the urge to overeat.

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World Doctor’s day

World Doctor’s day, Violence against doctors

Doctors Day is celebrated to recognise the contribution of doctors to individual life and communities. The date may vary from nation to nation. In our country it is celebrated on July 1 which is birth and Death Anniversary of the most famous physician of India Dr BC Roy.

The annual celebration is to spread awareness about the contribution of doctors to the society. Although Doctors Day is supposed to be celebrated by patients to thank them but in reality it is usually celebrated by doctors themselves in India.

The medical profession is one of the riskier professions. Knowingly doctors are taking risks of getting infected with dreaded infection like TB, AIDS, Hepatitis etc from patients and getting post radiation cancer from radiation exposure in performing their duties.

But taking that much risk and working in odd conditions and hours, they are being rewarded with verbal and physical violence. Verbal aggression or violence is so common that none of the doctors can claim that he has not encountered verbal abuse from the patient’s side for no fault.

“No physician, however conscientious or careful, can tell what day or hour he may not be the object of some undeserved attack, malicious accusation, blackmail or suit for damage.”

This paragraph from a reputed journal from the USA, written 135 years ago shows that violence against doctors is not new, and that it has been reported from all over the world, but the trend of violence against medical doctors is rising rapidly in our country, which is alarming. In 1996 the 49th World Health Assembly declared violence a major and growing global health problem.

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Several such incidents have been reported from India in the past however, this menace has not been highlighted adequately earlier.

The recent violent act done in Kolkata has elicited the attention of mass media and also of the political system.Being an orthopaedic surgeon with an experience of 40 years and dealing with simple to life threatening accidents, I have yet to see the patient, friends and family of road traffic accidents victim who own the responsibility of an accident.

On the contrary, they blame others for the cause of accidents and  blame doctors for any complication if it occurs during treatment even knowing very well that the complication occurred due to his or her own mistake.

I would like to cite the example of one my patients who was being treated for old infected non-union of thigh bone fracture.

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Infection got controlled, fracture was healing and patient was walking for past four months with a plaster. However, he sustained a fracture again and blaming me, started to threaten me with dire consequences. The matter was brought to the notice of police.

Most of these problems are very small in the beginning but they take alarming shape and the outcome of the conflict becomes horrendous. Most of the times, the conflict is not because of the medical negligence.

But if conflict is analysed minutely then the reason turns out to be mainly non medical problem and rarely medical.

If you analyse the incidence of the violence against the doctors, the cause is often monetary-- either one doesn’t want to pay the pending hospital bills during treatment or anticipate the hefty monetary compensation after the treatment.

Those who are well to do or well educated prefer the monetary compensation and will take legal course. However, with it comes to those who are not well to do or well versed with the medical or legal knowledge, then incident escalates to verbal and/or physical violence against the doctors.

The patient trusts and places his life in the hands of doctor. On many occasions, the patient discloses confidential information to the doctor which he/she might or might not have discussed with his/her spouse or family member. In no other profession does the individual place so much trust and faith. In some regions, particularly in rural India, the doctor is equated with God. The doctor is, therefore, duty-bound to have a higher level of moral code of conduct than those in other professions and must understand that he/she is in a very privileged position.


Doctors in India over the years have shown remarkable improvements and made definite progress in medical treatments that really need to be acknowledged. Let us honor their work to help mankind thrive by being healthy and disease free.

The other causes of medical violence are the social and psycho-social problems. In the majority of the cases (60-70%), such violence takes the form of either verbal abuse or aggressive gestures and rest of them turn out to be physical violence. It seems that these incidents are either reactive or hostile. As long as they are reactive, it can be understood easily. Like the death of a younger person having no known medical problem or a medical 
problem not known to the friends and family.

A study conducted by the Indian Medical Association found that 75 per cent of the surveyed doctors had suffered some form of physical violence while on duty. Most of these assaults were by relatives of very ill patients admitted in ICU and emergency.

As Doctors Day was started to celebrate the achievements of the doctors by the patients their family and friends, in the current scenario how can one expect such patients to celebrate the occasion? Many cases of abuse or violence against the doctors are being ignored and rarely reported by most of the doctors especially in busy hospitals or in the reputed hospitals thinking and understanding very well that this will ultimately harm the reputation of the doctor and/or the hospital.

I personally feel that the situation is pathetic and this kind of the street justice is commonly seen in the medical practice now. If the situation is not controlled, it will be a serious threat to medical profession. No one can say for sure that he will not need medical help from womb to tomb. 

The union health minister Dr Harsh Vardan has taken quick action to make a bill for the violence against the doctors a non-bailable offence with minimum 12 year jail.

Once it is passed and implemented, it will be a milestone for controlling this menace.  The working of all professions is based on the principle of trust and faith among the service giver and the client. But it is most important in the doctor-patient relation, if we don’t have bond of trust and faith between doctor and patient then how can doctors work? Unfortunately the doctors are always under the scanner of suspicion by patients and their relatives.

 Modern medicine is neither cheap nor 100 per cent effective in curing the disease in all cases. Doctors are most of the time working in conditions of many uncertainties because human body is working on dynamic principles not like the other sectors.

The doctor has to deal with the medical and non medical problem. Hence doctor should have good behaviour, knowledge and skill to deal with different kinds of problems.

But unfortunately doctors are also human like patient and their relatives and it should always be kept in mind. As there are certain responsibilities of doctors and other healthcare workers, similarly, responsibilities also have to be borne by patients and their relatives.

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International Yoga Day

International Yoga Day

International Yoga Day Live Updates: June 21 marks the fifth International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ring in the fifth International Yoga Day through a mega celebration in Ranchi. Meanwhile, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and others will participate in events across the country to celebrate the event. Several programmes associated with International Day of Yoga are being organised with great enthusiasm in various countries. All Indian missions across the world have been asked to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in a grand manner. A video message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been sent to all embassies for screening at the beginning of the yoga day celebrations. 

President Ram Nath Kovind said he was happy that the International Day of Yoga is being celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan. "I'm happy that like previous years, we are celebrating Yoga Day this year too. It's not just an event, but a way to make yoga an integral part of our life," the President said.

Yoga reflects the Bharatiya way of life of co-existing harmoniously with the nature and all other living creatures: Venkaiah Naidu

Yoga aims for ‘balance’ and ‘equanimity’, ‘peace’, ‘poise’ and ‘grace’. It is a sublime expression of the quest for excellence, for synthesis and for harmony. It is an eloquent epitome of the Indian world view: Venkaiah Naidu

Yoga advocates that to the extent we reduce the external paraphernalia in our life, and even clear away the clutter of our mind, the more we will be able to concentrate and find inner peace: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi

Yoga is a way of life that entails simplicity, honesty, compassion, and respect for all creatures and nature. It is a lifestyle based on non-violence at every level – in thoughts, feelings, words and actions: Venkaiah Naidu

Here is your 10-point cheatsheet to International Yoga Day 2019:

1. "Yoga belongs to everyone and everyone belongs to yoga," PM Modi said, addressing the crowd at Ranchi's Prabhat Tara ground. "Today, we can say that awareness of yoga in India has reached every corner, to every section. Drawing rooms to board rooms, From cities and parks to sports complexes, yoga can be experienced today from street to wellness centres," he added. PM Modi reached Ranchi on Thursday night and stayed at the Raj Bhavan.

2. PM Modi said research on yoga needs to be strengthened. "Today when the world is accepting yoga, we also have to further research on yoga; we have to unite yoga with fields of medicine, physiotherapy, artificial intelligence," he said.

3. Four hundred makeshift toilets, over 200 drinking water kiosks, eight medical teams, 21 ambulances, disaster rescue force personnel and more than 100 CCTV cameras are in place at the venue. Twenty-eight giant screens have been installed for live telecast of the event.

4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an early morning yoga session at Rajpath in Delhi, along with New Delhi lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi and a large number of people. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and East Delhi lawmaker Gautam Gambhir attended a yoga session at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Shahdara.

5. The Delhi BJP is hosting around 300 yoga sessions across the capital, in which about 10 lakh people are expected to participate, state chief Manoj Tiwari said. "Senior BJP leaders and union ministers will take part in 40 big events on International Yoga Day," he added.

6. BJP working president JP Nadda too performed yoga, along with other party leaders and workers, at a park across the sprawling headquarters of the party on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg. Newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in an event on the premises of the Parliament House complex.

7. The UN General Assembly had declared that June 21 would be observed as International Day of Yoga every year in December 2014 based on a request from PM Modi who has led a concerted effort to push yoga into the mainstream as a symbol of India's soft power in the world.

8.Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 with millions participating in events across the world. The slogan for this year is "Yoga for Heart".

9.All Indian missions across the world have been asked to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in a grand manner and a video message from PM Modi has been sent to all embassies for screening at the beginning of the yoga protocol, the External Affairs Ministry said.

10.Last year, PM Modi had marked the day with an event in Dehradun and was joined across the country by tens of thousands in events held from the valleys of Ladakh to the deck of an aircraft carrier floating off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar islands.

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International Yoga Day 2019

International Yoga Day 2019: All you need to know about preparations ahead of the annual event

Yoga is a form of exercise that originated in ancient India and is practised widely across the world today. 

Yoga not only enhances your physical strength but also contributes largely towards your mental health and spiritual growth.

New Delhi: Jharkhand capital Ranchi will be the venue for the main event for International Yoga Day on June 21 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, AYUSH Ministry officials said on Saturday.

The event will be held at the Prabhat Tara ground and around 30,000 people are expected to participate in it, they said. 

Looking at the popularity of yoga, Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested at the UN Assembly that yoga be given a special day as it is beneficial for everyone and making it a world event would help in spreading awareness about its benefits. So, on 21st June 2015, World Yoga Day was observed for the first time across the world and has since been celebrated annually.

Yoga, which helps in maintaining mental and physical well-being of a person, is widely practiced to lead a healthy life. 

To mark its significance and raise awareness about the many benefits of yoga, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga in December 2014. 

The theme for this year’s celebrations, which is marked by various events organised across the world, is ‘Climate Action’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had suggested the date – June 21 – in his UN address, will lead the main event scheduled to mark the International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held at Prabhat Tara, Ranchi, Jharkhand on Friday from 6 am to 8 am. Approximately 30,000 people are expected to participate in the main event, for which preparations are in full swing.

International Yoga Day

The United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014, announced that June 21 will be seen as International Yoga Day or World Yoga Day. Since 2015, International Yoga Day is been celebrated worldwide.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September of 2014 addressed the UN assembly and discussed the essence of Yoga

Yoga might have waited quite a bit to have its ‘own’ day, but thanks to India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, since 2014 this special occasion is observed all over the world.

Being such an ingrained part of India’s history, the Prime Minister went to the United Nations in 2014 with a proposal to create a special day for yoga. 

In the assembly, he gave an inspiring speech that convinced more than 170 countries to approve the International Day of Yoga, which would take place annually on June 21st.

“Yoga is an invaluable gift from our ancient tradition.Yoga embodies unity of mind and body, thought and action… a holistic approach is valuable to our health and our well-being. Yoga is not just about exercise; it’s a way to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.” — Prime Minister Modi at the UN General Assembly.

In its first year (2015), around 36,000 yogis gathered in New Delhi for a record-breaking event, where people of over 80 nationalities performed the largest yoga session in history (although the number has increased every year since then). It marked the biggest celebration of the first ever Day of Yoga with the theme of yoga for harmony and peace.

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Calming the mind: PM Modi tweets two videos ahead of International Yoga Day

Jharkhand capital Ranchi will be the venue for the main event for International Yoga Day on June 21 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it.

Ahead of the fourth Yoga Day celebrations on 21 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted two more videos on Thursday that demonstrate ‘dhyana’ (meditation) and ‘nadishodhan pranayama’.

click to see Nrendra Modi Posted Videos

Video 1:
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1141531103913762817

Video 2:
https://twitter.com/narendramodi

In an interesting step to promote Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted an animated video of himself performing asanas on social media on Tuesday.

Modi has previously also extensively promoted the traditional Indian physical, mental and spiritual exercise form since he became the PM.

New Delhi: Ahead of the fourth Yoga Day celebrations on 21 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it makes people better individuals in thought, action, knowledge and devotion. 

He also said that yoga is not just a set of exercises that keep the body fit, it is a "passport" to health assurance and a key to fitness and wellness.

Ahead of the International Yoga Day 2017, PM Narendra Modi has tweeted a video on Nadi Shodhan Pranayama and its importance. 

Nadi = energy channel; 
Shodhan = cleaning; 
Pranayama = a breathing technique. 
Nadis are the energy channels in our body that could get obstructed due to many reasons. 

The Nadi Shodhan pranayama is a breathing technique that helps clear these blocked energy channels, thus calming the mind. This technique is also known as Anulom Vilom pranayama. 

Therea are different causes of the blockage of the Nadis like due to stress, due to the toxicity in the body and physical and mental trauma. 

it can also be obstructed due to a unhealthy lifestyle.

In a video message posted on his Twitter handle, the prime minister said yoga is one of the most precious gifts given by the ancient Indian sages to humankind. 

"Yoga is not only what you practise in the morning. Doing your day-to-day activities with diligence and complete awareness is a form of yoga as well," he said. Free from illness, a path to wellness — that is the path of yoga, he said.

He said the set of exercises bring about oneness among the mind, body and intellect. "We begin to understand ourselves much better, which also makes us understand others better.

" Referring to the "problems of modern lifestyle", he said that people suffer from stress-related ailments and also lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. "Stress and depression have become silent killers," he said.

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World Sickle Cell Day 2019

The signs and symptoms of this disease are as follows:

1. Loss of red blood cells: Characteristic of sickle cell anaemia, the red blood cells lose their round disk like shape, to become a lot more like sickles due to a lack of haemoglobin in the body. Not only does this make the cells weaker, but it also makes them less flexibleand stiffer. This reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

2. Random pains: The pains occurring in different parts of the body often become unpredictable. This is due to the blood vessels getting blocked and a lack of oxygen in that part of the body. If the body isn't able to harness all the oxygen it needs, it will prioritise, and certain parts of the body will not get sufficient oxygen. This causes acute pains.

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3. Fatigue and breathlessness: It is extremely common for those suffering from sickle cell anaemia to experience extreme tiredness, weakness and an overall lack of energy. This is primarily due to the lack of oxygen supply to the body to break down for energy.

4. Jaundice: The white of the eyes, and the skin turns yellowish. This is because, a sickle cell dies far quicker and faster than a regular cell. As the liver attempts to break down the dead cells, a byproduct called Bilirubin builds up, causing the yellow colour.

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5. Urinary problems: Infections are common among patients of this disease. They may face trouble in the production of urine (concentrated or dilute) and there have been several instances of blood in the urine as well. The bladder and urinary tract must be regularly tested for the breeding of infections.

6. Inflammation: As blood vessels get blocked, either by dead sickle cells, or just an overall lack of red blood cells and oxygen supply, the body parts tend to swell up. This inflammation often occurs in the fingers and toes of the infected individual. This also causes tissue damage in the inflamed part of the body.

The treatments for this disease vary by severity. No cure exists, but its effects can be slowed down with medical help. We urge you to spread awareness about this disease among your friends, family and colleagues and seek out ways in which you can help and contribute.

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Why World Sickle Cell Day is observed?

- To raise awareness about sickle cell disease and support people by educating them.

- For the screening of patients, worldwide several health programs are organised.

- It is necessary for the new parents to get aware about the immunisations and its comprehensive care packages.

- To inform people about the sickle cell anaemia as a major health issue.

- People living in any part of the world should be aware about sickle cell disease.

- To remove all myths and stigma associated with the sickle cell disease.

- All the member countries are requested to establish various health programs to make easy access to the treatment for the disease at national and regional level.

- To make people available easy access to the technical supports and medical services.

- For better prevention, research work and accurate implementation of the resource to minimise complications. It is necessary to provide medical professionals well training.
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Sickle Cell Anaemia: Key Facts

- The disease is described as sickle because the red blood cells are sickle or crescent-shaped and anaemia means lack of blood.

- Sickle cell anaemia disease affects millions of people around the world.

- Sickle cell anaemia disease is hereditary and not contagious.

- There is no definitive cure for sickle cell anaemia. However, it can be prevented by the pre-marital screening.

- Let us tell you that there is a difference sickle cell anaemia and iron-deficiency anaemia.

- Do you know that like any healthy people, patients suffering from sickle cell anaemia do not develop any kind of symptoms?

Therefore, World Sickle Cell Day is celebrated by releasing booklet, posters, highlighting the different aspects of sickle cell disease. Besides, this several competitions are also organised by the government like "Healthy Child" competition along with felicitation of senior citizens affected by sickle cell disease.

World Sickle Cell Day is observed to spread awareness among people around the world about the sickle cell anaemia disease and its treatment methods. It is an inherited genetic abnormality of haemoglobin in which the oxygen carrying protein found in red blood cells.

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