Healthy Mom

As a child I felt pressure to be a certain kind of perfection do every thing "just perfectly". It sounds to be a simple phrase but, gives me lots of stress...From the outside my life looks great, but inside I was struggling. I felt a lot of pressure to be JUST PERFECT .... a perfect mum, perfect bahu, perfect beti, perfect wife, perfect in all relations. I might have managed to succeed grossly but things got worse when i decided to work and explore the world outside my house. i wanted to find "ME" and establish  my own identity. fighting for self is never an easy way. Hence, began the stressful,depressing phase of my life Resultant,  I am suffering from Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome (AFS) and the dysregulation of the NeuroEndoMetabolic (NEM) Stress Response Depression and anxiety came on thick and fast. I was prescribed antidepressants, but I soon realized they were not for me. I remember sitting out in the garden, feeling so detached from my family and loved ones. I...

Let me tell you a tale of suhasini. Suhasini is a typical lady raised in a first world country. Before suhasini was born she was predisposed to hormonal imbalance due to the fact that her mother had experienced hormonal symptoms during her life and had taken synthetic hormones for contraception for many years. As suhasini grew up she was exposed to a wide range of chemicals in her diet which influenced her glandular system even before she hit puberty. Suhasini ate a typical diet consisting of meat and chicken products, fruits, vegetables and grains. She was exposed to a range of growth promoters from the animal products which influenced her glandular system and growth rate. She ate a wide range of refined sugar products which influenced her pancreatic function and she was exposed to a wide range of herbicides, pesticides and chemicals which all attached to her hormone receptor sites. When Suhasini reached puberty – which was several years earlier than her mother – she experien...

ससुराल में सब खाने के बड़े शौक़ीन हैं।  स्वाद और ज़ायके के पारखी हैं सब।  हर व्यंजन बड़े ही करीने से बनाया जाता है।  हर पाक विधि अपने आप में विशिष्ट। हर निवाले में  नायब ज़ायकों का  शुमार।  थाली में चाहे एक सब्ज़ी ही क्यों न हो मगर देखने और खाने में बिलकुल शाही अंदाज़। ये बात किसी विशेष त्यौहार या आयोजन की नहीं है... रोज़ाना की थाली भी इतनी  शाही होती है हमारे यहाँ।  कुछ अत्यावश्यक विशेषताएं जो हमारे यहाँ के भोजन में होनी ही चाहिए वो हैं : सब्ज़ी का सुर्ख लाल रंग, एक मोटी परत मैं तैरता तेल, मसालों का ज़बरदस्त स्वाद। पाकशैली की भी कुछ अनोखे हैं : भरपूर प्याज-लहसुन का प्रयोग,मिर्च का करारा तड़का, मसाले तैरने योग्य तेल, तेज़ खुशबू और रंग के मसाले का इस्तेमाल। ज़ाहिर है स्वाद के अनुपात में सेहत और पोषण के साथ भारी समझौ ता हुआ है। Healthy Eating के विचार ने अभी तक इस रसोई को छुआ भी नहीं है। ससुराल को अपनाने की कवायत में निश्चित ही ये शैली भी अपनाना लाज़मी था मेरे लिए..... मगर मैंने परम्परा  नहीं पहल को चुना क्यों की मुद्दा ये नहीं ...

बडी फुरती से मैं रसोई के काम निपटा रही थी।ये मेरे लिए नया था। शादी के दो सालों में कभी ऐसा नहीं हुआ कि मैं रसोई अकेले चलाऊँ, मेरी जेठानी हमेशा ही बडी कुशलता से सारे घर का कार्य-भार संभाले रखती थीं।कहने से पहले फरमाइशें पूरी करने वाली मेरी जेठानी ने कभी घर-गृहस्थी का भार मेरे कंधों पर पडने ही नहीं दिया। सारा दिन रसोई में बर्तनों की खनक पर थिरकती जेठानीसा आज रसोई से नदारद थीं। कारण था कल शाम उनके पैर में आई मोच। उनकी एडी की सूजन और उनकी आँखों से छलकता दर्द काफी था ये समझने के लिए की उनकी चोट गहरी थी। मैंने बडी जिद्द की.... मगर जेठिनीसा हट किए रहीं की मामूली सी चोट है, अपने आप ठीक हो जाएगी। उन्होंने उस मोच को कतई तवजजो़ नहीं दी... न आराम.. न इलाज। मैं उनकी मजबूत शख्शियत से प्रभावित हुँ किन्तु दर्द सहना कहाँ तक सही। दर्द तो लाज़मी है। जिन्दगी है तो चोटें हैं, चोटें हैं तो दर्द है। मगर इस दर्द को सहना हमारा निजी मसला है। हम औरतें न.. कभी व्यस्तता, कभी  अज्ञान, कभी खुद की बेकदरी... हमेशा कुछ ऐसा ज़रूर होता है जो हमें अपनी देख भाल करने से रोकता सा है। दर्द को अपनी जिन्दगी का हिस्सा ब...

माँ बड़ी परेशन सी गाड़ी से बहार देख रही थी। डॉक्टर के क्लिनिक से बहार  निकलते वक़्त खासी निराश थी।  बड़े दिनों से माँ ने एक ही जिद्द पकड़ रखी थी की होमियोपैथी करवा दो, हमें ये अंग्रेजी दवाइयां नहीं लगेंगी।  जहाँ तक मेरी याद जाती है , मैंने माँ को हमेशा  ऐड़ी के दर्द से परेशान ही देखा था।  और माँ की इसी समस्या के लिए हमने हर तरह का इलाज करवाया मगर माँ को आराम ही न मिले... हर बार माँ एक नया विकल्प ले कर आतीं और उस इलाज के बाद कुछ दिन राहत महसूस करतीं।  ये सिलसिला पहले पापा और अब हम जारी रखे हैं।  इस बार होमियोपैथी की जिद्द थी। सो मैं उन्हें क्लिनिक ले गयी, मगर  दवाइयां लेके वो कुछ परेशान नज़र आ रही थीं।  आखिर मैंने माँ से पूछ ही लिया की क्या बात हैं  जो उन्हें  परेशान कर रही है ? मैं : क्या बात हैं माँ , किस उलझन में हो ? माँ : बेकार ही इतनी महंगी दवाइयां लीं। मैं : अरे ! डॉक्टर को दिखवाना था।  अब डॉक्टर ने कहा है तो दवाई तो लेनी होगी न। माँ : क्या दवाई, कोई फायदा नहीं होगा। मैं : क्यों नहीं होगा, पूरी दवा...

When highschool sweethearts avi and avni married.. they were together in every sense. Life was a fairytale and they spent every waking moment together and relaliated in each others arms. They worked together and partied together. The hectic living conditions, random unhealthy eating and lack of physical activity had its toll on them. And soon the couple who did everything together gained weight together. So from the fit couple in love....they became fat couple in distress. But  after losing his dad to cancer, avi found fitness. He switch his high-stress job for a simpler one and learned everything about eating clean and exercising. Avni was too shy to go to the gym, but soon became inspired by her husband's dedication. Today! Both are happy and healthy, cooking and working out together. "We have no desire to be fitness models or competitors, or even try to achieve that 'perfect' body," We just want to be healthy enough to do the activities that we l...

I started my pregnancy with the goal of 'healthy" weight gain. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. By the time baby was born, i gained over 20 kilos but was determined to get the weight off—in a healthy way. I jumped into few combination of yoga, aerobics, Pilates exercises at home. I did it at least five times a week for one hours a day and ate healthy 80 percent of the time (couldn't avoid the "laddos"). it wasn't easy... for my body didn't work according to me, my baby needed me 24x7, my healing body wanted to skip any and every exercise session, the new mommy-hood was overwhelming.... there was too much on my plate.... at times i felt like giving up... but then my husbands motivation and my daughters smile kept me going. i told myself it was not the issue of few pounds... it was more of a commitment to my health. people told me what was the hurry... but i knew the early i begin the farther i'll reach. ,It took a year to lose the w...

Once upon a time, there lived a generous and kind-hearted king. But the people weren’t happy with their king because the king was very lazy and would not do anything other than eating and sleeping. He spent days and weeks and months in his bed either eating something or sleeping. The king became a potato couch and the people started to worry about the king. One day, the king realized that he couldn’t even move his body, not even his foot. He became very fat and his enemies made fun of him, calling him ‘fatty king’, ‘bulky king’ etc. The king invited expert doctors from various parts of his country and offered them generous rewards to make him fit. Unfortunately, none could help the king gain his health and fitness. The king spent enormous amounts of money but everything went in vain. One fine morning, a holy man visited the country. He heard about the ill-health of the king, and informed the minister at the palace that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising w...

This is the third snooze and my husband complained.. 'why do you even set an alarm when you just snooze and never get up'.Actually this is my real alarm. I have never been a morning person. Infact i m someone who firmly believes in importance of 8 hours sleep. I never getup satisfied for a sound sleep instead i count the hours i slept and feel accordingly the whole day. For instance, a night with 7 hours 55 minutes sleep will have a lousy morning... and an exhausted day. A deficiency of sleep therefore is an emergency situation for me. Night sleep becomes even more crucial as i don't nap during the day. As i was still in bed calculating the hours i slept last night the alarm rang again... my husband was about to start his daily rant but i sneaked out of bed gesturing him to be quite. So i woke up!! Now what? What was the alarm for? Ah! Don't ask... this alarm was for my morning workout, which by the way was snoozed 4 times... and 10 min per snooze means i was 40 min...

 अलमारी... यूँ तो घर की एक आम सी चीज़, मगर एक बडी खास बात है इसमें... नाजाने कितनी बेशकीमती यादों का खजाना बटोरे खामोश सी एक कोने में खडी रहती है। अलमारी से रूबरू होना और यादों के गलियारों में खो जाना मेरी आदतों में शुमार है। आज भी कुछ ऐसा ही हुआ... यूँ ही पुराने कपडों की तहें टटोल रही थी कि अचानक एक पुराने कुर्ते पर नजरें जा टिकी। सागरी हरा रंग, सफेद बार्डर, मोती की बारीक कारिगरी...उफफ... मेरा पसंदीदा लिबास... होंठों पर मुसकुराहट और आँखों में हसीन लम्हे तैर गए। मैं सब छोड़ खडी हुई और लपक कर उसे पहनने लगी... मगर... अगले ही पल निराश हो कर बैठ गई.... मेरा बेडौल शरीर अब इस कुर्ते की खूबसूरती के साथ इंसाफ नहीं कर सकता... माँ बनना दुनिया का सबसे खूबसूरत अहसास है मगर कुछ खामियां भी इसके साथ आती हैं। बेडौल झूलता शरीर ढीले कपडों में छुपा कर मैंने ऐसे कितने ही पुराने कपडों को यादों के साथ अलमारी में छुपा रखा है। मायूस तो हूँ.... मगर सोचती हुँ क्या वक्त वो पुराने दिन लौटा सकता है.... क्या वो सागरी हरा कुर्ता फिर मुझे अपना सकता है...। पुनच्श्रः -- माँ बनने के बाद वापस अपनी शारीरिक संरचना मे...

As kids our best memories are definitely those spent with our parents. I clearly remember all my evening trolls with my dad and  younger brothers ( they were architectural analysis tours of under construction buildings in our neighborhood). In fact its the best memory I have. And so I feel I (actually we...my husband and me) should create some such memories that my daughter can cherish. Taking her out is something we try too hard for. Recently we took her to zoo owing to her new found interest in animals. It was a great day... As we were reminiscing our childhood zoo trips, my daughter was having a blast. She was having conversations with animals, mimicking their sounds. She just wanted to stay... Taking her time to see all possible activities of each one of them. And hence the short trip to huge zoo became a never ending one.. I was exhausted... All the joy I had on seeing my baby kind of faded off and a weariness took over me... I was irritable both for how long she was stretc...

"Coming home to".... A simple phrase that translates to tranquillity and belongingness. But I guess this doesn't hold true for a mom. On my way home I feel a "to do" list storming towards me and not to miss my back moaning in pain. A full day at office sitting on the chair and stressing my  vertebrae ends me into a sore back that calls the day off as a defend my way back home. A share of this weariness surely flies off as my little muchkin comes running to greet me at the door and I bow down to cuddle him up my arms ( aah...says my back). A day, that should ideally end with that hug actually starts for me. From cooking to cleaning and serving the dinner. From chasing my baby to playing his favorite games to picking thoses scattered toys (aaaah.... My back yelids) From maintaining the house yo planning for the next day... I toil more...and my back cries more... The fight goes on as I beg my back for a little more... I wish something could ease my pain...I ...

momshealthcare Seems like yesterday... When my little princess came in my life.Time has flown and my muchkin has metamorphosed into a beautiful baby girl toddling around my house. My responsibilities as a mother have grown manifolds and the most crucial being feeding her. Running around the house playing hide and seek as she eats a bite every time a "dhappa" her...is a part of my life now. With every meal I have to go through this ordeal... Yes I call it a ordeal because my knees feel weak and my calf bursts out in pain.... Pregnancy and post delivery engagement in taking care of my girl has pushed my health in back seat.... I desperately feel the need for strengthening and attend to my constant knee pain... P.S. this little story may sound relatable to many.. Its true that while we are busy enjoying the newly found motherhood, we tend to neglect the suffering of our body. Mothers are storng but their strength needs maintenance too through the rough phases of body changes...