Author: Deshwale Health Desk

A new report has drawn attention to a largely overlooked issue in India’s corporate sector, revealing the significant professional and emotional challenges faced by women who experience pregnancy loss. The findings have sparked conversations about the need for more supportive and compassionate workplace policies. The report, titled The Cost of Silence, was released by Quest Global in collaboration with research firm YouGov. It examines how miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy loss affect working women and their experiences in professional environments. The study suggests that the impact extends far beyond personal grief, influencing career decisions, workplace confidence and long-term well-being.…

For years, “gaumutra” has been India’s favourite punchline. Bring it up anywhere outside a temple town and you know what follows the eye-rolls, the memes, the jokes about godi-science. It has been treated less like a subject of inquiry and more like a cultural reflex, something you mock first and never actually look into. IIT Roorkee just complicated that story. A team led by Prof. Shailly Tomar from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering has found that Cow Urine Distillate, the Ayurvedic preparation known as Gau Mutra Ark, shows real antiviral activity against the chikungunya virus inside a lab. Not…

As the world marks International Yoga Day, actor Amal Sehrawat is reflecting on a practice that has become an essential part of his life. Known for his performances in projects such as Choti Sardarni and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Amal believes yoga is much more than a form of physical exercise. For him, it is a path towards balance, mindfulness, and emotional well-being. In an industry that often demands long working hours and constant public attention, maintaining inner peace can be difficult. Amal says yoga has helped him stay grounded amid the pressures of everyday life. According to the…

A young executive in Bengaluru buys a ₹65,000 mattress with built-in temperature control. She wears a smart ring that tracks every minute of her rest. And she still sleeps five hours a night, three nights a week, because her phone won’t stop buzzing past midnight. This is the strange place India has reached with sleep. We are spending more money than ever trying to buy a good rest, even as most of the country sleeps worse than it did a few years ago. Start with the bad news. A nationwide survey by LocalCircles, which tracked over 43,000 people across more…

Most people think stress is easy to recognise. They imagine sleepless nights, constant worry, racing thoughts or feeling overwhelmed. Yet stress does not always announce itself so clearly. Sometimes it slips quietly into everyday life and begins influencing the choices we make without us even noticing. You may believe you are making rational decisions about your career, relationships, finances or health. However, stress could be affecting your judgement more than you realise. Psychologists have long studied the impact of stress on the human mind. Research suggests that prolonged stress can affect attention, memory, emotional regulation and decision-making. As a result,…

Ask your grandmother about neem and she will not stop talking. Neem paste for pimples. Neem water for bathing in summer. Neem twigs as a toothbrush before Colgate ever arrived in the village. For generations, the neem tree which grows freely across India, almost uninvited, was the original skincare routine for hundreds of millions of people. Today, that same ingredient is being cold-pressed, bottled, labelled in English, and sold back to Indian consumers at ten to twenty times the price. And we are buying it. This is not a story about neem. It is a story about what happens when…

मुंबई में शनिवार का दिन 104 दिव्यांगजनों के लिए उम्मीद, आत्मविश्वास और नई शुरुआत का संदेश लेकर आया। वडाला स्थित निको हॉल में आयोजित नारायण सेवा संस्थान के निःशुल्क कृत्रिम अंग एवं कैलीपर्स वितरण शिविर में 154 अत्याधुनिक कृत्रिम अंगों का वितरण किया गया। यह आयोजन केवल उपकरण प्रदान करने तक सीमित नहीं था, बल्कि उन लोगों को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रयास था, जो वर्षों से शारीरिक चुनौतियों का सामना कर रहे हैं। शिविर में उपस्थित लाभार्थियों के चेहरों पर खुशी और उत्साह साफ दिखाई दे रहा था। कई लोगों के लिए यह क्षण जीवन बदल…

The ancient summer wisdom we are losing at the worst possible time The Indian summer has never been easy. Long before air conditioners, refrigerators and bottled energy drinks became part of daily life, people found their own ways to deal with the heat. They relied on local ingredients, seasonal foods and traditional recipes that had been passed down through generations. Across India, summer brought with it a distinct food culture. A glass of chaas after lunch, a serving of sattu on a hot afternoon or a refreshing drink made from raw mangoes was a common sight in many homes. These…

It’s midnight. You’re three episodes deep into a new Netflix series, your phone buzzes with Instagram reels, and somewhere in the kitchen, last night’s leftover biryani is calling your name. This is not an unusual Tuesday in urban India. For millions of young professionals from Bangalore’s IT corridors to Mumbai’s financial districts staying up past midnight has simply become normal. But here’s what nobody is talking about: this late-night lifestyle is quietly setting the stage for one of India’s fastest-growing health crises, fatty liver disease. And you won’t feel a thing until it’s too late. India’s liver problem is already…

खाने को अखबार में लपेटने पर सात साल से प्रतिबंध है। फिर भी पूरे भारत में यह चलन खुलेआम जारी है। समस्या नियम की नहीं है समस्या यह है कि इसे लागू कोई नहीं करता। भारत के किसी भी व्यस्त रेलवे स्टेशन से गुज़रिए हावड़ा, छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस, नई दिल्ली और आपको यह नज़ारा चंद मिनटों में मिल जाएगा। कल के अखबार में लिपटे गरम समोसे। क्रिकेट स्कोर छपे पन्ने में पैक किए हुए पकौड़े। प्रिंटेड अखबार से रिसती चाशनी में डूबी जलेबी। यह सब जाना-पहचाना लगता है। सामान्य लगता है। दशकों से ऐसा ही होता आया है। लेकिन…