Health Woes when Travelling

In a country where start ups, new ventures, franchisees and multiple branches across the country are common place, it is but obvious that one has to travel a fair amount for work.

A friend who travels very often for work, finds herself in a different city every third week, and invariably after the travel itself, a change in the air (rather the pollution), the water, causes her to fall ill.

Everything from an upset stomach (Delhi Belly is real), to sore throat, fatigue of travel, fever, or worse viral infections.

And since one is travelling for work, taking a day off to recuperate is not really an option.

Recently this friend was off to Bangalore for a month long stint as part of her consulting job. And on day 3, she started feeling a bit under the weather; it was a bad bout of inflamed tonsils.

A visit to the GP closest to his Hotel, and some antibiotics later, she was healed and back to work for a total of 5 days before it came back, and this time with a vengeance, and inflammation was a lot worse, difficulty in swallowing food, even water, stuffed nose, you know the symptoms.

And this time she wasn't ready to go back to the same doctor, because obviously, the doctor didn't do a good job the first time.

And now the question was who and where?

That’s when my friend used a very cool service that exists in Bangalore, called Zywee. 

www.zywee.com

It’s basically a listing service for Doctors, Hospitals, and Healthcare. With reviews, contact details, timings, and prices. 

In a world where reliance on technology is at an all time high, we need more services like Zywee to help us with our very real, non technological, can't troubleshoot to fix, health problems.

Do yourself a favour and stay informed of services like Zywee, in your city or the one you travel to, you never know when you might need it.

Diabetes - Prevention is the Best Cure

At the start, let me clarify, I do not have Diabetes, but with two parents who have Type II Diabetes, I stand a high chance of getting it.

I've seen my parents, take care of what they eat, check their blood sugar every Sunday, taking an Insulin Injection, in the stomach. So I've seen what living with Diabetes is like, up close and personal.

Since Diabetes is a stress related, Life Style Disease, so I've heard, I lead a typical Mumbai Life, too much work, crazy traffic, Active Social Life, love of good food and sweets, and finally not enough exercise.  

So basically I'm Stacking the numbers against me, and if I want to continue enjoying my life without compromising what I eat, what I drink and mind my sugar levels, I need to make very big changes in my life and lifestyle, and I need to make them now in my Mid Thirties.

So here are some small changes one can make to make sure Life Style Diseases like Diabetes are kept at bay.

Get more active, sedentary jobs are a prime cause for life style disease, it all starts with a lack of exercise. We need to clock at least 10,000 steps in a day. Invest in a pedometer and start keeping track of your daily step count. Pick an exercise routine that works for you. Walk for 15-30 mins a day, take the steps, and just get physically fitter. 

Keep your weight in check, a thickening waistline is the first indicator of metabolism slowing down, your body isn't functioning optimally, and now its time to watch the calories, start the exercise, irregular habits of any kind will only send you metabolism spiralling done the "probable future problems" rabbit hole.

Better eating habits, try to balance your intake across the food groups, don't buy into fad diets, your body needs nutrients, watch your portions if you have a tendency to over eat, try super cards or brown rice, unpolished lentils, as healthier options, include veggies & fruits in your diet. Ate at regular times, pushing Lunch hour at work is a terrible way to live, the body needs nourishment at regular times, and all the hard work needs you to be well nourished.

Get enough sleep, sleep deprivation is a cause for bad moods, cranky behaviour, fatigue, low energy, grogginess, which leads to excessive intake of caffeines, sugar, sometimes excessive eating. Try to wake and sleep at the same time everyday, even on weekends, start your day early on weekends and treat yourself with an afternoon nap after a good lunch, our bodies respond well to discipline and regular habits.

Get regular Health Checkups, prevention is the best cure, keep track of your health, ECGs, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Eye Tests, Pap Smears, Mammograms whatever you need, once a year, year and a half. It's like checking your car before a road trip; you don't skimp on the oil, fuel and air check there, do you? 

https://www.zywee.com/

Find out more about health packages from Zywee, book the one best suited to you. Get information about Hospitals and Doctors who can help you  with what you need.

And finally take a break once in a while, your body needs to recharge just like your devices, and lazing once in a while, freeing your head of white noise, and generally worrying about nothing will go a long way in keeping you healthy.