Dr. Jasleen Kaur Bhalla's Blog

MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AMIDST COVID PANDEMIC  COVID has brought an array of mental health challenges for everyone, including children. Grief, fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, uncertainty, social isolation, increased screen time and parental fatigue have negatively affected the mental health of children due to disruption of routine, friendships and family support.  Mild signs of anxiety, such as difficulty in sleeping or concentrating have become common.  WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR......... In children <5 years : thumb sucking, bedwetting, clinging to parents, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, regression in behaviour or withdrawal from interactions. In children between 5 to 10 years : irritability, aggressiveness, clinginess, nightmares, school avoidance, poor concentration and withdrawal from activities and friends. In adolescents between 10 to 19 years : hyperactivity or fidgeting, sleeping, and eating disturbances, agitation, increased conflicts, physical...

PREGNANCY CARE  TO ALL THE PARENTS-TO-BE ( NOT JUST MOMMIES! ), I DON'T SAY PREGNANCY IS EASY BUT IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT IN THE END ( WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE REAL BEGINNING ;) ) AS THEY SAY "MAA BANN NE KA EHSAAS HOTA HAI KUCH KHAAS ( BEING PREGNANT IS AN ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT FEELING )- IT IS ACTUALLY LIKE THE HEAVEN AND THE HELL AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE BABY-BEARER !!!! APART FROM THE HOME REMEDIES SHOWERED ON THE MOTHER BY THE FAMILY AND THE NEIGHBOURS, HERE ARE SOME TIPS FROM MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW AS TO WHAT TO EXPECT DURING PREGNANCY AND WHEN TO SEEK HELP WHEN NORMALCY DISTORTS.  THE MOTHER'S HEALTH IS ALSO ABOUT THE 4 SPHERES ( AS ELABORATED IN ONE OF MY PREVIOUS BLOGS ) : PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL AS WELL. AS THE CONCEPTION HAPPENS, HORMONAL HARMONY DISRUPTS AND SYMPTOMS START TO APPEAR- INCLUDES MISSED MENSES, NAUSEA, VOMITING ( CALLED MORNING SICKNESS ), ACID REFLUX,  BREAST TENDERNESS, LETHARGY, PEEING OFTEN, SENSITIVITY TO ...

TIME IS NOW HEY! JUST WAIT!! TODAY'S POST IS ABOUT WOMEN BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THIS.  IT IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT FOR THE WOMAN HERSELF TO KNOW ABOUT HER HEALTH BUT ALSO THE ONES WHO SURROUND HER SO THAT THEY TOO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PREVENT DISEASES IN HER LIFE. SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PREVENTIVE ASPECTS OF ILLNESSES THAT ARE COMMON TO WOMANHOOD. THE THEME OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WHICH WAS OBSERVED ON 8TH MARCH WAS - ' TIME IS NOW - RIGHTS , EQUALITY AND JUSTICE '. IT HOLDS TRUE EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO A WOMAN'S HEALTH- HER RIGHTS TO HEALTHY LIVING ; EQUALITY IN PROVISION OF GOOD HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ; AND JUSTICE TO HER PHYSICAL AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH ! DIET, EXERCISE AND SLEEP ARE ESSENTIAL FOR A WOMAN TOO EAT HEALTHY, WHOLE, FRESH AND NATURAL FOODS ; KEEP AWAY FROM PACKED AND PROCESSED FOODS CUT DOWN ON THE FRIED FOODS , TRANS FATS, SATURATED FATS , SUGAR AND SALT AND ALSO ALCOHOL INTAKE ...

KIDNEY CARE  WORLD KIDNEY DAY WAS OBSERVED ON 8TH MARCH THIS YEAR. THE AIM IS TO KEEP YOU AWAY FROM YOUR NEPHROLOGIST'S APPOINTMENT. SO  HERE ARE SOME BASIC PREVENTIVE ASPECTS TO KEEP YOUR KIDNEYS IN PROPER FUNCTIONING MODE : HYDRATION - THE MAIN KINGPIN FOR YOUR KIDNEYS IS WATER. ALWAYS STAY ADEQUATELY HYDRATED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY PRESSURE ON THE LITTLE BEAN SHAPED ORGANS OF THE BODY !  EAT HEALTHY  ADD RED BELL PEPPERS TO YOUR SALAD PLATE  CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER ,GARLIC AND ONIONS ARE WONDER FOODS FOR KIDNEYS HEALTH CRANBERRIES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMBERS CONTROLLING YOUR DIURESIS AND HENCE MAINTAINING THE FUNCTIONING OF KIDNEYS ADD SERVING OF APPLES , BLUEBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES IN YOUR ROUTINE DIET  MODERATE AMOUNT OF GREEN TEA IS ALSO BENEFICIAL KEEP AWAY FROM PACKED AND PROCESSED FOODS  AVOID PAIN KILLER ABUSE  - THEY KILL YOUR HEALTH NOT THE DISEASE [OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS ARE THE MAIN CULPRITS FOR ALL YOUR HEALT...

BALANCED LIFESTYLE EVERYONE KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE....RIGHT?   BUT LEMME PUT SOME LIGHT ON THE "BALANCE" THAT YOU REQUIRE IN YOUR CURRENT LIFE WHICH YOU ARE NOT LIVING IN THE STYLE THAT IS MEANT FOR IT. THE BALANCE IS BASICALLY ABOUT 4 DOMAINS : PHYSICAL  {DIET, EXERCISE AND SLEEP} MENTAL EMOTIONAL  SPIRITUAL  THERE IS A KEY TO OPEN EVERY DOOR- PHYSICAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIALLY YOUR DIET , EXERCISE ROUTINE AND SLEEP !! DIET: EAT AT FIXED TIME DAILY  GIVE TIME TO MEALS (AFTER ALL THIS LIFE'S RAT-RACE IS FOR THE  पापी पेट (evil stomach) ONLY!  CHEW THOROUGHLY AND PROPERLY ; DON'T FORGET TO ENJOY EACH BITE !!  EAT ANYTHING BUT NOT EVERYTHING - KEEP A MIX OF SEASONAL VEGGIES AND FRUITS ; MILK AND CURD ; BALANCE THE CARBS-PROTEINS-FATS-WATER-FIBRE!  DETOX ONCE IN A WEEK  FASTING INTERMITTENTLY HELPS YOUR TUMMY TO REJUVENATE FOR BETTER DIGESTION. EXERCISE: BRISK WALK DAILY FOR ...