Author: Team HealthPil
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, yet a significant number of cancer-related deaths are preventable by catching the disease early. That is what cancer screening is all about.
Every year, millions of people around the world receive dog bites — and a large number of them worry about one question: “Can I still get rabies even if I got vaccinated?” It is a fair concern. Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, which is why understanding vaccination, timing, and wound care is so important.
In August 2013, Harish Rana fell from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation in Chandigarh. He was a BTech student. He survived the fall, but the brain injury left him in a Persistent Vegetative State — quadriplegic, fed through a surgically placed stomach tube, and entirely unresponsive. His parents, who came from Uttarakhand, moved to Delhi and sold their home to pay for his care. For thirteen years, they waited for a recovery that never came.
Most Indian parents eat far more carbohydrates than they realise, because this is how meals have been structured for decades. Breakfast usually begins with paratha, bread, poha, or upma. Lunch is roti with sabzi, and dal, while dinner is described as “light”, which again means one roti or a small bowl of rice. Throughout the day, protein disappears from the plate, replaced by carbohydrates that feel filling but do very little to preserve muscle or regulate hunger. So, would a simple Indian diet without any fancy ingredients help provide wholesome nutrition, while keeping a calorie deficit and helping with weight loss? Yes, it’s totally possible with just everyday food. We’ll see how, stay with us.
Most Indian parents eat far more carbohydrates than they realise, because this is how meals have been structured for decades. Breakfast usually begins with paratha, bread, poha, or upma. Lunch is roti with sabzi, and dal, while dinner is described as “light”, which again means one roti or a small bowl of rice. Throughout the day, protein disappears from the plate, replaced by carbohydrates that feel filling but do very little to preserve muscle or regulate hunger. So, would a simple Indian diet without any fancy ingredients help provide wholesome nutrition, while keeping a calorie deficit and helping with weight loss? Yes, it’s totally possible with just everyday food. We’ll see how, stay with us.