Dr. Jasleen Kaur Bhalla's Blog

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE  7 APRIL 2018 - ON THIS WORLD HEALTH DAY THEME OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, LET'S JOIN HANDS TO PROVIDE HEALTH TO EVERYONE AND EVERYWHERE . WE ALL HAVE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE AND WE SHOULD MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF IT.  FOR ME, AS A DOCTOR, UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE INCLUDES THE FOUR SPHERES OF HEALTH : PHYSICAL , MENTAL , EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL INCLUDING DIET, EXERCISE AND SLEEP.  THE AIM OF MEDICINE IS JUST SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF WHEREAS OUR AIM SHOULD BE PREVENTION OF SUCH DISEASES AND AILMENTS THAT REQUIRE MEDICINE !! THE FIRST AND THE MAIN COMPONENT TOWARDS HEALTH IS HANDWASHING WHICH IS NOT JUST MERELY RUBBING HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER BUT ALSO FOLLOWING THE BASIC 6 STEPS. HAND WASHING IS NOT SIMPLY AN ACT BUT IS AN ART. THIS WORLD HEALTH DAY EMPHASIZES THE ART OF HAND WASHING, BREAST FEEDING, NEED FOR VACCINATIONS, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, RISING PROBLEM...

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 ...