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“Are you afraid of being sick?”, the doctor asked. I know I am not the first one to be judged for consulting a doctor to cure “body ache”. When the doctors themselves don’t shy away from snubbing and judging the women who are suffering from fibromyalgia, just because they don’t believe in the condition, what would poor patients do? Trust me he is one of the leading neurologists in Kochi. So I was left wondering “Is fibromyalgia real?”. For more than a year I lived in denial because the doctor said so. As the days went by, my pain worsened and I was unable to pinpoint the source of pain as it kept on radiating throughout the body. That’s when my time overlapped with my Holistic Wellness journey. My Yoga, meditation, EFT tapping, reflexology, and all practices worked, and slowly the pain subsided, including severe ENT problems too.
Is fibromyalgia real?
Fibromyalgia is an invisible symptom that doesn’t have symptoms that are evidently visible to others. This is where the real struggle of convincing the healthcare providers, coworkers, and even friends and family comes into the picture. In addition to the pain, the patients would also have sleep issues, mood swings, and memory problems. These are often conveniently ignored by the people around as a normal daily struggle.
The fact that more than half of the healthcare providers including neurologists is a fact that needs to be addressed on a larger scale because the person who is in pain feels neglected. This in turn could affect their emotions and have a psychological impact on them. Eventually, they leave it to themselves as they become exhausted from the travail.
Why the symptoms can be confusing?
Fibromyalgia has a cluster of symptoms that could overlap with other conditions like arthritis. Hence there is no definitive treatment for the condition. Since the symptoms vary, the cure is more or less an experiment. Nonetheless, the World Health Organisation has already recognized it as a disease and hence the doctors who deny hardly make any sense. They should rather update their medical knowledge up to date to consider fibromyalgia real.
I was lucky enough to be introduced to the condition by my ENT specialist. Lest I would have left behind wondering myself that I was being lazy. Further, I went ahead and started my therapy by being my therapist. The first step was to stop asking and start acting by making fibromyalgia real in my psyche. Many of you might have been sailing in the same boat and would be surprised to know that ‘hey, there is someone like me. But don’t worry we all are here for you. DM me on my Instagram page to join my holistic wellness community.
We work to make a living or quench the thirst for passion. Your passion and profession might be the same or different. Your occupation would be your choice or someone else’s pressure. But how you cope with the situation in your office is all up to you. But how to deal with the politics in office? When we talk about wellness, occupational wellness is the prime aspect that we need to deal with because that’s where you spend the major part of your life. Hence we address the first and prime aspect of wellness – occupational wellness, of which office politics is the toughest to tackle.
Politics in office
Office politics can have different faces and aspects. The most common aspects that we are dealing with today are listed below.
Gossips
Bullying
Credit stealing
Gaslighting
Groupism
If we look at it closely, each aspect can be dealt with, if you approach with a calm and clear mind. By the end of this post, you will know how to. Follow these simple steps to stay away from politics in the office.
1. Keep your professional relations within limits
It is common for people working together to develop a good friendships. But always keep your relationships within the limits because it might not take so long for the relations to change. Hence if you are crossing the professional boundary, the possible tiff in your personal life might seep into your professional space.
2. Build positive work relations
The space where you work has an immense influence on your behavior as the vibes that you are sitting around is longer than anywhere else. Building loyalty and credibility is important to gain trust which in turn helps you in keeping the politics at bay
3. Stay away from gossip groups
In every office there would be gossip spreaders, gossip mongers and listeners. Quite often than not, the listeners become the scapegoat as the gossip mongers and spreaders are experienced in deviating the attention. Hence if you confront a gossip group, cordially yet deftly bid adieu to the vibe.
4. Build your confidence
Be it office or workspace, bullying is unavoidable. How you deal with the bullies and how you let them affect your confidence is important. Primarily, you must insulate yourself from gaslighting that the bullies are qualified for. They will try to break your confidence and slowly feed on your insecurities. But this is possible only till you let it. Always stay focussed on your work and work to develop your self-worth.
5. Keep all communications documented
When it comes to politics in office, credit theft is another evil that you cannot escape. But you can raise your voice if needed provided you have kept all communications and activities recorded. This enables you to have the proof for the arguments that you raise.
Politics in office is something that has been happening for decades and might continue for decades to come. While you cannot expect an absolute detour from the scenario, with the tips given above, you can keep them at bay to a great extent. Try them in your corporate space and let us know your experience. For more ideas and tips for holistic living join our holistic wellness community. Keep following Rakhi Jayashankar and Holistic Wellness with RJ.
We procrastinate our journey to success due to a lack of confidence or fear of failure. The thought of getting going itself sends a feeling of insecurity and fear. The reason for the fear could be anything – judgement, failure, family, relatives, strangers. The more we look outside for inspiration, the more you see reasons to pull yourself back. Hence it is imperative to fight the fear. Where mind is without fear, we attain unbeleivable feats. To get rid of fear we need to be awake, mindful.
Where mind is without fear
Fear, as we said is a deterrent to success. When we focus our energy in the right track, we defeat our fear. Mindful living is the best way to accomplish this. We see our surroundings vividly, our perspectives grow and we find ourselves and see ourselves in better light with clarity.
Being mindful helps us in fighting anxiety, stress and other psychological situations and also helps us in developing the focus and develop productivity. Once we enter this zone of our mind, slowly we kick the fear out of our mind. Where mind is without fear, the following happen.
Benefits of mindful living
Amidst the numerous benefits, of mindful living, the following are the most prominent and commonly attained and searched for my laymen.
Boosts performance
Enhances confidence
Increases resilience
More self control
Better sleep
Enhances confidence
Practicing mindfulness
Practicing mindfulness is not a herculean task nor an easy one. To train your mind to be in the moment and to prevent it from wandering around as well as bringing in negative energy, immense practice and perseverance is needed. With more research and information coming out in relation with mindful living, more are more people have started learning about it.
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your awareness to the present moment at the present physical location that you are in. In short the experience is something that you view as a third person. You need to find yourself out of it. You need not attain any special talent to practice mindfulness. It is a natural skill of human beings, but it need to be practiced with the help of a mindfulness coach if you need to attain maximum results. This way you defeat your fear and where mind is without fear you are leading a mindful living.
Another important factor that your must know about being mindful is that it is not cconnected with any religion. It has nothing to do with your will power. It is all about the practice.
Get rid of the excuses
The most common excuses that we give to not do anything is lack of time. So, let me tell you that if lack of time is your excuse, them mindfulness is your solution. Because with mindfulness if you start living your life in awareness, you become more productive and hence your planning becomes way more effective.
It starts with seeing the minutest details of things around you and the texture, color, consistency. Slowly build up and widen your vision. Observe yourself as a third person without engaging in the train of thoughts. This is a slow and lengthy transformation. Hence if you are not able to accomplish it in one week, or one month, don’t get disheartened. Stay with us for more updates and tips on mindful living and get rid of all your fears. Because where mind is without fear you become your God.
Life can be colorful or black and white or in the shades of grey. It’s up to you as to how you would paint it. Every one of you might have lost your key at least once. Searching everywhere desperately you would think, I should have taken a little more care. While searching all over, you might miss a place where it is obvious to find the key or anything for that matter. This is the classic human tendency to ignore the obvious. This is the same with your life as well. You want to be happy and peaceful. In search of happiness and peace, you roam around, embrace religion, and spirituality, and go behind the ‘self-help gurus’ but eventually realize that this is not it. Because the meaning of mindfulness, happiness, peace, and contentment is different for different people. Or you would be lucky enough to realize that it was inside you all along.
I have been attending one course after the other from different tutors. At the end of the day, you realize that the beliefs of one coach might contradict the other. Hence blindly following anyone would be a bad idea in itself.
Be responsible
Seeing inner peace and happiness is not everyone’s cup of tea. Any Guru or coach can show you the path. You have to walk down the lane yourself. To let that happen, the first step is to admit your mistakes. Own them. Noone in the world is responsible for solving your problems. The moment the realization dawns upon you, you will embark on your journey.
Just like identifying your triggers, taking the responsibility for your problems is also a key factor in your quest for peace and happiness.
I have been on a long break from my blogs because I was also on a quest. Now that I am back, let me share my insights with you through my blogs and social media.
Are you ready to walk down the path with me?
Meanwhile sharing some proud achievements with you all. While I have been on a break I was pursuing some certificate courses. Along with the Holistic Wellness Coach level 2 certificates, and Yoga trainer certificates, I did courses on Mindfulness, Meditation, Chakra healing, Pranic healing, EFT-TFT tapping, and Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), ADHD, Occupational Therapy(OT), Ayurveda.
My quest to find the meaning of mindfulness found its destiny when I realized that the first step into being mindful is by knowing yourself.
Human brain is wired to believe that being happy is the ultimate aim of life. Further the definition of happiness varies from one person to other. However attaining what they need has been the prerequisite for a happy life. But have you ever viewed it with a different perspective as to something like health. To develop health, we change diet, to develop fitness we start exercise. Likewise to develop happiness, we have to exercise happiness for happiness is a muscle. Vivek Bhargava – Author, Entrepreneur and Investor – shares a framework of actions and beliefs that result in a practical guide to becoming happier. The course is brought to you by U school – a complete guide to becoming a better you. Before we delve further, let us see why we need a course on happiness.
How to be happy every time
Mood swings – It is probably the most common term used by the Millenials. Irrespective of age, we use it within and out of context. Despite the situations in our life, we need to be happy. Sadness and anger have been underplayed or probably overplayed by us as two negative traits which humans should never feel. We forget the truth that these are human emotions, and as humans, we are naturally supposed to feel them. But, we want to know how to be happy every time. Why?
Happiness is overhyped
Need for instant gratification
Social media influence
Misguiding self-help books and videos
These are some of the numerous reasons why we are sold on the thought that being happy always is what we need. It gives us a feeling that by doing some gimmicks, we can immediately start feeling happy and content. However, only a minority provides us with a reality check. Being happy is a slow and steady process to attain by exercising happiness.
Happiness is a muscle
Happiness is a muscle is a comprehensive approach to enable the clients in identifying how to be happy and step-by-step processes that enable them to develop the capability to remain happy. It starts with identifying your level of happiness. From identifying your level of happiness, the definition of being happy, trust, karma, and gratitude. The author will take us through everything that will incite introspection and retrospection.
The author categorically states the importance of sadness and pain to feel happiness in full throttle. In the pandemic era, the analysis of happiness and the course at large are all the more relevant because in the past two years we have witnessed variations in relations, occupations, lifestyles, and economics. Hence bridging the gap when life goes back offline is also important. As an extension to Happiness is a muscle U school is coming up with yet another course.
This is an online parenting course for those with school-going children by Lamia Bagasrawala – Psychotherapist, Independent Researcher, and Education Facilitator. The course is primarily designed for parents in understanding the issue their children might face when they are transitioning from online to offline.
Two years of social isolation have a far-reaching effect on every child’s psyche. While some get back to normal easily, others succumb to the stress, which might go unnoticed. This is where the course comes into the picture. It helps us identify the early signs and seek medical help early on.
Being happy is or not is up to us. But how to empower you into identifying how to is up to u school.
What is so great about international women’s day 2022? I have been asking myself this question. Because the moment clock tick 12 we are going back to the same life scenario of judgment, gaslighting, discrimination, and whatnot. Will the celebrations work?
Let the day be about knowing your worth and standing up for yourself. Let this day be about learning to say No when needed. And let this day be about growing above the stereotypes. Ask yourself what’s the big deal if I am going to live the same life.
Money speaks
Perhaps International Women’s Day is one of the most commercially viable possibilities for business. Announce a 50% exclusive discount for women and you are done. But it doesn’t matter if the woman who is wooed by this ‘special discount’ is being gaslighted and will continue living the life. As long as you are making a profit but uplifting the feeling of feminine value, those 24 hours is the gold mining time for you. And you know that…
Dear woman, here you fail to see that international woman’s day is a facade for commercial gains. You could have a day off, hang out with friends, celebrate but don’t forget what this day entails for you.
It is a reminder to respect…
To respect every living being irrespective of gender
It’s a reminder to know…
To know your self-worth irrespective of the stampsimposed upon you.
The goddess with numerous hands – Classic case of benevolent sexism
A common stereotype that has been conveniently propagated is that of a woman or a goddess with numerous hands doing household chores, taking care of kids, cooking, working, and more. This is the stamp that the world has been imposing on you. Yes, a woman is capable of unimaginable feats. But who decides that she should do all that by herself? These traditional gender stereotypes are created by subtle attempts of benevolent sexism. To know further we must look deeply into different types of sexism.
Ambivalent sexism
Ambivalent sexism is the theory that differentiates sexism in two forms – Hostile and Benevolent Sexism.
1. Hostile sexism
Hostile sexism is the most flagrant version of sexism where men/women openly proclaim that men are superior to women. The dominance of men is practiced in no uncertain terms. This is a version of male chauvinism. Strangely it has another aspect to it – Female chauvinism. Often feminism is often misconstrued as female chauvinism. While the former talks about equality, the latter is all about hostile sexism. International women’s day is also a reminder that women need not snub their male counterparts so as to uplift their worth and rights. Hostile sexism reflects misogyny and finds women as incompetent lot.
2. Benevolent sexism
This is a subtler form of sexism where women who comply with the traditional gender stereotypes are kept on a pedestal, more like goddesses. A subtle way to say that women are must do certain things in a certain way and men should protect and pamper them. This is an injustice to both genders and also the other genders. This form of sexism is also dangerous as it indirectly forces the woman to prioritize her relationships and prevents her from pursuing her dreams by taking her along for a guilt trip. Sadly, this form of sexism is prevalent and widely accepted.
Some of the commonly accepted forms of sexist dialogues.
Women have motherly nurthuring instincts
Women are about beauty
Men are dogs
She is a great wife for whom the happiness of family is everything/ my wife is so sacrificing
Every woman is someone’s wife, daughter, sister
She obeys me always
Women are more compassionate
Women need man’s protection
Man is the breadwinner
Women have high moral values
Women are neater
Men will be men
Behind every successful man there is a woman
I let her do everything, I am very liberal
He isn’t man enough to control his wife
We don’t need feminism, we need equality
I control my husband
Gentlemen pull the chair, hold handbags and open the doors for women
Men don’t cry
Ladies first
He looks like a girl
After all you are a girl
You need a man who buys you pad, not condom
On an ending note, there is also a classic dialogue that I have heard – “I will teach your lesson and you will rise after nine months”. Well it is neither benevolent, nor hostile but it is an open rape threat.
What does International women’s day and #breakthebias entail for me?
For international women day and break the bias entails the message that a woman is not a goddess, sacrifice is not her virtue. She is not a princess who needs to be pampered. She is just a woman, treat her like one.
The path to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This is a saying that has been pulled thin for maybe centuries. While the question of gender disparity arises in terms of who should cook, the fact that food lovers connect with each other better is undeniable. In any relationship, there would be certain food items that hold a special place in the hearts of both partners. But on close examination, we can surmise that there would be certain ingredients that are common in every food item that is relevant in relationships. While this is a commonly observed fact, the research on how to improve relationships with food has been going on. The conclusion of which saw the following ingredients that can be counted as food for love birds.
Food for love birds
Today is Valentine’s day. While you try to surprise, your partner with gifts, why don’t you try some recipe with this food for love birds ingredients?
1. Chocolate
Chocolate is a common choice of food for love birds. Despite not knowing the power of its ingredients, food lovers and love birds have gifted chocolate to each other. So is the power of chocolate in enhancing the mood. Serotonin and dopamine in dark chocolates improve mood. Moreover, the lack of sugar makes it the first choice of health-conscious couples.
2. Strawberries
Packed with Vitamin B and Folic acid is believed to increase sperm count in men. More than improving the feelings of love, they enhance the chances of fertility.
3. Honey
Honey is believed to increase the production of estrogen. It is also believed to improve the production of testosterone.
4. Garlic
Can you believe it? Yes, garlic contains allicin, which increases blood circulation and in turn improves the feelings of love. Include garlic in the food for love birds.
5. Sed food
Salmon and Mackarel are the two most effective seafood items that stimulate blood circulation.
6. Lavender
You might have heard of using lavender essential oils while bathing and as an air refresher. But have you tried edible lavender as an ingredient in food? It is one of the most effective mood boosters and the best ingredient in the food for lovebirds.
Food for love birds is not reserved for valentine’s day because every day, we have been spending thought of how to improve relationships. We never know we might really pave our way to the partner’s heart through food. ‘This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva andNoor Anand Chawla.’
He emerged through the blue abode, stabbing the fairies in the white robe, sprinkling their blood for the world to see, and wake up to the beauty of pain. However, oblivious of the wounded souls, they captured the breathtaking vista for the virtual eyes and moved on to begin a new day. Pari watched the scene unfold before her but she didn’t feel the urge to stop him like every day. She didn’t want to denounce the injustice for this is her day. The wind whispered the secret to the stars when clouds sprinkled tiny beads of love for their favorite child is celebrating. Today all her wishes will be granted. It is her day, she will rule…
The lucky charm
Pari, as the name suggests, is a fairy in a world of happiness. Her birth was a celebration as she is the first fairy girl of the generation. The pampered little girl was always guarded and spoiled rotten by the fairies. Nonetheless, Pari could not beam in the unrelenting deluge of affection. She wanted to see the world, grant wishes, and be with humans. “Why am I denied the joy of what I am destined for?” she would ask her mother but never got a reply. As she grew, Pari’s desire to see the human world grew with her. Her yearning didn’t go unnoticed.
As always, Pari was looking at the earth through the wounds of the fairies where the sun punched the hole to mesmerize the humans and spread light in their world. She could never fathom the relevance of spilling blood for spreading luminescence. While she was immersed in her muse, her mother’s gentle touch brought her back. “He has agreed to meet you”, she said. Pari was rooted to the spot, unable to utter a word. Years of waiting, uncountable requests, and unrelenting tears later, finally, He acquiesced. She is going to meet the ultimate power. The Creator himself.
With trembling steps she went to Him. Pari was dumbstruck at what she saw. Amidst the fairies who were being stabbed in the morning, he was sitting with his legs crossed, no! he was floating. She could see the wind play with them, the fire pampered them and the earth remained dark. “Your wish will be granted today,” He said. Pari was shaken out of her reverie. “You can ask anything you would like and start granting wishes to humans from today. But on one condition,” he added. Pari looked at him with narrowed eyes. ‘Now what tricky condition is he going to put forward’ she thought.
“You have to go to earth and the moment you land, you must meet the people whom you see there. Talk to each one of them and come back,” he said. Pari was ecstatic. Isn’t that her wish too? Immediately she agreed to the condition and set out to the earth. She could see the Sun sharpen his scimitar but she had no time to wait. Journey to the earth seemed longer than she imagined. But somehow she had to do it for this is her destiny. When she landed on the earth, she saw flowers everywhere, wearing the garlands of mist and waiting for the sun to emerge.
He emerged through the blue abode, stabbing the fairies in the white robe, sprinkling their blood for the world to see, and waking up to the beauty of pain. However, Oblivious of the wounded souls, they captured the breathtaking vista for the virtual eyes and moved on to begin a new day. Pari watched the scene unfold before her but she didn’t feel the urge to stop him like every day. She didn’t want to denounce the injustice for this is her day. The wind whispered the secret to the stars when clouds sprinkled tiny beads of love for their favorite child is celebrating. Today all her wishes will be granted. It is her day, she will rule…
The mistake
She looked around for humans but there was only a handful. ‘Oh! this seems so easy. I have to meet only 4 people and can go back. I will finish it in a minute’, a smile escaped through her parted lips. Looking around, she saw a woman sitting in a corner, crying. She went to her and asked, “What happened? Why are you crying?.” The woman looked at her with lifeless eyes and said, ” I made a mistake.”
“Mistake? What mistake,” Pari asked. “I gave birth to a girl,” the woman said. Pari was shocked. “Giving birth to a girl is a mistake? What are you saying? I have heard that when I was born, every universe was celebrating.” The woman smiled but life has churned the soul out of her and her smile couldn’t reach her eyes. Pari wanted to ask more but she had a task to complete and get back to her world so that she could get what she asks for. She patted the woman on her shoulders and took leave.
She saw a girl in her teenage sitting with a knife in her hand. Pari ran to her and took the knife. “The knife is so sharp. My mother has told me that we should not play with sharp objects lest it will hurt us.” The girl turned to Pari with anger, surprise, and apprehension pasted on her face. “What happened to you? Did you give birth to a girl too?” Pari asked.
“No, I didn’t give birth to a girl but I too made a mistake.” The girl said. Pari looked at her in askance. “My mistake is that I wore short clothes,” the girl said.
“What are you saying? Is that even a mistake?” Pari asked. “Yes, it is. By wearing short clothes, I provoked them. If I hadn’t worn them, they would not have done this to me.” she said. Pari could not understand the cryptic verses nor did she want to because she had to reach somewhere. Hence she moved to the next person.
By now, she knew the drill and asked. “Did you make a mistake too?” The lady whom she talked to was a nun. She said,” Yes, I too did a mistake. I didn’t give birth to a girl or wear short clothes but despite being a nun, I wanted to sing and dance,” she said. Pari could not take it any longer. She looked up and asked her Creator, “What kind of world have you made? One cannot give birth to a girl, or wear short clothes and even worse sing or dance.” When she looked down, she saw a woman wearing a black robe. She went to her and asked ” You are not wearing short clothes, nor can you give birth or dance at this age. What is your mistake?”
“I went out in the night,” saying this, she looked away. Pari felt like the whole world was crumbling down on her. On one hand, she thought the sun has been cruel and the creator has been unfair to let the fairies get stabbed. On the other hand, the world that she yearned to own is full of unfathomable rules.
“WHAT IS MY MISTAKE?” everyone was shocked. They looked at each other to see the origin of the oracle. “Why are you looking at each other? Look down,” it continued. They looked down and could not get their head around what they saw. A chill ran down Pari’s spine.
The voice went on ” What is my mistake? I cannot sing, I cannot dance, I cannot go out alone, I cannot give birth to a girl. Much less, I have just come out of my mother’s womb about less than a year back. What is my mistake? That I was wearing just a diaper?” The words reverberated in the garden, sending the ripples through the air, creating a storm of ear-shattering screams.
About the story
I myself don’t know when this story took birth. It was all along in me. Maybe it did when my classmate molested me and I had no idea about what was happening. (I was just nine and had no worldly knowledge like kids of this age. Maybe it did when years later, he relived the fun he had, with his own fictional adaption, and reproduced them to his friends as a nine-year-old girl’s sexual drive. Funnily I had no memory of the incident). Maybe it did when powered by these stories, the men and boys started hitting on me and asking me for my rate for a day. Maybe it did when I regained my courage, years later.
Or maybe it did when I had my daughter and as a post-delivery shock or some magic or some scientific reason fathomable to only mental health experts, the blocked memory resurfaced and I started reliving the moments. Maybe it did when this memory that emerged changed my relationship for good. Or, maybe it did when I turned out to be a hysteric overprotective mother. Maybe it did when I embraced Holistic Wellness to heal myself. I have never shared this on any public platform yet though I have never shied away from opening up to friends. When I read the theme “Volatile Life”, I could not think of anything else to write. Thanks a lot, Sonal, Meena, and Ujjwal for this initiative.
Health is wealth- we have been hearing this saying since childhood. Eating healthy food, exercising, you would have tried everything in your possibility to ensure healthy living. Nonetheless, life threw a googly in the name of pandemic and you have an uncertain future or so you think. The situation has become so dire that anything could happen at any time. Hence with an intention to ensure better health and to make sure you are able to keep a track of your health, ICICI Lombard has introduced the know your health feature in the IL TakeCare App which enables you to keep yourself in good health.
IL TakeCare App – The revolution in healthcare sector
IL TakeCare App is a revolution in the healthcare sector for several reasons. This is the one-stop destination to manage your health and motor policies. You can also compete with your family in maintaining your health with the step-up challenge. You can also get your policy-related documents from the app and hence no more rummaging for the papers during emergency situations. The most attractive service that you can avail of from the App is a 24*7 doctor and ambulance service. When we think twice before visiting hospitals, this has come as a boon.
You can tele-consult a doctor, avail e-card for cashless hospitalization, order medicines online, and also intimate your claims. In short, it is your buddy during emergencies.
Now they have added a new feature of face scan to know your vitals. Fortunately, I was one of the lucky members who could witness the announcement of a strategic digital initiative/industry-first digital initiative.
Know your health
The signature app IL TakeCare by ICICI Lombard has introduced a new face scan feature by the name Know Your Health to check your vitals. It helps us in tracking the vitals like blood pressure, O2 saturation, heart rate, respiration rate, etc. With the scare of dropping O2 saturation during the post-COVID and quarantinephase, this has come across as a boon.
Knowing your health features spares us the pain of maintaining and using numerous gadgets to check the vitals. This is the first in the industry and the primary members and family members also can use this feature.
The feature can be found on the homepage of ILTC app and can be used to check heart rate, oxygen saturation rate, respiration rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, and stress levels. This can be done by scanning your face.
The detailed instructions including the do’s and don’ts can be obtained from the app.
The insurer, through the IL TakeCare App, can do the scan to know about their health.
The details of all six vitals can be obtained.
“Face Scan feature is a powerful innovation to democratize health checks, going beyond the realm of a transactional relationship to delivering a frictionless and engaging experience in the current times,” says Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard.
This signature has App already gained 1.2million downloads and with the introduction of Know Your Health, the traction is sure to touch the sky. More details are available at www.icicilombard.com.
What we breathe in decides our life for years to come. Unfortunately, our generation is not as lucky as when we were kids. Now we are stuck with breathing in air saturated with toxins. Coming to think of it, we are constantly surrounded by toxic impurities within the safety of our homes as well as outside. The mounting pollution and the indoor air pollution images introduce us to a scary reality, which we cannot just deny. Yes! We have to live with it and that’s the reality. The situation is worse because of the pandemic and its several waves of new variants. While getting rid of the pollution outside is not in our hands, we can still make indoor air safer during the pandemic. Hence we are sharing a few solutions for indoor air pollution. But first things first, let’s get to the root issues.
What are indoor air pollutants?
Recently a shocking report regarding the plummeting air quality in New Delhi surfaced. According to the report, the levels of PM2.5, the lung-damaging pollutant, are dangerously high in and around Delhi, making the capital city one of the World’s most polluted capitals. The deteriorating air quality is a matter of concern in every part of India and the world at large. To know more and find solutions for indoor air pollution, we need to know what indoor air pollutants are?
With the pandemic around, polluted air is all the more a threat as the possibility of breathing issues is more. Hence, it is imperative to work on the root cause and make the air safer. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, there are 5 major types of air pollutants – Volatile organic compounds, Excess moisture, Radon, Combustion products, and Tobacco Smoke. With a conscious effort to change our lifestyle, we can find easy solutions to combat indoor air pollution.
Solutions for indoor air pollution
1. Indoor air purifier plants
Embellish the indoors with soothing greens. Indoor air purifier plants are one of the cheapest solutions to indoor air pollution.
The plants like Areca palms, money plants, peace lily, etc are some of the easy and time-saving options that fall within our budget. Nonetheless, we cannot solely depend on them to keep the air pure because with the level of pollution we are exposed to, the purification by these plants might not suffice.
2. Change AC filters
Air conditioners not only help in maintaining the air temperature, they also filter out the common air pollutants. But since they function by rotating the air within the room, the filters will be blocked after a while. This in turn affects the air quality. Hence make sure to clean your AC filters frequently.
3. Clean your rugs and carpets
Weekly cleaning of carpets and rugs is important to keep the air clean. Carpets lock in dust particles and in turn act as air filters. To make it effective, you have to clean it regularly.
4. Clean the air ducts and air filters
AC filters are not the only ones that need regular cleaning. Air filters in appliances like vacuum cleaners and also air ducts in the rooms especially the kitchen also need to be cleaned regularly.
5. Use air purifiers / ionisers
However you try to maintain all the aforementioned tips, it is still necessary to have an air purifier / ioniser at home. You are ready to spend thousands on entertainment gadgets then why not for your own safety? Burge electronics have launched the ion Dome which is an air ioniser and virus neutraliser. Burge, a subsidiary of Dhoot Transmission, was established in 2020 when the pandemic hit and isolated us within four walls.
Their sole aim is to ensure the health and wellness of the people and the ion Dome is here to make indoor air safe during the COVID pandemic. Burge ion Dome is an ICMR lab-certified product that helps in removing viruses, allergens, and all sorts of air pollutants. It removes 99.97% of air pollutants including the variants of COVID 19 in 6 minutes.
The highlight of the product is that it neutralizes microorganisms that are both suspended in the air and found on the surface. Thus they ensure safe space in private and public environments. This pretty much explains their motto #BreathPureStayHealthy.
#BreathPureStayHealthy
The motto of Burge ion Dome is the aptest as they ensure that you breathe pure air and this stays healthy always. It is a plug-and-play device that is easy to use and doesn’t generate any ozone and also reduces odour and smoke. It also eradicates fungus and mold by reducing the humidity. With 1 year warranty and 24*7 customer support, you can ensure the safety of your family for good.
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It is better to have an ounce of prevention than tons of care. The solutions for indoor air pollution that we have suggested are your best bet for a healthy tomorrow. Follow them to make indoor air safe during the COVID pandemic and also remain safe and healthy. This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva andNoor Anand Chawla
