Common Concerns

Reva often finds herself snacking away the evenings with a bag of potato chips. Usually the chips are just the starters to her binge of mindless eating. She has confided in her dietician that the binges usually occur when she’s alone at home.

The summer is here and how! The moment you step out, you begin to sweat. The sweltering heat, the hot breeze and the unquenchable thirst; together all of these make up for a very uncomfortable 2-3 months. And if you live in a coastal area like Mumbai, don’t forget to add the horrible humidity to the list too!

Here’s a list of some easy ways to beat the heat this summer. Most of these are simple, effective and also inexpensive.

There was a time in Mumbai when you could have commuted back to home past midnight, all alone. Mumbai was hailed as the ‘city for women’. Women could work, they could dress up as they wanted, they could live alone, travel alone, and yet be safe. But things have come a long way from back then.

Remember how hard it was to exercise and stay in shape during the summers? Well, now that the winters are here, it has become even harder for most people to work out and keep in shape. The motivation required to exercise is now a gazillion times more than what is required in summers.

Reasons Why People Gain Weight In Winters

• Few people continue with their morning walks. In fact, most people find themselves reaching office later than their usual time! Getting out the bed is a Herculean task and requires great motivation.

Our society is becoming predominantly youth-centric just like the western society. Be it our movies, our advertisements, innovative products, or something else, it is youth that everything panders to. As soon as a woman celebrates her fiftieth birthday, people behave as if she doesn’t have a life anymore. She is seen as old and uninteresting. Menopause in our society is viewed as a disease, to be treated with drugs and hormones.