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Lead free paint in India :What you must know

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 15, 2017 29

Writing and researching my next book on nature and play for daily wellbeing

I am an ENT surgeon by profession, previously working at a Medical college. I believe the Internet is God’s way of providing health and wealth information for all. The important thing is to find the right information.

My home is three-quarters done. Now I need a good lead-free eco-friendly paint option in India. That’s why I am aggressively researching paints and services. I have already written about Lead poisoning a few years back. That needed an update. Since that time our government has decided to pass laws to restrict lead paint in household paints. But is that enough? A few questions need answering.

How is Lead used in paints?

It’s used as pigments. Lead carbonate or white lead makes the paint a white /cream color. Lead tetroxide is used to create bright red paint.

Why is lead used in paints?

Lead helps in drying quickly.
It makes the paint durable.
Makes the paint moisture resistant.
Its cheap

This made lead paints popular for use in homes, on metal exposed to the elements, and even children’s toys. Shocked?I was too when I researched for this article. Only lead paint at home is not a problem. Children can get exposed to industrial paints from various sources.

Both children and adults are at risk when exposed to lead paint. Paint applied to roads, highways, steel structures, industrial buildings, vehicles, and farm equipment all need to be free. When these paints grow old, it degrade, flake off and chips fall. This is the culprit behind long-term slow air pollution (by lead dust ) and soil contamination. This is a bigger problem when the paint is removed. The workers at these places are exposed to lead and take home this poison in their clothes, hair, skin.

The problem is industrial paints are applied to homes, schools, and consumer products. Where are the laws to stop schools and public places from using lead in paint?

Brands which have embraced lead-free and low VOC paint options include

Kansai Nerolac
Asian paints: Many products. They started their green assure product range 7 years back. They have also launched a new product Royale Atmos which absorbs VOC
Berger paints Breathe Easy Emulsion

(Any other? Let me know. I will update)

The Indian Government has fixed the content of lead in house paints to less than 90 ppm. That’s a great initiative But more decisions need to be taken, quickly. Lead is a poison. It’s difficult to remove. It poisons the air, water, soil, and your food.

With Delhi pollution still a shocking reality, are we going to let our government dilly – dally with a known poison?

Both children and adults are at risk. The Government may do too little too late. Since you know this. What are you going to do now?

My wish :

Clean air, water, soil for all of us.

Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS)

Environment, Health, Home health, Wellness

Resources:

1)G.S.R. 409(E) [08-04-2016] : Regulation on Lead contents in Household and Decorative Paints Rules, 2016

2)http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/lead-content-limit-should-apply-to-all-paints-experts/article8602249.ece

3) Lead poisoning:What you can do

4)Indoor Air pollution

#ThursdayTreeLove:Balcony Garden ideas in India

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 15, 2017 19

When I first moved here five years back, the homes in front were bare.Their rooftops had a few plants but balconies which faced me made me sigh.Why didn’t they have a few green plants to grace them?

My hubby insisted there were practical reasons, like letting clothes get sun-dried(that’s more eco-friendly and healthier option than a drier ).But those beautiful sunny balconies lying bare, made my brain go into overdrive.I used to stare at them and imagine how pretty they would look with different plants peeping here and there.

Guess what? The Gods were listening.Though they don’t have a balcony garden, now they have a two story high climber which is bursting with beautiful pink flowers,.They are a pleasure to behold, on hot sultry summer afternoons.My green balcony is always restful, but now I peep outside from between the leaves of my Chikoo tree to see the climbing beauty just across the street.It’s called Madhabilata in Bengali.

Sharing the balcony views from indoor. The first one faces south and the second one faces north (more or less). When the late afternoon sun filters through the green leaves they make me happy.

Enjoy the Garden images from my collection:

Garden image:Balcony garden with Chikoo plant — Balcony garden image with Chikoo plant.They are small now .The size of a five rupee coin .But growing .

Balcony Gareden image India — Balcony Garden India: Ticoma , Alamunda.Jasmine and a lemon tree on this corner

Balcony gardening:A;lamunda for your balcony

Balcony garden image & Ideas — Balcony garden Ideas:Bougainvillea

Garden Image — Garden image: Orange and Yellow Ixora

Garden image:Rose — GARDENING With heart and soul. It’s mindfulness meditation for me

When I see a hummingbird dancing from one branch to another, a butterfly sitting on my flowers, a sparrow trying to eat my chikoo.I know it’s all good. Life is supposed to be this way. When you find what you are seeking, things just fit. When they don’t fit, it’s not meant to be. Plants animals, humans and nature needs to live in harmony. That will create the right environment for health, wellness, and prosperity.

My favorite nature as inspiration quotes

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

“I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.”
― Emma Goldman

“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

“Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.”
― Gretel Ehrlich

Nature is my manifestation of God.
I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day’s work.”
― Frank Lloyd Wright

There’s something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it’s facing a river, that’s the bench for me.”
― Joyce Rachelle

Earth is the holiest place in the Universe, loving the earth, and loving life is the way to generate positive vibrations.”
― Amit Ray

Environment, ThursdayTreeLove

#ThankfulThursdays37 :Thankful for Blogging contests

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 14, 2017 35

I believe anything that helps me grow positively is for the good and is blessed by God’s wishes.For me writing on my blog has been a self-healing and self-discovery of sorts.Blogging contests fall right where reading, writing, gardening, and thankfulness comes from.It helps me write, it helps me learn, it helps me push my boundaries and grow my blog.

Over the past one year, I have participated in a few contests.I have completed most of them.My take away from them was the community feeling.The feeling there are people just like me, who are struggling to find themselves and their blogs.

You feel like you belong. These are the people who are trying to do more, with what they have, wherever they are.That’s powerful.

4 Blogging communities which I must mention Write tribe, Indiblogger, Blogchatter, and Blogadda!

How do these contests help me?

Helps me write and motivates me, even when I am busy and have many excuses for not writing!Its like a slow burn.Writing will be a soothing aloe vera gel!
Helps me promote my blog.That’s the power of networking.
Helps me read and discover new blogs.
Helps me learn from other bloggers.
It is the best way to get noticed by brands if you are writing useful content.
Did you know the comment links even when no follow have link juices?So reading and commenting on blogs will help to depend on your niche and the quality of the blog in question.
It helps in my blog’s health and my emotional health.
Helped me write my first two books
Blogging contests help keep the inertia of writing going.

Newton’s First law: In an inertial reference frame, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.

In simpler terms it means

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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The Blogging contests I participate in starting from July last year:

Daily chatter Half marathon by Blogchatter(15 days)
My friend Alexa 1.0(30 days)
Ultimate blogging challenge /Daily chatter by Blogchatter (October 30 days)
The International Ultimate Blogging Challenge in December(30 days)
A to Z in April with Blogchatter this year.
#Tiniature on Twitter by Gayatri_Gadre.
Weekly WOW on Blogadda.
Writebravely in August with Write tribe(7 days Daily blogging).

The secret to the health of your blog is your content.Plan it well make it consistent.Make it count.But in the process don’t fall into the inertia of rest and the myth of perfection.

#ThankfulThursdays Prompt this week

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#MondayMommyMoments 37:Online shopping for kids clothing

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 11, 2017 8

Monday Mommy Moments last week made me realize few moms like homework.This dislike homework can be contagious.Definitely avoid telling your child, about how much you hated homework.That can make doing the assignment even more difficult .

Super #MondayMommyMoments tips for getting homework done are

Do it on time.
Do it regularly.
Make it fun and reward it
Checklists and goals for older kids.
Don’t stress it!

This week we have a fun topic.Tell us about your favorite clothing websites and brands online.Link up and share the joy.The festivals are coming and we are ready to shop.Don’t forget to read my post on the topic in the linky.

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MondayMommyMoments prompt 37

Share your favorite online websites to shop for kids clothes!

Share your favourite online websites to shop for kids clothing:MondayMommyMoments 37 prompt — Share your favorite online websites to shop for kids clothing: MondayMommyMoments 37 prompt

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This week Anubhuti wrote about her tips for getting homework done as a teacher, which you must read here.

Congratulations Anubhuti!

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#MondayMommyMoments 37 Featured Mom Anubhuti

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Happy Grandparents Day:More than a parent & better than a Friend #LoveJatao

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 10, 2017 31

My daughter calls her grandma Diduni.She likes playing with her, singing with her and pottering behind her while she works.Whenever my mum visits or we visit her it’s wonderful to see how much they enjoy each others company.My daughter learned Hanuman Chalisa and Gayatri Mantra listening to my mum.She started reciting it at a very young age.

Watching her Diduni, Rai has learned how to make tea, omelette, rice, at least orally.She learned how to make me smile easily by giving me a hug.

Grandparents are special.Their presence teaches children the value of a family bond.When my daughter is with her Diduni, she enjoys having an older playmate who takes care like a mom, but as much fun as a friend. Today as we’re spending Grandparents day my daughter helped me make chocolate oats pancake for breakfast.That’s Diduni’s favorite.They watched Baby’s Day Out which both of them enjoyed. Lunch was my moms favorite Hilsa steamed with basmati rice.We have a plan to go out for dinner at my mom’s favorite Bengali restaurant 6 Ballygunge place.It’s famous for its mouth watering non-veg Bengali thali.Rai is enjoying making this day special for her Diduni but for her, every day is a grandparent day.

Happy Grandparents Day-More than a parent & better than a Friend

How grandparents improve children’s well-being:

Help children understand about social fabric.
Children and grandparents help support each other emotionally when parents get busy with their day to day life. Even though nobody can take the place of parents, grandparents provide the much-needed support when both parents are working. When they see a healthy relationship between their parents and grandparents, they are more likely to be happy in their relationships.
Grandparents ‘may be first to spot autism in a child’ This has a lot to do with how close grandparents are and how much time they spent with the kids.But frequently they being caregivers spot changes in behavior quickly.
Childcare support from grandparents increases the chances that parents go for a second child.

When I forget science and the research studies, I remember the patisaptha made by my grandma.She used to scold me for not taking afternoon naps.For running away to play with naughty kids and for my many mis- adventures with her lipsticks.I still remember the delicious breakfast of luchi and alur dom which was a staple at Didunbari.

When I know where my parents come from, I know where I am in the life pyramid and it’s easier to find my way.The grounding comes from the people in my life.That’s what I want Rai to have too.That feeling of belonging.That feeling of growing from the same center!

If parents are the branches of trees, grandparents are the roots which help us know our parents better.The stories they tell us, the secrets they share, all are important for growing up.Nuclear families are the norm of modern society but the magic of Grandma’s payesh cannot be forgotten.

Writing this for #Lovejatao on Grandparents day.

I look forward to hear from you how would you celebrate Grandparents Day. Do share a selfie with your grandparents on Sept. 10, 2017 on Twitter or Facebook with #LoveJatao & tag @blogadda to win a goodie from Parachute Advansed.

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Detective Anvika and the Mystery of the Missing guest

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 10, 2017 8

Graduate from AFMC,ex-army medico Anvika, was tall with lean muscles and strength of steel in arms.She was trained to kill with her bare arms.But looking at her you wouldn’t know.When dressed in a saree she was often mistaken for a model, till you looked into her eyes.They were chips of black ice which could flash fire.

Chapter 1

She put her favorite Glock 43 in her gold purse along with her red MAC lipstick and husband Ronojit looked amused as he put on his cufflinks.

Darling you are dressed to kill anyways, why are you taking the baby with you?

Anvika made a perfect pout and finished touching up her lipstick.

You know I have a sixth sense for murder and today it’s doing a somersault!

It’s a private party for heaven’s sake! There’s hardly going to be a need for this, said Ronojit.

With a flick of her shoulder length silky hair, Anvika made a face!

I hope not.

Detective Anvika and the Mystery of the Missing guest

Chapter 2

Anvika you look gorgeous but you are late!

Smiled Sharmistha, as she ushered them in.Sharmistha was her school friend and the only one she was still in touch with.

All the other guests have arrived including Priyanka

said Sharmistha with a sigh.Priyanka was Anils ex-wife and not Sharmistha’s favorite person.Strange thought Anvika, why invite her?Suddenly Anvika felt the familiar tingling at the nape of her neck. The feeling when death was entering. She surreptitiously opened her purse, but Ronojit’s hand tightened on her arms and he looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

Calm down ,he whispered.That was a sound of a car back firing

Smiling back at him Anvika’s face softened.

Aneee……..el

Sharmistha’s scream pierced the silence of the warm evening.A woman was lying face down in front of the double glass door leading onto the patio, in a pool of blood.Ronojit rushed forward to catch Sharmistha who had fainted and was falling.Anvika sighed, took a deep breath and went forward to see if the woman lying there could be helped.Taking care not to step on the pool of blood she checked the pulse, then gently laid down the hand again.

Taking out her cell phone she punched 100.

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Lead free paint in India :What you must know

How is Lead used in paints?

Why is lead used in paints?