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Health & Fitness
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There isn’t any task that women cannot come out of with flying colours. But when it comes to their health, they often give it a blind eye.
Dhriti Gandhi enlists some of the common health problems that are
prominent among women and solutions that can help overcome them
A
astha Sharma has no ordinary life. Her hectic work
schedule and household
responsibilities occupy most
of her time; leaving less time to rekindle her passions. But she hardly complaints as she feels ecstatic to effectively manage her personal and professional life.
There are times when she feels
low on energy and witnesses frequent back ache and nausea, but
ignores such symptoms and moves
on to performing her duties. Many
women in India can relate with her as
they too share a similar story. They
too neglect their health problems and
symptoms; without realising the consequences that may deteriorate the
condition.
Hormonal problems, obesity, dietrelated concerns, breast cancer and
depression grabs the top spot in the
list of common problems that women
face. Besides this, issues related to
fitness are also on the rise among
females as compared to their counterparts. Inadequate amount of rest
worsens the situation. Long working
hours clubbed with oodles of stress,
tireless travelling, busy household
schedules and lack of exercise are
the common result in unhealthy body.
People who travel long distances also
get more prone to unfit body and
body aches.
Gurgaon, being a hub for MNCs,
records a large number of women
travellers, who travel long distances
daily. Body aches, stiffness and poor
physical health is common among
them. Neck pain, back pain and knee
pain are some of the other problems
that snail the pace of women in performing their chores. Since many
people have desk jobs and also due
to a sedentary lifestyle, anxiety and
depression haunt the lives of the
working women.
Providing a relief in areas of fitness
and other problems, Aadya Wellness
in Gurgaon provides an amicable and
empathetic environment to all. Their
team of experts and doctors comprise
of physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, spine specialists
and lab facilities. The centre also
specialises in spine and neuro rehabilitation and helps in providing a fitter
way to life. Dr Vaibhav Talwar, Aadya
Wellness, shares, “Regular exercise
and an active lifestyle is the key to
prevent pain-related disorders.”
CANCER IS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY COMMON
AMONG WOMEN. THOUGH
THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC
WAYS IN WHICH ONE CAN
PROTECT ONESELF FROM
THIS DEADLY DISEASE, A
VACCINATION WAS INTRODUCED A YEAR AGO TO PREVENT ITS OCCURRENCE. THIS
VACCINE REDUCES THE
CHANCES AND CAN BE GIVEN
TO THOSE WITHIN THE AGE
GROUP OF 15-35 YEARS.
Keeping the frequent problems of
women in mind, Gurgaon has dedicated a hospital only for women. W
Hospital by Pratiksha is an all women
hospital-based in Sector 56. This
premium facility offers IVF and gynecology under one roof.
Health experts also feel that there
is a need for people to watch out their
eating habits carefully. People live in
the dilemma that they will not gain
weight if they are travelling long distances. However, this along with their
increased dependence on junk food
and the tendency of skipping meals,
avaoiding fruits and vegetables
hinder their health and lead to lifestyle disorders such as obesity.
Nutritionists feel that obesity is
more common among young girls as
they pay little attention to their eating
habits and ignore working out.
Agrees Dr Prerna Garg, Director,
H.G. Sleepcure Solutions, “Due to
stressful jobs, dependence on junk
food, late nights and poor eating habits, young girls are getting more
prone to diseases as compared to
women. All these lead to inadequate
sleep. This further causes high blood
pressure, diabetes and obesity.
Musculoskeletal disorders such as
back pain, neck pain, joint pains and
less exercise along with anaemia are
some of the other common problems
among the younger generation. This
happens as a result of lack of nutrition, deficiency of Vitamin D and calcium, and lack of physical activity. Its
a viscious circle.”
Harmonal ailments pertaining to
puberty, obesity, harmones-related
obesity, acne, etc are also common
among teens. Dr Seema Manuja,
HoD, Sarvodaya Hospital, says,
“Teenagers and young adults face
higher chances of getting diabetes
due to lack of consumption of a
healthy diet, physical activities, sendentary lifestyle and too much dependence on junk food. It is therefore the
duty of parents to promote physical
activities among their children in the
form of walking, yoga, dancing or any
sport. Also, nothing can ensure a
healthy body as home-cooked food
and cutting off junk food.“
Tripti Tandon, Clinical Nutritionist, I
Eat Right, also agrees that poor
eating habits ruins health. She says,
“In order to maintain good health, one
should have three meals – breakfast,
lunch and dinner, followed by three
mid-meals in between in the form of
fruits, a few biscuits and a cup of
green tea between the three regular
meals. Staying hydrated is essential
and you can have a detox diet once a
week to remove the toxics. This detox
diet can be in the form of consuming
only fruit and low-fat yogurt, cereal
and milk, fruit and milk or a salt-free
meal at night so to soothe your body.
This diet also helps in removing the
toxins from the body and helps in
making you feel toned and light. Try
to eat dinner by 7:30-8,” she further
adds.
Cancer is another common disease that is on the rise at an alarming
rate among women. Doctors express
their concern over its rise and the
most common ones are cervical
cancer and breast cancer. Breast
cancer is the most common cancer
that can occur at any age, but it’s
much more likely after age 40, and
the risk goes up as you get older.
Unlike other diseases, it is difficult to
control cancer. But medical science
has now developed a technique to
reduce its chances by introducing a
vaccine.
Dr Vikram Singh, Cancer and
Bariatric Surgeon, Aarvy Hospital,
shares, “Cancer is becoming increasingly common among women.
Though there are no specific ways by
which one can protect oneself from
this deadly disease, a vaccination
was introduced a year ago to prevent
its occurrence. This vaccine reduces
its chance among women and can be
given to those within the age group of
15-35 years. Its effect lasts for a year.
Since the invention is recent, no
cases have been reported among
those who have taken its shot.”
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