Need to move conversation away from psychiatrists: Dr Pathare on mental healthcare gap in India

Need to move conversation away from psychiatrists: Dr Pathare on mental healthcare gap in India

Home cities Fist Need to move the conversation away from psychiatrists: Dr. Pathare on the gap in mental health care in India September is observed as Suicide Prevention Month each year. Dr. Pathare noted that suicides are multifactorial and that mental health is only one component (Photo Express) Dr. Soumitra Pathare, a leading mental health … Read more

Pune opens its door to city’s first mental health cafe to ‘subtly create awareness’

Pune opens its door to city’s first mental health cafe to ‘subtly create awareness’

Psychologist Vinaya Gore, the brains behind the initiative, talks about the need to raise awareness of mental health in a country where suicides and mental health problems continue to be swept under the rug. In order not to restrict discussions of mental health to four-walled clinical settings, psychologist Vinaya Gore has opened FistKothrud’s first mental … Read more

Bollywood celebrity trainer mantra: A Yogic lifestyle, with asanas, diet and sleep, can control diabetes

Bollywood celebrity trainer mantra: A Yogic lifestyle, with asanas, diet and sleep, can control diabetes

What is your blood sugar level? It is the measure of concentrated glucose in your blood. Yogic science considers devitalization and improper digestive processes due to overeating, obesity, and lack of exercise to be some of the main causes of diabetes. Another causal factor is stress. The push and pull of the demands of modern … Read more

Study suggests heart-healthy lifestyle is missing in 9 of 10 children in Punjab, Delhi

Study suggests heart-healthy lifestyle is missing in 9 of 10 children in Punjab, Delhi

Heart-healthy lifestyle is found to be lacking in 9 out of 10 children in Punjab and Delhiobserves Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor, Punjab Rattan Award winner and Vice President of Interventional Cardiology at Medanta Hospital. Dr. Kapoor is the principal investigator of a study that examined 3,200 children in the age group 5 to 18 years through … Read more

Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone

Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone

On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is very hot, and there is a “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You expected the weather to cool down, but another heat wave threatens human health and increases the chance of wildfires. In addition to these warm days and nights, air quality data … Read more

Know about the many mental health benefits of reading

Know about the many mental health benefits of reading

reading a good book can transport you to another world, broadening your horizon and empowering your knowledge and vocabulary. But did you know that reading can also help sharpen your mental acuity? According to Dr. Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist, reading has several mental health The benefits and pleasure reading can be used to help … Read more

‘You don’t have to understand it, just support it,’ Shaheen Bhatt to people who are dismissive of mental health

‘You don’t have to understand it, just support it,’ Shaheen Bhatt to people who are dismissive of mental health

Among the many celebrities who have spoken out about their struggles with mental health is Shaheen Bhatt, who hasn’t shied away from talking about experiencing bouts of anxiety and depression since she was a child. Now, she has spoken about how the experience gets worse when people, especially close friends and family, don’t understand the … Read more

Are yoga nidra, mindfulness meditation the secrets to restful sleep?

Are yoga nidra, mindfulness meditation the secrets to restful sleep?

Yoga and meditation are known to aid well-being by keeping you healthy, active, and calm. According to Dr. Deepak Mittal, founder and meditation expert at Divine Soul Yoga, these are ancient restorative sciences that promote holistic healing of mind, soul and body. In addition to its many known health benefits, did you know that yoga … Read more