Are you overworked?Do you suffer from anxiety and occasional bouts of depression?Do you exercise?What do you do to keep your mind healthy and happy?Research has proved that being among nature, helps beat depression and anxiety.Gardening is actually an easy way to keep mind body green.

Gardening helps ..how?

• It’s physical exercise.One of the best cardiovascular workouts.
• Mental exercise
• Great for your soul
• Purifies indoor air
• Eco-friendly
• Grow your own food
• Unique home decor
• Help keep you happy

Plants are a great way to get rid of impurities in the indoor air and make it fresh.But many people worry about watering and light needs.

Are you one of them?Then I will tell you the solutions.

Solutions for Urban gardening problems 

Space:

Window boxes, balconies.Indoor on your wall.Go vertical. Try creepers and climbers on a bamboo trellis.Looks green pretty. Needs less water and light for growing, flowering needs light though.

Have a problem with watering?

Check out these unique solution. Even the one below works fine.

Have a problem with Babysitting the plants when you travel?

Then you need a self-watering system.t.Check out all about it in this post on Indoor air pollution.

What about light for your plants?

There are several indoor plants, which need very little light to thrive.But if it’s a flowering plant some amount of sunlight will be needed depending on the plant .thats a problem? Don’t worry there are Grow lights.

Worried about plant food?

Try these.Is fertilizer a problem?Children at home?

Go organic.I use  liquid organic fertilizer since some of the containers are pretty tightly packed.

Reuse kitchen water, don’t throw away the water used for washing pulses vegetables and even fish and chicken.All these contain several essential nutrients perfect for your plants.

Worried about insects and creepy crawlies?Choose your indoor plant with care and use organic pesticide and natural techniques to get rid of pests.

Do you want to know about DIY balcony gardens?Then you must read this.

If you want your own herb garden, if you just want green around you, if you want to add microgreens to your diet don’t wait.Get a one-time consultation about your balcony garden.

There is a lot of free advice available online.But how sure are you about its utility?

Do you really have the time to wade through thousands of sites searching for the one which will solve your problems?

Gardening is supposed to help you beat stress, not increase it.

How to walk ,write and Garden for the healthy life you want

Balcony Gardening Ideas in India

Bleeding heart vine to grace your balcony

Alamunda my favorite climber for a balcony jungle  

Golden yellow Ixora: Easy to grow, blooms year around

My window seat view

Gifts for Gardening moms

Outside my window

Science has come a long way.As more medicines are discovered to treat various infectious and non infectious  diseases more and more doctors are trying to promote prevention.

Primary prevention is the most important goal of healthcare.It aims  to prevent the occurrence of disease and promote health.

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I am passionate about Preventive healthcare.An ounce of  prevention at the right time, is worth its weight in Gold! But for prevention to work best you need to be aware.

According to WHO the definition of health :

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

This is why for a healthy you ,you need to be  Aware.

Read, learn, practice healthy lifestyle habits.I know if I teach a mom an entire family will be taught good lifestyle habits.Children learn from you , so  you need to practice, all that you want them to learn.

The best way to prepare your children for a healthy , happy future is to catch them young..As my blog grows I will be adding more such articles meant to promote prevention.

 

Vaccine and Immunity

Ebola virus …protect yourself

Swine Flu India Fact sheet:2015

Travel Health  India

Allergic Rhinitis what you need to know

Chronic stress:32 scientific relaxation techniques for peace

Mindful Living….Art of a more productive life

Lifestyle modifications : Reflux no more

Lead Poisoning : What you can do

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It’s important to understand that  vaccines and vaccination schedules in India are evaluated by national bodies by Indian Academy of Pediatricians and some are included in the national schedule compulsorily.

The compulsory vaccines are made so after proper research, epidemiological data and necessary clearance. All vaccination schedules should be discussed with your Doctor.

As an undergraduate medical student, I explored the world of vaccines. But when it came to writing about them I relied heavily on the information provided by my hubby the pediatrician(I only provide research-backed information). While vaccination is a very important topic,its also prone to controversies and doubts.

My husband Dr.Abhijit Misra, the man behind this mompreneur is passionate about helping parents and writes the necessary drafts for all articles needing his expertise. All the articles dealing with child health and, immunizations happen after I have completed picking his brain in detail.

What is vaccination?

Vaccination is the process by which a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease by giving a vaccine. A vaccine helps the bodies defense system or immunity to get activated and ready for future infection or disease. Its one way of priming the immune system.

What happens when you give a vaccine?

When a vaccine is given, the pathogen or part of the pathogen excites the body’s immune system to recognize it as harmful. It then stores this information in its memory.In case there is an attack by the same pathogen, the body’s immune system remembers and starts an attack quickly on the disease-causing agent.

What about natural immunity?

Natural immunity works for some diseases for some though the mortality and morbidity of the infection and disease need prevention.

Why immunization?

Immunization is an excellent healthcare tool for controlling and eliminating life-threatening infections. It prevents millions of deaths year after year. Its a cost-effective way of prevention of disease, mortality, and disability. It is a cost-effective preventive tool and valuable health investment. With the right strategies and outreach, the most vulnerable target population is given access to vaccination for better health. The best part, it needs no lifestyle change for it to be effective.

Where can you vaccinate your child in India?

• In all Government hospitals (Free) Get the complete list here.
• In most Private Hospitals having Mother and child Healthcare facility.
• At the Red Cross
• By several other NGOs in association with Government machinery.
• At Child Health Clinics
• At  immunization clinics

In collaboration with Pediatrician Dr.Abhijit  Misra (MD.Pediatrics), I have the following posts on Vaccines and Immunity.

Baby Vaccination: Everything you want to know (overview)

The Vaccines you can know more details about:

DPT

Hib

HPV Vaccine

Japanese Encephalitis

MR vaccine

Flu vaccine

Meningitis facts you can’t afford to ignore

Meningitis

Swine Flu

Shingles Vaccine

Rabies Vaccine

CDC Vaccine scheduled  0 to 6 years

CDC Vaccine scheduled for 7 to 18 years

CDC Vaccine scheduled for adults

Travel Health

COVID Vaccine and the COVID Pandemic

Immunity

Fruits and vegetables..nature’s multivitamins

Probiotic food:Why you need it in your diet

Ultimate Nutrition tips to fight Flu and Improve immunity

Truth about Prebiotic :What no one told you

What is WHO prequalified vaccine?

You can email us at healthwealthbridge@gmail.com

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All child health, vaccination and immunity questions will be answered by Dr.Abhijit Misra (MD Pediatrics)

Please read my Disclaimer.

Disclaimer: This article is meant to help create awareness and spread knowledge. All decision regarding your health and child’s health should be done after consultation with your doctor. Read my full disclosure hereWhile all efforts are made to keep articles updated the speed of research in these fields mean the information often may change when more research knowledge is available. Healthwealthbridge or the authors should be in no way held responsible in that case.

References :

Indian Academy of Pediatrics

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