Vol I, Issue XXI
01-15 February, 2017
Dietician Sheela Seharawat
Weight loss & Wellness Specialist Mentor Diet Clinic
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memories Festival time triggers you to gain weight. Is that so? May be, may be not but if you are happy and family is happy and families of family are happy then celebration is a must. Festival time is the time that makes changes in our normal day to day life and festive occasions bring home family, friends, relatives, neighbors and many more and the excitement of our adrenaline emotions makes a festival time heavy family feast. We dietitians are just scum bags and our idea of proper eating just rolls into the corner. Nobody is ready to listen to us, especially at home. You can only dare to say to the children what you want to say to your elders and to those who are of your age as there is no way they would listen to you at home. They will only listen to you in your office when they have gained weight, not before that. Relationship is pack of love and emotions and learning to live within is the precious gift of life. It creates a fun and excitement in life. It has colors of Holi. It has lights and sound of Diwali. It has the welcoming sing of marriage when two families are getting tied into a new relation. In India family bonding is really strong and it is a blessing. We live in a family. We live with family and we live happily. We know the meaning of family and we value our family system. It is in our ecosystem without which we can’t live. We know if there is family there is a festival. Good point is that family is everywhere; in the remotest of villages to town, to a city, in a country or in any place where human has reached and started living. Family bonding can be seen in every part of the world. In USA, in a survey it is seen that during the festival they gain weight and according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, most Americans never lose the weight they gain during the winter holidays. The pounds add up year after year, making holiday weight gain an important factor in adult obesity. As a dietitian I have to look around the world and be careful about weight gains and our body metabolism. When we gain weight it soon becomes part of us and we just love to live with that weight until it starts giving us pain. If we pay a little attention to our weight at the beginning then we will never attain the level of obesity. It is very important to pay a little attention right from the beginning. It is good to enjoy heavy meal with family and friends but soon care to lose the extra pounds or start with portion eating or portion control. But as I said who likes to follow a dietitian doctrine with the endless temptation of food and when our loved one is asking one more bite from our side. Then definitely your fats and muscles will gain the deposition on the sides. Let me tell you a short story from my family. After my marriage with Rajiv his younger brother was to get married. He is very choosy right from his clothing to life style. I use to make fun of him.
As his marriage date got fixed, the news spread amongst our family and soon people started coming and house became a food market. Rajiv was also excited and one day he along with his brothers and his friends suddenly made up their mind to buy marriage suit for him. Needless to say he used the last limit on his credit card and returned home with bags full of switched clothes. Soon others also bought a few clothes for themselves. Marriage was in December and things had started at the end of September. These three to four months are full of festivals and family get together is very common. So heavy meal is normal and having extra fat is also normal. A week before the marriage Rajiv and his friend were enjoying themselves and suddenly they decided to check how the groom looks in those clothes. Lol! The suit was tight on him. Now Rajiv wanted that suit to get quickly altered. There is another big problem with readymade suits that they have not much margin to alter the dress. They ran from pillar to post but no tailor was ready to accept them. Now they had no other choice except to buy again new suits. The important focus is the weight gain. This story of my family is not just mine only but it is happening everywhere and each year’s fat is getting deposited into your body and over a period of time a person’s health gets in question. If we look at the data of British people who ate during their festival time like Christmas, then we can see that they ate nearly 6000 kcals which soon resulted into a weight gain of 2.3 kg. A study was conducted and results are still very shocking: that 75% of the annual weight gain takes place during festival time. According to research conducted by MSN for Christmas lunch alone the average Brit feasted on two to three servings, consuming 2,300 calories across one meal. Another study says that people who chew their food thoroughly are more likely to eat less and don’t gain a lot of fat as it gives them time to feel sooner filled. It is suggested that every person must aim to chew their bites at least 10 times before they swallow it. That not just allows you
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to enjoy your food which gives a better satisfied experience but it also keeps your digestion healthier. It is really very good to say that we Indians are fond of Panjabi dance which is a blessing for us. This Bhangra not just allows you a wonderful time for celebration but it also helps in weight loss. A study conducted with the help of a pedometer shows that the average person who walks around 10,000 steps burns around 400 calories a day. But you will be surprised to know that an average office worker walks only around 3000 steps a day. But dancing Bhangra or any such energetic dance allows you to burn around 450 calories within one and half hours of dance. So hit the dance-floor hard and rock on your festival time. Undoubtedly you will have a wonderful sleep of at least 7 to 8 hours after this wonderful dance which will keep your body fit, healthy and fine. Take care and enjoy your best festival time.
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1 nation, 6 fundamental rights and 68 years of constitutional intolerance that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women. Cultural and Educational rights provided in Article 29 and Article 30 of Indian constitution have also faced similar fate in the hands of those in power or the influential sections of the society. Cultural and Educational rights preserve the right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script, and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. Last but not the least Right to constitutional remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights under Article 32 of Indian constitution holds no significance when there is such widespread and impudent denial of fundamental rights to the citizens of free India. I couldn’t help wondering that when will that time come if not after 68 years when all Indian citizens will truly enjoy their fundamental rights and when I will be able to enjoy the true spirit of pride and patriotism without the hindrance of such useless thoughts on one of the most significant days of Indian history.
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As I witnessed the grand celebrations of our 68th Republic Day on TV, a sense of pride and patriotism filled me. The Republic Day ceremony was just as majestic and overwhelming as it has always been on every 26th January. As I watched on I couldn’t help wondering that it has been 68 long years since our constitution was formed and came into force on this day in 1950. The thought that the constitution also comprised a charter of six fundamental rights which empowered the citizens of India to enjoy certain privileges ensuring a peaceful, respected and contended life however, perturbed my calm sea of thoughts. The six fundamental rights Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights and Right to Constitutional Remedies may or may not be known by each and every citizen of the country. But the big question is that even after 68 years of making of Indian constitution, are the citizens of India allowed to exercise their fundamental rights? To begin with the right to equality gives the special privilege to every Indian citizen to be treated equally before the law and prohibits any
discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Right to equality is provided from Article 14 to Article 18 of Indian constitution. But aren’t we contradicting our own constitution by creating quota or reservation in Govt. employment opportunities or even for admission to educational institutions aided by Govt.? It is disturbing to realize that even after nearly seven decades of freedom, we have not been able to eradicate terms like SC / ST reserved quota categories from the very system which had actually prohibited these. Next the right to freedom provides every individual the basic liberty to voice or express their views and opinions through freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or union or cooperatives, movement, residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation, right to life and liberty, protection in respect to conviction in offences and protection against arrest and detention in certain cases. Right to freedom is provided from Article 19 to 22 of constitution. Sadly enough several instances can be traced in the past which clearly negate this basic right
of citizens to express their views on sensitive issues like religion, corruption or dubious Governmental policies. People in the past have faced legal action or the wrath of the influential for expressing their views publicly or on social media platforms. One of the many instances includes an incident from 2012 where two girls were arrested in Mumbai for their harmless posts on facebook about a bandh in Mumbai organized by Bal Thackeray. The girls were not only arrested but were subjected to lot of harassment and humiliation. Finally they had to submit a written apology to the police in order to get a bail. The same goes for the right to freedom of religion which allows an individual to exercise freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion, freedom to manage religious affairs, freedom from certain taxes and freedom from religious instructions in certain educational institutes. Article 25 to 28 enumerates the right to freedom of religion. In a more recent incident held in 2016, women were banned from entering Shani Shinganapur, a temple in Maharshtra’s Ahmednagar despite of massive protests by women activists and order passed by the Bombay High Court
Inside Jaat Agitation: Government vs Jaats Year 2016 brought three such occasions for Haryana which made its name infamous in the international news headlines. The Jaat Andolan shamed Haryana right in the beginning of the year 2016. Arson, riots, violence, Murthal rapes, murder, army rule and such similar stories about Haryana continued to hit the headlines in the media. On the other hand the floating Gurugram in the middle of the year made it to the international media yet again and defamed Haryana. But towards the end of 2016, Haryana Parvasi Diwas worked as an antiseptic on these past wounds...
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Jaat Agitation:
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Government vs Jaats Karamvir Kamal
Year 2016 brought three such occasions for Haryana which made its name infamous in the international news headlines. The Jaat Andolan shamed Haryana right in the beginning of the year 2016. Arson, riots, violence, Murthal rapes, murder, army rule and such similar stories about Haryana continued to hit the headlines in the media. On the other hand the floating Gurugram in the middle of the year made it to the international media yet again and defamed Haryana. But towards the end of 2016, Haryana Parvasi Diwas worked as an antiseptic on these past
wounds. Last year in February the Jaats carried out a protest for reservation which took a very ugly shape. Throughout the state of Haryana, this protest by the locals turned out to be an extremely violent affair and the widespread damage to public property, rioting and incidents of arson defamed Haryana’s name on the global front. These protests highlighted the complete failure of administration and police. Over 30 people died during these protests and besides common public the state incurred damages worth millions. During these protests some protesting miscreants even damaged the Munak canal due to which millions of people couldn’t even get water to drink
As many as 51000 students from various 400 schools of Gurugram and surrounding areas created history by singing national song ‘Vande Matram’ in one voice in ‘Voice of Unity’ program organized by Hindu Spiritual & Service Foundation in Tau Devi Lal Stadium of Gurugram where Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Lal was chief guest.
for days. The Prakash Singh committee formed by the govt. to investigate these protests questioned the operation of the police and administration. Since the beginning of this year too the Jaat Andolan has been knocking on Haryana’s door yet again. This time round both the govt as well as the Jaat leaders appears to be conclusive in their own terms. Learning from its previous mistakes the government is also fully prepared this time. Police and local administration is on full alert. Leaves of officials have been cancelled by the govt. State govt. is in no mood to take the protests lightly this time round, this thing becomes evident from the preparation of the govt. keeping in view that this time around 72 companies of paramilitary forces have been demanded from the centre out of which more than half have already been deputed. Apart from that Home guards besides Haryana police are stationed in sensitive areas prone to tensions. The government is keeping an eye on the social media and the Panchayats are also contacted so that the protestors can be halted and pacified with the support of the Panchayats.
Words of Jaat leaders
Jaat leaders who were earlier in favour of peaceful demonstration are now in the mood of an impactful and decisive protest. Measures have been taken to continue the demonstration day and
Three day National level AgriLeadership Summit at Surajkund in Faridabad
With a view to encourage farmers to adopt modern techniques of agriculture, the Haryana Government will organise a 3-day national-level Agri Leadership Summit-2017 at Surajkund in district Faridabad from March 17 to 19, 2017. This was disclosed in a meeting of the organising committee for Agri Leadership Summit-2017 held here today. Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, said that the theme of the summit was celebration of Swarna Jayanti, promotion of Haryana as peri-urban destination and focus on agri-business and marketing leadership. He said that seminars, exhibition, livestock show and interactions with experts, scientists and professionals from global institutions and universities would be organised during the summit. He said that while the Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department would be the nodal department for activities on March 17, Agriculture and Horticulture Departments would be the nodal departments on March 18. Similarly, nodal department for activities on March 19 would be Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED), Haryana Agro Industries Corporation (HAIC), Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation (HDDF), Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB), Haryana Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (HLRDC), Haryana State Seed Certification Agency (HSSCA), Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) and Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank (HARCO Bank).
night. Jaat leader, Yashpaal Malik told a newspaper in an interview that this time the demonstration will not end until and unless the Govt. doesn’t yield to all their demands including reservation and accepts it in written. According to the Jaat leader supportive of peaceful demonstration, the demonstration will be held peacefully but if any force is used by the Govt. against peacefully sitting demonstrators then he warned of dire consequences.
What are the demands?
m All cases reported during the protests should be withdrawn with immediate effect m A member from the family of each martyr who died during protests should be offered a Govt. job m Action should be taken against antisocial elements m Financial help should be given to the families of those died during the protests
The Govt. is ready
Learning from their experience of previous mistakes this time around the Govt. as well as the administration is fully alert and ready to deal with any kind of mishap or activity during the demonstration. Apart from the Police the Govt. has readied their MPs and ministers too to deal with the protestors. The state police is ready to deal with it if the demonstration becomes violent.
At the same time, the Govt’s Jaat MPs and ministers are busy cajoling people to keep away from the demonstration to make it a low key affair.
Some other measures by the Govt.
m Peace committees will be formed and the location of the demonstration will be under CCTV surveillance. m Petrol pumps will be banned from selling fuel separately in cans or any other storage utensil. m TV channels are banned from telecasting any type of objectionable language or video. m Special protection steps for Govt. or public property. m Officials to be stationed in villages. m Duty Magistrate to be stationed at the demonstration site to keep law and order. m Demonstrators will have to compensate for any damage to public or private property. m Violation of law will lead to court case against the accused under section 120B. m All those present during the demonstration will be accused despite of no direct involvement in the demonstration. m Owners and drivers of vehicles used during protests will also be considered punishable under law. m Action will also be taken against those using sound systems and holding langar (mass meals).
Soccer kit distributed to underprivileged students
On the Republic day, the soccer kit and shoes had been distributed by Fast Football Club to underprivileged students. All this activity was done under their programme “Project Koshish”. Through this project total 50 kids has selected for professional footballer training. They will be trained for next five years and develop a livelihood and instil a positive effect in
the same community using Football as a development tool. According to Head Coach Deepak Jha, the students which are best in football and can becomes a good football player their association will help them for coaching as well as equipments and necessary kits. So that, these students can build their future in sports.
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World’s largest free literary festival ends on a high with rousing debate and great acclaim for authors.
Elsie Gabriel
Described as the ‘kumbh of literary festivals’, the 10th edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival saw lakhs of cerebral literati punch a pack at the various ‘angaans’ and ‘gardens’ of the Diggi Palace at Jaipur, India; for four full days January 19th to the 23rd the atmosphere at the royal ancient grounds were filled with debate, discussion, hu-
mour and sunshine. Celebrities of course graced the numerous live talk shows,debates and readings which saw house full audiences suiting in for real watching Javed Akhtar, Ashwin Sanghi, Lila Azam Zanhaneh, Prasoon Joshi, Richard Flanagan, Luke Harding, Bibek Debroy, Paul Beatty, Mallika Dua, Hardeep Singh Puri, Hyeonseo Lee, Alan Hollinghurst and Shashi Tharoor. Over 400 world leading names and minds in the
art & culture fields of fiction and non-fiction writing created a feast of words in the Pink City, giving the novice and well nurtured literati their hungry dues. I must say that the crowds came in drones, atleast 30% were youth, plenty of students came in from all over the land, proving that JLF brings India hope! Yes Hope that reading is alive! Even the young ones standing and staring out into the corridors, lawns and shamiana shows knew deep inside that one day they would surely want to be up there on stage or read out their books to a huge audience like this. Although the JLF was mighty crowded and commercial,[ I guess someone needs to pay the bills] the mela set high standards of organisational skills and delivered it with finesse. The Lit mela had everything from beers in the sunshine, to sit down Burmese Kowsweys, to African Coffees, to Tandoors in the over loaded gourmet scene. Enough to feed the army coming in hungry, daily for their dose of some cerebral portions. Some highlights include the Festival exuberant American poet Anne Waldman who has appeared in a number of sessions to talk about Ginsberg, her life and to share her experimental poetry. Young UK based poet and spoken-word artist Kate Tempest entertained the audience on the Front Lawn on the last day raising whoops and cheers for her energetic delivery and insightful texts. Festival Directors Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple both featured in sessions to talk about their own recent books, Things to Leave Behind and Kohinoor. Hats off to the duo, who over the years have collected a fan following, been pied piper to all the cream de la creame of the literati in India and abroad all over the globe seeking a union of minds who can share and celebrate under one ancient Palace in the heart of India. The yoga guru Sadhguru, author of Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy, spoke at the Front Lawn on the first morning suggesting that ‘Human intellect is firing like never before. This is why
people are suffering. They have to think for themselves, not rely on scripture or a guru.’ Novelist and community activist Mridula Koshy, Anne Waldman, social theorist Ornit Shani, screenwriter and advertising guru Prasoon Joshi and chess champion Anuradha Beniwal delivered fantastically. Friday morning’s sessions with Rishi Kapoor and then Anand Neelakanta, Prasad Devineni, S.S. Rajamouli and Rana Daggubatidrew an excited and cheering crowd to fill the Front Lawn of the Diggi Palace. Unsurprisingly the economy has been discussed in a number of sessions, always returning to the issues of de-monetisation. Some of the world’s finest economists and business minds including Ha-Joon Chang, Sanjay Agarwal, Kunal Bahl, Amitabh Kant, Frank Trentmann, David McWilliams, Dambisa Moyo, Sadaf Saazgot together at ZEE JLF to discuss this and other issues and ambitions in the field of economics. Festival Director Namita Gokhale said, “There's always a sweet sadness as the festival draws to a close. It's been a wonderful exhilarating year, and the speakers and sessions covered a huge range of themes and narratives. I'm taking notes already, jotting down ideas, and gearing up for 2018.” Festival Director William Dalrymple said, "I think it was our strongest year yet, both at the main festival and at the Music Stage. Our artists were all magnificent and I'm incredibly proud of them." Closing a fabulous 10 years, the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival has hosted 1300 speakers and welcomed 1.2million book lovers. Its one of a kind! Although the rest of India is still struggling to enhance its literacy levels in far off villages and towns, out here in the extreme end, JLF has surely put India on the Global map; and leading without runners-up in the race to ‘Intellectual Consumerism’ of a wide variety, with no borders or rules, just sheer stimulation of the mind. Living, not existing! Uplifting! World Class!
Parusha presents
‘Aarambh’ Parusha, co-founded by Parul Garg & Usha Srivastava, is organizing an Art Exhibition named “Aarambh” in Delhi at the Lokayata Art Gallery. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Mr. Ashwani K. Prithviwasi and will be open for general public from 3rd to 9th February, 2017 from 11 am to 7 pm. Parusha provides a platform to young and budding artists to display and promote their work of art & inspire art lovers.
By S. Karmakar
By Parul Garg
By Pawan Lohia
By Somdatta
By Jyoti Garg
By Vijay Malhotra
By Antara Pain
By Shubhi Ranjan
By Vani Pradeep
'Whose Padmavati?'
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Sparsh Upadhyay Email ID -13bal055@nirmauni.ac.in
The uproar over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavati’ (which is still being filmed) has lessons to teach. And the most important one is that history is very problematic, however the case is understandably complex given the fact that we have very limited sources to know our past. When there are such limitations, the mistakes are bound to happen and that is what has led to the incident with Mr. Bhansali. When I talk about mistake, I refer to the undisputed fact that History is less about facts and more about our emotions attached to it. It may be the case that history as we study it, is altogether different from what it really is. When I talk about history, I mean the facts and incidences that have happened in the past.
The problem with history
The problem with history is that it is known through limited sources and such sources have also been subjected to different times in history whereby such sources have high chances of being distorted. However, the problem becomes different when the sources may not have been distorted but they are limited in themselves. For example, the issue over ‘Padamavati’, it is an open truth that the only source through which we know about queen Padmavati is the poem Padmavat, written by Malik Mohammad Jayasi in 1540 CE; it is to be noted that this was the first time when Padmavati found her first mention anywhere in the history. The poem, ‘Padmavat’ mentions the beauty of Rani Padmavati and her association in AlauddinKhilji’s conquest of Chittorgarh. Before this Sufi poem, there are no mentions of the queen of Chittorgarh. After this poem, many writers/artists based their art/work on the story of this queen Padmavati and her story has been retold many a times. Roughly, it could be said that AlauddinKhilji has plans of invading Chittorgarh, which he succeeded in. It is said that the urge to invade Chittorgarh alsobecause he wanted to have Padmavati (the tales of her beauty has mesmerised Khilji). But he could have her, Rani Padmavati, committed suicide. Such tales have been proudly told showcasing the bravery of the queen and thus she gained popularity as a bravery queen.
The case of Padmavati (the movie) vis a vis freedom of expression
Our Constitution guarantees to all the citizens freedom of speech and expression with appropriate restrictions set out by the state. The case with Bhansali is that he has got all the right to express his opinion in the form of a feature film, there could be no justification at all in the interferenceof his right. The latest brawl done by the KarniSena, is purely unconstitutional. There are many reasons behind that, firstly that since history cannot be claimed by any one group or community, it cannot be said that one has copyright over it. Bhansali may have his own liberty to film the history, the way he wants. Howver, it si understandable that deviation from popular folk story may cause bad effect to the emotions of the people who are associated with such stories. But here, since the film is not yet released and things cannot be assumed, there appears no right of anyone to object to the right of Bhansali to make his film. Secondly, if an alternate view is tried to be presented by a filmmaker, there is no right of anyone else to interfere. When the only source is Jayasi’s poem, then how can one say that that is the only truth, there could be multi faces of that truth and if Bhansali is willing to present his own opinion of the truth, that needs to be protected.
Empowering Women
A very common word that has been on the tongue of everyone these days is women empowerment. Much has been said about how and what facilities should be given to empower women in our country. Apart from special provisions granted in the field of education and career, there are a few points which are necessary to adopt here. Facilities are of no use if the women themselves are not willing to be empowered. It is very important to think firstly that, they are strong enough to tackle their problems and to deal with suitability. The key to handle our life is with us and it is on us to use it the way we want. It is essential to know what is my aim and which is the best way available to DR. KAVITA VIKAS achieve it. A woman knows her weakness Author and Freelancer and strength. The path suggested by others Email – kavitavikas28@gmail.com may not suit her. For example, a woman knows better which way she is comfortable, whether working with men or women? Same way, does she prefer individuality or remaining in group? etc. Age has no bounds. The learning process is continuous till the last breathe. A woman must keep herself open to learn new things. Life never becomes stagnant after any phase. The age after forty is the age to rejuvenate oneself. By this time most of the liabilities are covered. So the time comes when a woman refreshes herself. The hobbies or the desires which had become past days' memory are to be taken up now. It will boost you up and you will inspire yourself. This enhances your inner beauty and the joy of being engaged in a constructive work makes you proud of yourself. I can cite the example of plenty of such women who have excelled in their projects which were taken up in their later
ages. I know one such lady who in her sixties hired up the catering business as she loved cooking but somehow could not find time to start up in her early days. In my neighborhoods I have seen a young widow running her boutique nicely. Once she was not allowed to talk to any outsiders as the family members were so orthodox. She used to keep herself in veil. Time changed as the older members of family passed away gradually, then she came in forefront to run her family business. Women empowerment does not mean strength to protect oneself. It is the inner strength which fills a woman with confidence, self respect and innovation. One should be courageous to move alone from one place to another and to do most of the works from her own end instead of being dependent on others. A little knowledge of working online is also required as we all are connected globally now. One must know operating bank account or sending formal mails etc. Getting awareness about handling internet and newer features of mobile are ought to be known. It will help them cover a large area sitting in the corner of the house. Last but not the least, be a socialized person. Socialization helps in the interaction of ideas. Moreover, as is said, birds of same feathers flock together, so formation of groups with the persons having same interests would help you learn more ideas and tricks of growth and solutions to shortcomings. Women empowerment means more responsibilities at the home as well as in the office or at the business. A good relation with family members and colleagues provides you mental peace. It may provide you a stronger platform to overcome your stress and to take decisions in the favor of the largest mass.
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health
By Dietitian Sheela Seharawat
Our festive season becomes our sweet eating season There are various scientific studies regarding the measure of festive weight gain which took place in foreign countries. According to the British Dietary association during Christmas average person in the UK consumes about 6000 kcals on Christmas day and by the New Year one gains weight of about 2.3 kg. “India is not so cold as UK or other European countries and here we don’t have so many scientific studies on such subjects like weight gain. Here we don’t need to drink so much alcoholic drinks to warm ourselves however if I say from my personal experience then I can say – yes we gain a lot of fat during festive seasons.” Says Dietitian Sheela Seharawat. Bimla Patel 36 says: “My husband is a civil engineer and during festive season my home becomes a sweet shop. Everyone who visits him either in the office or at home leaves a sweet box. Soon our freezer is full of different kind of sweets. What can we do? We are just four at home so we have to finish it. No matter how less we try to eat but gradually it adds fats to our body. Our festive season becomes our sweet eating season.” It is very prominent is India that we send sweet boxes to our kin and kith and sometimes the number of sweets, dry fruits and other food stuff accumulates so much that we need to speedily finish before it parishes. And once we finish the first lot there is another big festive day and more sweets come to our home. Kalpana 45 says: “We are from a business family and each year during festival we have to send dry fruits and sweet to our known. It is like a business token. We mostly order sweets of some varieties in
“Happiness leads to bigger meal.” Says Dietitian Sheela Seharawat. In fact when you are happy and in the company of family and friends then you are more open to talk, dance, have fun and you unintentionally eat a lot. large quantities and distribute them. A few of them are of course for our home and several people send us sweets during the festival as well. So it becomes very difficult to control your taste buds. No matter if you try to eat less but gradually months after months it becomes too much.” “The more your intake is the more you need to burn,” says Dietitian Sheela Seharawat. If you ask a foodie to first run say 20 minutes or exercise for half an hour and then eat his or her favorite sweet to maintain their body weight, they will never agree. If there is no burning but a lot of adding calories, then health is definitely at risk. Seema Pandey 50 says: “India is a country of festivals as we have different seasons so we have different festivals too. The love of rich good and sweets is very common. If I am not wrong then the big festive season starts in October itself and it goes till January. It is very common token to gift sweet boxes. Earlier we had larger family but now we are just one to four or five persons so it
i s really difficult to finish fast. So usually another festival comes before we finish eating all the sweets from the previous and again sweets come and you are to eat again.” It is true that our festival season starts in October and mostly it is the month when marriage season begins and new excitement and enjoyment is in air. As marriage is a gala occasion so it is a big feast time. In our country marriage doesn’t mean one day affair. It goes for days along with the rich foods. Poonam 36: “Sweets mean happiness and during festival it is considered good to share sweets and it is a time when you invite others to your home or someone invites you. It is very common that the food is oily, rich, and tasty and heavy for our digestion. If this continues for months and more then gaining weight is very easy. During winter eating gains a lot of attention and if you have one or more marriage in your family then don’t ask about the weight gain. I don’t want me and my family to suffer from obesity. I try
to stop the heavy eating habit but it is not always possible.” Once you gain weight then it is very difficult to get back to your slim body. For many it becomes a herculean task but the real problem is not that you have put on weight but that it can create a lot of physical and healthy challenges like diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure etc. If you look at your yearly calendar then you can find that during March you have Holi and since then you have marriage time till June or July. Indeed summer heat reduces the intake but not for the people keeping their air conditioner on. An estimate made from nutrition and health department says that nearly 75% of weight gain takes place during festival season. Of course these stats are not from India. As India have much more festival seasons than the rest of the world. If on average you gain 5-10 pounds each year then think where your body weight will be in next 10 years. It is always better to start paying attention to your weight right from the beginning and try to stay right on your weight and eat on time, take your 3 meals of the day with supportive 2 -3 snacks and drink a lot of water so you can continue living healthy. Good news is that if you have enjoyed your festival season in your own way and put on weight then you need 3 months to live according to your dietitian to lose that newly add-on weight. We dietitians can suggest you the best healthy diet plans to stay healthy and live longer and above all with less risk of catching any disease or with minimum complications if you already have one. This year try to follow us and have the best health.
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Faridabad (NCR) | 01-15 February, 2017
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Festivals bring debonair time in life
“Dietitian sucks your days especially when it comes to festival season.” Says dietitian Sheela Seharawat. Festival time is the craziest of times when festive lovers are geared up to head out to eat, drink and be merry. It is just the time when they throw away worries about diet plans, dietary restrictions and diet management. They just start shimmying around the fun, food and festival.
By Dietitian Sheela Seharawat
In fact festive morning is different from rest other day’s mornings. Most of the offices are closed. The entire week feels like a Sunday. No care about the wakening time, no care about the traffic on road so every time is the best time to be in great mood to celebrate. Celebration means the best time of enjoyment. Everyone eats like the best foodie and sleep back on their bed at any time they want as they do not need to fear of the next morning’s early start of the day. This crazy fact lolls most of the excitement as people are free to live without measures. Hang on with the festival season. It mostly lands up with a lot of partying, boozing and lines your stomach with fast oily junk foods and the worst above all loss of hydration. All of that makes you
end the festival season with the worst health. Sometime you are eating a lot, sometime becoming sporadic and then having unquestionable food choices. This can really make anyone unhealthy, after all our foods are the right source in making our body. Food defines the shape of our body, mind, vitality and healthy energy level. “If you are filling yourself with any junk food then you are filling yourself with colors and preservatives too which is dangerous for you.” Says Dietitian Sheela Seharawat. Festival season is full of sweets that have artificial food colors and chemical preservatives, as these are dangerous for your kidney and liver and it can also trigger asthma attacks. You should try eating dry fruits, dry fruits barfi, or coconut barfi. It is good to prepare food at home. It is very important to avoid silver-coating on these sweets available at the market, as these coatings are adulterated with aluminums which means they are unhealthy to eat. One of the most important things is to stay hydrated and avoid things that can result in dehydration or cause dehydration. It is very important to drink plenty of water. It helps in detoxing your body and it also helps in maintaining the right amount of energy level. When you stomach is full of water then I can guarantee that you will eat less and that will further help you to stay healthy and fit. It is important to avoid sugary drinks or any fizzy drinks. Too much of them adds to dehydration. It is better to have butter milk, curd. Make milk and honey beverages with fresh fruits and nuts. You can also consume drinks such as green tea, lime water, fruit juice and shakes. smoothies, coconut water and lassie. Such drinks add nutrition to your body, help with better digestion, lighter belly and support good sleep. It is most important to avoid alcoholic drinks as it is the major cause of dehydration. It does not just spoil the festival but it is also a major cause of quarrels, abusive behavior and incidents. Avoiding alcohol saves you from bad hangovers and it also helps in avoiding extra calories intake. “Sweets are not just the one evil; salt is equally dangerous.” says dietitian Sheela Seharawat. The intake of sugar adds risk of diabetes whereas the excess of salt can
cause trouble with your blood pressure and heart. During the festival we hardly want to eat simple plain roti, instead of this we love to have Puri. Too much of sweet, salt and fat is not good to eat. It is a sure way to get ill and face health problem. In order to save yourself it is very important to eat slowly as it gives you time to munch your food properly. That will not just aid your digestion but it will also make you feel sooner full. It is also very important to have your 3 time meals daily. If you are taking all of the three meals on time with proper hydration then you will have less space for the extra snacks you are eating. That is one of the best healthy ways to stop over eating. The real problem is not just over eating but also imbalance. When you eat all the three meals then there is a great chance that you are choosing different food to eat each meal, which provides you overall variety. That means that you are having balanced diet and after that if you eat some extras in the name of festival then afterwards you can very easily get rid of the extra kilos of weight you have gained during the festival. Three times meals provide your body with steady energy throughout the day and
if your tasty festival foods are still making you feel hungry then you can add a snack or two while maintaining your ideal calorie range. You can also try to limit yourself before the festival days; before these days you can eat less calories so you get balanced again. “Balancing is the key.” Says dietitian Sheela Seharawat. If you are conscious about your intake, then half of your problem is being solved. You can split your three meals into 4-5 meals if you love the dishes available on your plate so much. Try eating curd at the end of each meal as it helps with digestion and also helps in having the final touch in your meal. After meal try to drink warm water instead of freeze cold water as warm water helps in detoxing your body as well as with digestion whereas freeze cold water is not considered very healthy as per the new research. You have definitely some of the best and healthy ways to control your taste buds and enjoy each of the festivals for longer and in better way. It will be really nice for a family to go for a long walk. It will be refreshing and at the same time much healthier as it helps with digestion.