Wellness Observer

  Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder, Mahakaruna Foundation Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) Ladakh has requested the United Nations to declare the current year as the Year of Compassion. The statement of the great Buddhist Monk is being reproduced below for further awareness. In the recent times we witnessed very closely, the tension at the Indo-China borders almost leading to war-like situation. The gamut of such natural and man-made disasters juxtaposed by the COVID-19 pandemic made the year 2020 a horrifying year for the entire humanity. In the recent times, it is admirable to see the number of countries developing the COVID-19 Vaccine, which is giving us a lot of hope. However, the sorrow, dissatisfaction and sufferings of humanity do not end with the vaccine, the problems we face in today’s time are much more severe and deep rooted in our greed, hatred and ignorance. Its high time we now turn inward and work on the ...

New Delhi : Rudrapriya Yadav, Miss India state winner from Madhya Pradesh visited the VLCC Greater Kailash-II Centre in New Delhi . VLCC, the prime partner of the Femina Miss India contest, is hosting finalists from every state at its centres to avail their beauty and transformational treatments and share their thoughts on what beauty means to them. Rudrapriya Yadav availed the Laser Services. Laser is the easiest and quickest way to bid goodbye to all the unwanted hair, which destroy more than 100 hours of your life, shaving, waxing and tweezing. VLCC centres have started their operations once the lockdown was over, practicing all safety protocols and abiding by the government norms. Post treatment, Rudrapriya Yadav shared her experience and said, “I was at VLCC GK II, where I had a fabulous time. They have very warm staff and the nicest of services. I have taken Laser service and I totally loved it. They have other services as well, which is a must try such as Coolscult treatm...

New Delhi : There is some good news on the COVID front. India 's recovery rate of COVID 19 has gone up-to nearly 91 per cent, and the case fatality rate has further declined to just about 1.5 per cent. One of the reasons for this is the Modi government's lockdown & strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs') put in place to slow down the spread of COVID 19.  A famous Ayurvedic Acharya - Acharya Manish, who has founded the Ayurveda label 'Shuddhi Ayurveda' and has his corporate office at Zirakpur near Chandigarh, believes that apart from the well thought out Modi government restrictions, there is another major reason for India being in a much better position than other countries as far as COVID 19 is concerned. Achaya Manish said, "The low death rate, high recovery rate, low intensity of cases, and no symptoms in a majority of cases has been made possible by the immunity-boosting done through the use of Ayurvedic formulations. Now that the second wave is...

Chandigarh : DEPICT, an initiative of Amarsons Commercial Pvt Ltd, is an e-service platform, which shall bridge the clients’ need of Mental Healthcare Services or Facilities for themselves or significant others, both online and offline in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Parth Aggarwal, the brain behind the DEPICT project, said, “While working in association with an experienced and skilled panel, consisting of Counselors, Psychologists and Psychiatrists, our prime motive is to spread awareness about Mental Health and to provide best consultation services for the same.” Challenging the taboo surrounding Mental Health is what made Parth to bring about this innovative portal, through which anyone and everyone can understand the true meaning of Mental Health and find a solution, if required. It’s tagline is - “Why distort, when you can DEPICT”.  Parth Aggarwal, CEO, a writer by chance and a philanthropist by choice, has been enthusiastically learning about human psychology fr...

  Panchkula: The simple pleasure of having your favourite cuisine at a restaurant you love has now become a thing of the past. In an endeavor to remove all fear from the minds of food aficionados, a food delivery innovation - ‘5 Star Recipe Kits’, has been unveiled by WelcomHotel Bella Vista, Sector 5, Panchkula. As far as the ‘5 Star Recipe Kits’ are concerned the concept aims at providing safe and nutritious ‘hotel style meals’ right to the customer’s platter. Manohar Reny Duddi, Executive Chef explains, “’5 Star Recipe Kits’ have been launched in a vegetarian avatar. These contain fresh ingredients- vegetables and cheese (paneer) cubes according to the recipe; exotic spice blends for tempering, and our delectable signature gravies, in a neatly packed box. The vegetables are both in raw or blanched form as the recipe demands, and all the vegetables are properly sanitized and UV treated. The tempering too is UV treated. As far as the signature gravies are c...

Dr Ravi Garg Chandigarh :   With people being confined to their homes during the lockdown period and the concept of ‘work from home’ gaining prominence, people in tricity have been spending long hours in front of computer, laptop and smartphone screens. The prolonged hours in one position has been instrumental in the surge of back & cervical related cases, shared Dr Ravi Garg, a seasoned brain and spine surgeon at JP Hospital.   According to Dr. Ravi Garg, “Back pain, particularly lower back pain is the most common form of pain. Chronic back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and one of the most common reasons for people of working age to drop out of the workforce. Earlier these health problems used to be seen in over forty years old patients but now the issue is being witnessed in even less than 30-year-olds." He said that about 70-80% of the population experiences back pain at some point of their life. Most of the time the cause of pain is mechanica...

Chandigarh :   Award winning Ayurveda expert and motivational speaker - Acharya Manish, has initiated a social campaign to counter the spread of COVID 19. Acharya Manish uses age-old therapies of Ayurveda to promote the 5000 - years - old vedic science. It is noteworthy that Acharya Manish has founded ‘Shuddhi Ayurveda’ an Ayurvedic Clinic and Research Centre at Zirakpur, which already has presence across India through 105 clinics which are helping patients adopt Ayurveda to counter all types of diseases. To fight against COVID 19 an intense research conducted by Ayurvedic doctors under the guidance of Acharya Manish was done and an immunity boosting pack – ‘Shuddhi Herbal Immunity Package’ was made. Using this pack and specialised anti COVID medications Acharya Manish started an initiative to help needy people, who were not able to afford expensive medicines, against the Coronavirus. A helpline number   8273183731  was established, where calls from across the...