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Breast Feeding

Breast feeding practice is followed everywhere in India, except among higher socio- economic groups, who tend to look for alternatives to breast-feeding. Ignorance of the advantages of breast-feeding and the proper method often leads to discontinuation in most cases.

Basic Facts:

The ability of the breasts to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth, without the stimulation of breast-feeding.
The immunity factors in breast milk can help the body fight off infections.
Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals and enzymes, which aid the baby’s digestion.
Breast and formula feeding can be used together.

Advantages of breast-feeding.

It is the simplest way to feed the baby.
It increases the period of lactation amenonhoes after childbirth.
Breast milk also contains infection-fighting anti-bodies from the mother.
Breast feeding in the initial 4- months of the baby’s life reduces the chances of infection and increases the immunity of the baby.
The amino acids in breast milk, the building blocks of proteins, are well balanced for the baby. These proteins best aid the baby’s intestinal tract.
The emotional bonding between the baby and mother is strengthened & gives a feeling of satisfaction and achievement to the mother.
It is much cheaper than artificial feeding.


The baby should be put to the breast as soon as possible after birth. The initial yellowish and thick fluid (colostrum) is rich in proteins and protective antibodies. The practice of giving ghutti should be discouraged, because the nourishment of the baby is delayed, increasing chances of infection and delaying the stimulation for milk production.

Some important points:

1. The mother should sit in a comfortable position, hold the baby in her arms and offer the baby her whole breast & not just the nipple.


2. The baby should be fed from a different breast each time so that both breasts produce the maximum amount of milk.


3. The baby should be fed, whenever she is hungry. Before offering the second breast to the baby, it should be ensured that the baby sucks the fat rich hind milk from the first breast.


4. A daily bath is sufficient to keep the breasts clean.


5. Frequent cleaning with soap removes the natural oils from the breasts, predisposing the nipples to develop fissures.


6. Burping the baby after every feed by holding her against the shoulder is advisable.


7. A mother who is feeding her baby should eat healthy foods to keep up her strength & feed the baby letter.


8. At times the breasts may feel hot, heavy and hard, due to accumulation of milk.


9. The mother should be encouraged to let the baby continue to suck for as long as possible.


10. If still enough milk is not removed, the milk should be squeezed out in a clear (preferably) boiled cup using the thumb and the finger.


11. A warm compress on the breast or a warm bath is also helpful.


12. It the baby is fed frequently both during the day and night this condition (engoryememt of breast) is uncommon.


13. If nipples are cracked and painful, the mother is advised to leave a drop of hind milk on, the nipple after feeding as this helps in healing. Malai can also be can applied.

Diabetes Care

What is diabetes?Diabetes is a disease in which your body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream -- causing your blood glucose or "sugar" to rise too high.

The different types of Diabetes:

There are two major types of diabetes.
Type 1(also called juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent) diabetes, in this type of diabetes the body completely stops producing any insulin (a hormone that enables your body to use glucose found in food). As is evident with the name, this type of diabetes affects young adults. Also, people with Type 1 diabetes are totally insulin deficient and therefore must take daily insulin injections to survive.

Type 2(also called adult-onset or non insulin-dependent) diabetes, in this type of disease, the body does produce insulin, but not enough to properly convert food into energy. This form of diabetes usually occurs in people who are over 40, overweight, and have a family history of diabetes.

Different features of Diabetes:

Though people with diabetes experience many symptoms, the presence of the classical triad of:
being very thirsty
increased hunger
having to go to the bathroom very frequently to urinate is virtually diagnostic of diabetes.
In addition following symptoms may also be present:

weight loss
wounds that don't heal
and/or extreme unexplained fatigue
In some cases, there are no symptoms -- this happens at times with type 2 diabetes. In this case, people can live for months, even years without knowing they have the disease. This form of diabetes comes on so gradually that symptoms may not even be recognized.

Who gets diabetes?

Diabetes can occur in anyone but the presence of following factors increases the likelihood of getting diabetes.
People who have close relatives with the disease.
People who are over 40 and overweight
People of African-American, Hispanic or Asian heritage.
Also, people who develop diabetes while pregnant (a condition called gestational diabetes) are more likely to develop full-blown diabetes later in life.

Art of saying “No”

You have determined and decided to finish an important work today itself, under any circumstances, because it is long-stand pending, and you are ready with full enthusiasm to commence to do that job.

But at that time your friends arrived in group and requested you to go along with them to outside for another purpose (many times unimportant in nature), but out of modesty, you couldn’t say ‘no’ to them and you accompanied them without hesitation.

Most of us face these types of situations in our day to day life. Later on we blame ourselves unnecessarily, for not finishing our job in time.

Why we could not say ‘no ’to them. There are so many causes and reasons, as shown below.

1. Thinking that the other persons might suffer if you refuse their request.
2. They may underestimate you and misunderstand you.
3. You may be ridiculed, for your innocent behavior.
4. Shyness that is naturally present in all of us.
5. Lack of sufficient self- confidence in you.
6. Inner desire to be praised by others, as ’’good person’’.
7. under the impression that it is always well and good to be obedient that too with low-esteem to others.
8. With selfish- motto, today or tomorrow that you will be benefitted by the other person’s power, wealth, intelligence, so it is better to develop good rapport with them from now onwards.
9. To be great in other’s opinion.
10. Treating the other person as god-like and ready to do anything for his sake, and for sustaining their friendship at any cost.
11. Having slave- mentality.
12. To fulfill his personal ambitions, with other person’s help.
13. To pass time indulging in some habits, as he has no strong aim to achieve in life.
14 Thinking that if he refused to oblige their wish, next time he will have to face the same music from them.

What are the consequences, that we have to face, if we failed to say ‘’NO’’?

i) We indulge in bad habits, unnecessarily and it causes mental agony in the family members
ii) We lose both our wealth and health.
iii) We are looked down in the society.
iv). Often, we quarrel with our family members show anger on them without reason and season.
V). Time is wasted without any benefit to us.

How to say ‘no’?

1. Develop self-confidence and be firm to say ‘no’ (instead of ‘yes’), if you think that your friends’ requests are not worthy to do and follow.

2. Try to change your mentality and gradually develop the habit of saying ’no ’to false commands and demands of your colleagues.

3. Note down on a paper the amount you last within the last one week or in the past one month and also the loss of your health.

4. Everything will be alright within a short period of time and your friends also won’t dare to call you for attending such situations which are not good and unhealthy in nature.

5. Now on wards, you have the real enjoyment and plenty of mental peace in your valuable life, which is given by God, the Almighty.

Please share your experiences in saying “No

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Minding Your Mind

We all need to develop our awareness of how we are connected to other people and the world around us, especially those of us who tend to take our blessings for granted. I recommend incorporating some kind of service work into your weekly or monthly routine. Doing service work puts the needs of others ahead of your own, and that does good both for you and the people you're helping. How do you start?

Make the commitment to yourself and then make the first phone call. Recognize, however, that you can only do so much and that sometimes helping just one person does a world of good. It's easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of suffering in the world and all the people and causes in need of help. Think about your interests and pick an activity that you feel is most deserving of your time and energy. But whatever form your service-work takes, once you take that first step you'll find it will quickly become one of your more rewarding healthy habits.