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From Convenience to Consequences: The Price of Modern Lifestyle

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  Where are we going wrong?      The rising graph of lifestyle ailments in India and across the world, especially now with the younger generation too getting effected in a major way, is a testimony to the fact that we as a society have gone wrong somewhere, especially in the past few decades. Diabetes, cardiovascular health issues, hypertension, PCOD, hypothyroidism, migraine, fatty liver, rheumatoid arthritis and the list seems to be ever increasing, has become a common household name with people across the entire cross section of society getting effected. The Health and Wellness sector is a booming business today – be it mushrooming of the diagnostic centres, wellness clinics, gyms, weight loss centres, pharmacy shops, hospitals etc. And everyone seems to be mistaking these as an indicator of a prospering and developing society. But should we take pride in the fact that the number of chemist shops in our neighbourhood has increased manifolds or should we be worried...
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Neglected Signals: How Our Busy Lives Are Detrimental to Health

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   FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF    Col Gautam Guha The essence of love is mutual faith, respect and communication. That’s what is lacking when it comes to our own self. With the changing socio-economic fabric of our society in the recent times, the ability within us to love ourselves is deteriorating. We don’t listen to our body, abuse it regularly, instead of trusting the natural signals we tend to regulate it to suit our convenience and all these actions ultimately manifests into deranged health parameters, poor bodily functions and sluggish metabolism. So much so, that, simple feedback loops of the human body like feeling hungry or thirsty, feeling tired or sleepy tend to take a backseat in front of our work pressure and perceived busy lifestyle. We don’t eat when we are hungry and we don’t sleep when the body is tired and wanting to rest. Things get complicated when we further disturb the communication pathways by using algorithm-based apps (applications) and alarm...
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