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Give Me A Magic Wand And I Will (WOW series)

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 14, 2018 8

‘Give Me A Magic Wand And I Will do a lot of fun things.

I believe in magic.I seriously do.The magic and power in our thoughts. That’s why I believe we should keep optimism and high level of happiness to make the good kind of magic.

Give me a magic wand and I will:

Give all hungry people two square meals a day and teach them to earn for their other meals.
Ask Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, Amartya Sen and Mukesh Ambani to find the solution for world Poverty and terrorism.
Find out where the money from various scams in the world are hidden and use it to make quality healthcare free for all.
I will suck away all the poison in the air and water and make it pure.
I would also make a solar-powered air purifier which you can wear as a necklace watch or a wrist band.
Not let you cut down forests without planting 100 trees close by and use this technique for making them grow fast
I will make supersonic horns and sirens which you see in the dashboard of your car or your GPS.
Make travel free with the travel pods I mentioned which would obviously be linked to the Aaadhar of good deeds.
Make rapists, pedophiles and all people who commit crimes against innocents, feel the pain of their victim’s thousand times every time they breathe.(This one’s is under the executive decision.Final results will be declared by God!)
Make exercise, healthy eating, living life with thankfulness and kindness hardwired into the free Jio phone.Only if you do these you get Free WiFi.Then people just might do it.
Make children play more and study more.We need more of this.
Make entrepreneurship, money management, positive thinking, kindness and thankfulness mandatory subjects in school.Extra credits for these.
Make work from home available to all moms when they want it.No change in salary or increment or promotions.
Definitely, make chocolate calorie free.But available only on showing you Aadhar of good deeds.

I pray to God so that I find my way to this magic wand.

Tell me about what you would do if you had a magic wand in the comments below.

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How Online Pharmacies are Helping the Elderlies

By Anamika on August 14, 2018 47

Online Pharmacies are a rage now.It’s good for anyone who wants to avoid the hassles of going to the medicine shop and waiting in line.It’s even more useful for the elderly.

How Online Pharmacies are Helping the Elderlies

With growing age, everyone requires relying on some or the other medicine to live a healthy life. However, the elderlies typically have several health abnormalities that need medication to give them some degree of comfort and wellness. While for some, it’s easy to find all their medications easily at any pharmacy near them, others go through a lot of struggle to find the appropriate dosage. Also, if they are living on their own and have no one to take care of the monthly medication cycle, it becomes even harder to go out and purchase the required medicines. This where the role of an online pharmacy comes in. Online Pharmacies have mushroomed all over the country and are doing exceptionally well. Not only are they a blessing for those who are stuck on a tight work schedule but also for the elderlies living alone. Here we have listed some of the major benefits of online pharmacies and how they are benefiting the elderlies. Take a look!

Home Delivery for Refills

Stepping out of the house may become difficult after a certain age, and repeated visits to the pharmacy may not be possible. Such situations are handled tactfully by online medicine stores . The home delivery facility helps them get the right medications at the right time without the hassle of stepping out of the house. Whether they want to get it delivered to the house or anywhere else, delivery is never a problem for pharmacies running an online business.

How Online Pharmacies are Helping the Elderlies

The Wide Variety of Medicines

Many elderly patients deal with several medical issues. The online pharmacies have a robust selection of medicines related to diseases of all kinds. From medicines related to dental, dermatology, urology, pediatric and more, they have it all. A basic knowledge of the internet is all that the elderlies need to have to order medicines online. The easy ordering process will help them keep the tab on their health by never skipping any important dose.

Skilled Assistance

To order any medication online, one needs to provide a scanned copy of their prescription. This ensures that the medicine ordered is accurate according to the prescription and keeps the customer away from any health hazards. Once the prescription is uploaded, a team of skilled and certified pharmacists verifies it before processing the order. Any discrepancy in the order and the prescription is communicated to the customer as a precaution to avoid any problem to the customer’s health.

Lab Tests @ Home

Another service offered by most of the top online pharmacies include lab tests at home. As stated earlier, it becomes difficult for the elderlies to step out of the house to get their tests done. Using this facility, they can easily get any of the tests including blood, urine, etc. easily at home. All they need to do is to book a test, and the chosen online pharmacy will appoint a Phlebotomist to collect the required sample. Once the sample is collected, it is sent for test and reports are delivered to the registered email ID or hard copies through the post (whatever the customer has opted for). In addition, if there are any precautions that the patient needs to keep in mind before the collection of the sample is conveyed to them via email. Yes, it’s that simple and convenient to book lab tests online.

So, if your parents live far away from you and need medical assistance time to time, make sure you introduce them to any of the top online pharmacies to gift them a healthy life without any hassles. In addition, even you can book medicines and test on behalf of them and get them delivered at the most convenient location. Make the most of this revolutionary service available to keep a regular check on your parent’s health.

The best news is nowadays even the neighborhood friendly pharmacy is delivering at home after accepting the order.If there’s a choice between unknown online and known offline store with online presence ,I prefer the former in all cases.What’s your go to method of getting your prescription filled?

Alamunda for your balcony garden with ThursdayTree love 19

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 14, 2018 9

Have you seen an Alamunda?

It has pretty bell-shaped yellow flowers.Perfect oval, jewel green leaves with a waxy texture.It’s a climber and one of my favorite plants in my balcony garden.

It’s also one of the first plants I bought.The water and nutrition need of the plant is less and is very easy to care for.

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If you wish to make anything grow, you must understand it and understand it in a very real sense. ‘Green fingers’ are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are the extensions of a verdant heart.”
Russell Page, The Education of a Gardener

It wraps around the support you give it quickly makes a beautiful green wall or canopy for you to gaze at.

If you want to change the view from your room.Block out an ugly building, this is just the one for you.

Balcony gardening:A;lamunda for your balcony — Balcony gardening:Alamunda for your balcony

Put it in a nice deep pot with potting soil and bone meal mixed with regular soil.
Place it in the middle.Fill up the pot
Keep about 2 inches free from the rim of the pot.

You can put a few sticks deep into the pot and make a frame with wire if you are putting this in your roof .or you can let it hug the balcony rails and grow either way it will make you happy.

It blooms throughout most of the year, except in winters when the old leaves need to be trimmed and the plant hibernates.Sun filtering through the leaves is the prettiest picture you will ever see.

What do I use for keeping nutrition of the potted plant intact to make it grow well?

This Organic liquid plant fertilizers makes balcony gardening easy.I also have a detailed list of things you need to get your balcony garden started.(Disclaimer: This is an affiliate link.I make a small commission if you click on it and buy something.This in no way affects the price of the product.But helps support the website).

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Mompreneurs journey:Melissa from “designs by little bee”

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 12, 2018 0

Mompreneurs journey has been a part of my blog from the time I started writing.It’s inspiring reading how other moms do it.How they learn, fall, try and do it again.What’s about moms that’s invincible?The answer is blowing in the wind and you can hear, only if you care to listen.

When most people give up, moms get started.When other people don’t help you, only you can do it yourself.That’s what moms all over the world know and believe.

Today I will share the story of beautiful embroidery which sold dreams and made a mom an entrepreneur.Not rocket science, but creativity, sincerity, and hard work.If you see her Instagram account you will fall in love.

Let’s hear from Melissa of Designs by little Bee.

Who is your target audience?

Embroiderers! All ages, anywhere in the world.

Dinosaur snap tabs :Designs by Little Bee

Why do they need to visit Designs by Little Bee?

Embroidery machines use digital patterns to stitch out their projects. To create an embroidered piece, you need the digital pattern. That’s what I sell!

What’s your vision for this venture?

To allow my husband to work as he’d like – the pressure is off of him to make money as an attorney. To take over the embroidery world with my friend/assistant.

Are you involved in any charitable causes?

I have a second Etsy shop, from which all proceeds are donated to the Nashville Kangaroos, a 501c3 organization. This is the sports team my husband plays for.

Melissa and her Inspiration for Designs by Little Bee — Melissa Bee and her Inspiration for Designs by Little Bee

Your inspiration my kids. I never had much as a kid and I don’t ever want them to have to worry about money. I’m teaching them entrepreneurship and industriousness.

My kids are my inspiration. I never had much as a kid and I don’t ever want them to have to worry about money. I’m teaching them entrepreneurship and industriousness.

Best designs graphic:Designs by Little Bee — Best designs graphic: Designs by Little Bee

Tell us about your workspace

My workspace is always a horrible mess! I work in our finished basement. It used to be a theater room. Now it’s a sewing studio. It has no windows, which I hate!

Heres hoping Melissa makes all her dreams come true.Check out her shop on etsy.

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How Dangerous is Late Night Food Craving

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 12, 2018 49

Heartburn and acidity appear to be everyone’s favorite disease.

Apparently harmless. Drugs easily available even without prescription.

This silent epidemic is more dangerous than it is given credit for.

A Few Stats about Reflux

Up to 60% of Americans may have at least one symptom of acid reflux during a 1 year period.

33% of Americans have persistent GERD .That makes it one of the commonest gastrointestinal problems.

Healthcare costs per year are upward 10 billion dollars per year.This includes both prescription medicines and OTC’s.

Acid reflux is thus easily the most expensive gastrointestinal disease affecting Americans.

For Indians, it is the National disease .7.6% of Indians have significant GERD symptoms at least once a week .(source)

The prevalence of GERD was 22.2 % in South India(Source).

Acid Reflux; everyone has it

So what’s the problem?

The discomfort is just the tip of the iceberg.

The real problem is what happens to your esophagus or food pipe with regular, splashes of acid.

Imagine when acid is dropped on the floor, regularly at one spot.

The discolouration and textural changes happening there reflect what happens in your food pipe.

The normal lining mucosa of the food pipe gradually changes. There is a real risk esophageal cancer.

How Dangerous is Late Night Eating?

Single most important lifestyle change , which can improve acid reflux is your dinner time.

As high as 50 % of people in a survey have complained of experiencing higher episodes of reflux at night.

This is important.

With our lives getting busier the end of the day meal is often quite late.

It is also one of the heaviest meals.

For you to be healthy, this has to be turned upside down.

Earlier dinner.

Smaller meals.

The main factor is your dinner time

Dinner and bedtime should have a minimum gap of 3 hours.

During this time you should be sitting upright.

Sitting and standing allows gravity to work on the food and acid and keeps it in the stomach for digestion.

After 3 hours as the food travels from the stomach to the intestine the chance of reflux drastically reduces.

Try to have dinner by 7 pm and no later than 8 pm.

Late night tea, coffee, desserts are definitely not a part of the plan.

Why should you stop eating late at night?

With great medicines available why should you even bother?

Medicines work.Most of the time

Sometimes they may not.Especially for chronic cases of GERD, we find that even twice a day doses may not work, without lifestyle changes.

The constant burning sensation, sleepless nights, hoarseness, persistent cough happens, with poor control of acid reflux symptoms.

Medicines are a support system to help you get back in track with a healthier lifestyle.

Otherwise, even with increasing drugs, your problems continue.

So make a pledge.Try eating earlier.

Your heaviest meal should be your breakfast.

The lightest meal the last one; dinner.

The amount of money you will save by this one sincere change in your daily habits should be an added bonus to make this change.

Takeaway

Esophageal adenocarcinoma is more common than squamous cell carcinoma in the USA.

Asians are increasingly showing an upward swing in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma.

The upswing is associated with changing dietary habits and lifestyle choices.

Barrett’s esophagitis: diagnosed typically in men in their 50’s.

Caucasian males are more commonly affected with this potentially premalignant condition.

Direct correlation between Esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagitis has not been proved conclusively.

However GERD, acid reflux, heartburn whatever name you call it, it’s still the devil in disguise.

Irritating and potentially dangerous symptom, which can be zapped by your lifestyle change.

Eat dinner earlier and sleep peacefully at night.

References:

1)GERD statistics

2)Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Hospitalizations in 1998 and 2005 – HCUP-US Home Page. Retrieved March 5, 2012

3)Liker, H., Hungin, P., & Wiklund, I. (2005). Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 393-400.

4)Lifestyle modifications :Reflux no more

5)Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and its risk factors in a community-based population in southern India(Pubmed)
Hai-Yun Wang,# Kondarapassery Balakumaran Leena,# Amelie Plymoth, Maria-Pia Hergens, Li Yin, Kotacherry Trivikrama Shenoy, and Weimin Yecorresponding author

Disclaimer:

The information on this website is meant purely for educational purpose and is not meant as a substitute for a registered physicians opinion after clinical examination and appropriate tests.

Updated:25th July 2017

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Parmanu movie:My Thoughts on Pokhran

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 12, 2018 1

Pokhran test in 1998 is a time in history which changed how India was viewed by the world. Those in power always want to stay powerful. They find ways to stop others from growing powerful.But India no longer wanted to be a victim of circumstances and greed of more powerful nations!

India is a country which in 2500 years,has never invaded another territory. But has been invaded multiple times by foreign powers-APJ Abdul Kalam (President of India)

That’s why India needed to become a nuclear power. The logic was simple. If you want to keep your home safe, you make your own home stronger. That’s what our Government, under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee made India a Nuclear power.

Pokhran Nuclear test: What was it?

Pokhran was India’s second nuclear test. It happened in Rajasthan, in Indian Army’s Pokhran test range. The hot arid deserts helped keep India’s secret safe.

Pokhran Nuclear tests: The why?

USA, Russia, UK, France, and China already were nuclear powers before 1967 .and though they signed the in a treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear weapons, have yet to destroy their entire stash of nuclear warheads. The treaty said they would help when in need. But imagine your neighbor having that kind of power. That won’t help you sleep peacefully.

One country was from which we had wrested freedom and one more who shares several borders with India, was already a nuclear power. An unscrupulous neighbor who could never be trusted. What the Government did is called Preventive medicine like vaccines, or strategic defense. However you look at it, a foreign nation will think twice about attacking India. It serves as a warning.

Every Action has an Equal an opposite reaction:Newtons’ Third law !

Not something which helped India sleep peacefully. It was time to get stronger, not to attack but to defend. That’s the why behind India’s birth as a Nuclear power.

Who all did it?

The scientists at DRDO and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
Indian Army
Government of India

APJ Abdul Kalam :The chief of DRDO during Pokhran

What Pokhran Achieved?

India tested five Nuclear warheads. One fusion and Four fission. The developing and testing was under such secrecy to avoid detection by eyes in the sky. The passion,.courage, and dedication of the scientists and politicians who made this possible make them superheroes.I t also sent out a strong message to the world.

Indians believe in nonviolence, but we can protect our own.
Enough of being invaded.L oving and caring for neighbors is fine, but if the same neighbor attack or cast aspirations on our motherland, we are prepared.
India and Indians appreciate their Independence .It will never allow a foreign power to invade and take over again.
India has the brains and brawns to stand with the most advanced nations in this world.
India will stand by its own word to its citizen, they will be kept safe.
India can keep a secret.
India is an ancient land and the people value their motherland to keep it safe.
India is a responsible nuclear power.

You can catch this amazing movie of valor, Indian intelligence, Indian scientists and a wise Government who knew it was time to act. Whether it was foresight, historical perspective or good intelligence, is for us to guess and for them to know then Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief APJ Abdul Kalam who later become our Late President famously said, nuclear weapons were for “national security”

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The Critical view:

Is it overly simplistic? Is it a nationalistic viewpoint without sense? Is it propaganda? Nuclear power is destructive, why risk it?

My answers:

It’s not simple, but a cinematic representation of an event whose entire details cannot be revealed, because of national security.
It is nationalistic and I find no harm in that.
It is not propaganda but a necessary part of modern India, you should know about.

Nuclear power is destructive, but it can be used for constructive purposes. Both fission and fusion happens simultaneously inside the sun, What will you call the sun? Science and technology are rarely evil or good. Their application and the people behind them, decide the nature of the action. India will never be the first to use the nuclear weapons. Our ex-Prime Minister Mr.Vajpayee promised that. He also wanted India to be safe.

Pokhran was needed and the Parmanu movie is a spy thriller! It’s a must watch, to know how India hoodwinked foreign intelligence and become a Nuclear power!

This Independence Day, let’s celebrate India’s journey in becoming a super-power country of the world! On August 15, 12 Noon, Zee Cinema brings to us ‘India Ka Superpower Moment’ with the World T.V. Premier of Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

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Give Me A Magic Wand And I Will (WOW series)

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How Online Pharmacies are Helping the Elderlies

How Online Pharmacies are Helping the Elderlies

Alamunda for your balcony garden with ThursdayTree love 19

What do I use for keeping nutrition of the potted plant intact to make it grow well?

Mompreneurs journey:Melissa from “designs by little bee”

Who is your target audience?

How Dangerous is Late Night Food Craving