by Mukund Acharya | Aug 29, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
Sukham Blog My article All That You Need to Know About Nutrition for South Asians introduced a framework to develop individualized, varied and nutritious meals that you would enjoy every day. This sequel provides suggestions to develop and sustain nutritious, healthy...
by Meera Kymal | Aug 22, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
The Consulate General of India in New York, in association with Northwell Health, recently hosted an information session on the importance of colon cancer screening and prevention for the Indian American community. The incidence of colon cancer among Indian Americans...
by Pavani Kaushik | Jul 22, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
The alarm went off a little before 5am. It had been a restless night with a sick child. The first agenda item on a cold Saturday morning – a 10 mile run with my run group. An hour later, I watched a slim sliver of sunlight break through the thready fog resting...
by L Iyengar | Jul 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
Thinking and writing about the complexity of mental health issues has jogged several memories. When I was in graduate school a fellow student tried to take his own life. He had a brilliant academic record, was doing well at school, and was Indian. Fortunately, a...
by Mukund Acharya | Jun 25, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
I typed the word – nutrition – in the Google search bar. About 1,480,000,000 results (0.63 seconds) appeared with a display of the first 11 links. Whoa! I paused, then I typed – Nutrition for South Asians. About 97,700,000 results (0.60 seconds) was...
by Sujata Srinivasan | May 28, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
An essay first published in April 2017. My dad’s yoga practice was as dependable as mangoes in Chennai’s summer and Carnatic music concerts in December. I don’t think he missed a single day of sirasasana and sarvangasana—perfectly aligned head and shoulder stands,...
