Educate 500 families living with alcohol use & NCD

Educate 500 families living with alcohol use & NCD

Phool Singh...Nada Good Health advocate...

Mr.Phool Singh 64, rededicate himself to revive the recreation center for senior citizen, he says computer community education program helped him to build his lost identity as local leader. Once, he was focal point of local politics but left everything gradually and put on the margin of the changed village.

MCD Recreation center for senior citizens has been locked for almost six years, the day it was constructed in Mendawali village, east Delhi; it was discovered by trainees of Pehachaan computer community training program organized by Nada India Foundation in collaboration with National Institute of Social Defence Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment The location of this center was found on Internet while surfing on Google search engine by trainees of computer course.

During the initial discussions and survey, senior citizens denied the need of such training at this age and laughed away the proposal of joining the course. They talked about what the people would think specially their grand children or neighbors. Going every day for computer class and community lunch with old friends has helped people in neighborhood to change their mind set and attitude towards old people. A camp of Naturopathy and ear acupuncture was also organized by Nada India and Delhi Institute of Naturopathy after the completion of the course. Dr. Michael O. Smith a psychiatrist and internationally recognized acupuncturist from Lincoln Hospital New York gave the ear acupuncture treatment for wellbeing (3points NADA protocol) and awareness talks by naturopaths on health & nature to senior citizens and adolescents.

All the 20 trainees of this computer training program constituted micro credit self help group with an elected convener Mr.O.P. Sharma and Mr.Bisth as treasurer of the Varisth Nagrik Mitra Sangh. Now, the group meets once a week in the park for ear acupuncture for wellbeing and also discusses issues and concerns related to senior citizens and adolescents like health services for senior citizens and use of drugs, HIV/AIDS, character building etc. The Sangh has set an agenda of the year is as follows

· Reopening and taking charge of Senior Citizen Recreation Center at Mendawali village

· Health & safety of Senior Citizens

· Adolescents related issues and concerns like education, health, drug & HIV/AIDS.

During certificate distribution ceremony, on 3rd Jan 2007 , Ms.Saraswati Dy. Director (Training), National Institute of Social Defense highlighted the importance of community based computer training programs in igniting a new energy among the senior citizens. She added that Nada India’s strength lies in its participatory approach and community mobilization by empowering the senior citizens and adolescents where they are.

Mr.Suneel Vatsyayan, Trustee & Chairperson of Nada India Foundation added that starting programs where people are at and supporting their initiatives at local level with the help of community based organizations like Delhi Institute of Naturopathy and Sristy Prabha a youth driven community initiative & an affiliate member of Nada India Network. He also explained on this occasion that Pehachaan (Identity), a program of Nada India is an effort to help senior citizens, women and adolescents to build on their identity by engaging them in computer learning, radio club activities and community development process.

The uniqueness of this program lies in the involvement of adolescents in the senior citizens learning process and it provides an opportunity to both grand children and grand parents to come closer to each other. As part of the computer training course senior citizens were given practical and theoretical inputs on computer components, correct positioning at the computer, how to turn the computer on, mouse control ,opening a new document ,retrieving a saved document, saving to the hard drive, how to change picture of desk top. Course was also aimed at giving the senior trainees an introduction to sending emails and using the World Wide Web (www). And this is how they searched the location of the recreational center which belongs to them locally.

INDIA: Sixty and still going strong

.NEW DELHI (ExpressIndia), September 7, 2008 http://www.seniorsworldchronicle.com/

Dr.Team Nutrition Health advocate

Dr.Pratiksha is a young health advocate. She has started a little startup called Team Nutrition(Healthy can be tasty). This is basically a little counter that she has placed in Malviya Nagar market Delhi(Opposit Mother Dairy )selling salads and soups. The best part about food is that everything that Team Nutrition is selling is organic plus full of health and nutrition.Till now Team Nutrition has introduced four types of soups 🍅 Tommto, 🍄 Mushroom,Kala Channa and Monchow and every soup has it's own health benefits for eg.Kala Channa is full of iron and very good for people suffering from hemoglobin and anaemic problems.The 🥗 Salads have healthy ingredients like sprouts, corns, soya beans, soya sticks, veggies and soup as a dressing.The prices are also very reasonable soup- Rs.35 and Rs.50 and for salad- Rs.40 and Rs.50. Team Nutrition main aim is to bring healthy and tasty food in the market. The quality of food comes from Dr.Pratiksha CEO of Team Nutrition. Nada India team recommends people to try and visit Team Nutrition stall in Malviya Nagar Market opposite Mother Dairy Delhi... www.nadaindia.info

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DIABETES CHANGED MY LIFE... Nada India Health Advocate

Nitish Rai was 

awarded for his voluntary  contribution in 2017

HOW BEING DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES CHANGED MY LIFE

Nitish Rai is a Nada India Good Health 

Advocate. 

Hi Friends,
I am Nitish Rai I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 20 years ago, when I was 4 years old.  Type 1 diabetes is an invisible disease. To look at me you wouldn’t know there was anything wrong. But living with the condition is a 24/7 thing. It has completely changed my life and, in different ways, affects every aspect of what I do. 

Eating and exercise can be tricky
Every time I eat, I need to think about how it is going to affect my sugar levels. As I have Type 1 diabetes, my pancreas cannot produce insulin and I need to inject myself with the hormone, usually five times daily, and attempt to replicate the work of the organ. 
Carbohydrates increase my blood sugar level, so every snack and meal is a maths challenge, requiring me to calculate how much insulin I need to inject to counteract the spike in my blood sugars. 

I love running and going to the gym,playing cricket, but this also affects my diabetes as too much exercise can make my blood sugar levels go dangerously low, while certain types can cause them to spike too high. 

I constantly need to check my sugars and adjust my insulin intake – no two days are the same! Exercise is good for me but it's certainly not a simple and straightforward endeavour. 
I have to constantly tell people that I didn’t get diabetes from eating sugar

Diabetes has a bad reputation and it is often the subject of jokes.

 I have found that most people don’t understand the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. I have Type 1 diabetes, which accounts for about 10 per cent of cases. No one knows exactly what causes it, but it’s not to do with being overweight and it isn’t currently preventable.  

People with Type 2 diabetes don’t produce enough insulin or the insulin they produce doesn’t work properly (known as insulin resistance) -  90 per cent of people with the condition have this form. They have developed the condition because of their family history, age, weight or ethnic background which puts them at increased risk. It starts gradually, usually later in life, and it can be years before they realize they have it. 

Living with diabetes day to day often causes a lot of feelings of guilt because when my blood sugar levels don’t do what they should do, it often leaves me feeling that it is my fault. What did I do or eat to make that happen? I wish people knew that even when you do everything right with diabetes, it can still go wrong and it doesn’t help when society often portrays the condition as something you brought on yourself and should feel guilty about. 
I never stop thinking about my diabetes
Diabetes is a complex health condition. Unfortunately, once you are diagnosed you can’t just be sent home from hospital with a straightforward prescription for medication to take every day for the rest of your life. Insulin is not a cure for diabetes - it’s just a treatment and I need to work really hard to make it work. So many little things affect my blood sugar levels, from exercise to stress to the temperature outside! If I don’t keep my diabetes under control and blood sugar levels within the recommended range then there is a high risk of developing some dangerous complications, including stroke, kidney disease and even amputation. 
I think about my diabetes all day long – even when I go to bed and try to switch off after a long day, I am worrying that my blood sugar levels could drop unexpectedly. It’s never ending with diabetes - you don’t get a day off and there are days when it’s the last thing I feel like dealing with, but I don't have a choice. It’s hard to be spontaneous when you are a Type 1, as you always need to think about how what you are doing will impact your diabetes.
But I still do the things I love
Although my diabetes is a large part of who I am, with the right understanding, education and medication, I can take control of my condition and still live the life that I choose. I was able to go onto a diabetes education course a few years ago, provided by the AIIMS, which really helped me to better understand how to manage my diabetes day to day. 
I found it invaluable and would encourage anyone else with the condition to find out more by asking their doctor or nurse. Along with raising awareness about how useful the courses are the charity wants to make sure they are available to everyone with diabetes across the India. Currently they are not. That is something that has to change.

These days, I am able to control my diabetes so it doesn’t control me.

 I can do any what which I want and eat the foods that I like. I am able to run and I am planning to play a cricket tournament. Having diabetes can be complicated but with the right support and understanding it doesn’t need to stop you from doing the things you love!