If you have a job in which you spent 8-10 hours ‘sitting’, do not consider yourself lucky. And if you have spent the last 8-9 months working from home during this COVID-19 pandemic and you lie down on your day bed for the entire day while working on your laptop. You might be getting a 6 digit salary but you are putting yourself at the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer, and many other types of cancers that can be referred to as sitting cancer. Sitting all day at one place is not only bad for your…
Author: Sajjad Ali
It was a fine summer afternoon. As usual, the whole family was having lunch together while watching TV and I heard Bilqees Edhi saying: ‘I will make my children butchers but never Doctors’. I was in my teens. I had been healthy all my life. The hospital, for me, was a place where I visited my old relatives only. Apart from that, I had no interaction with people from this people’s profession. Bilqees Edhi, as most of us know, is the spouse of Pakistan’s most respected man, Abdul Sattar Edhi. So when she talks people do listen. I was, as…
Anxiety is an emotion present in all humans and usually stems from a sense of anticipation or fear. Anxiety disorder, however, is a condition in which this overwhelming fear affects your social life, relationships, and life in general. According to surveys, about 3.6% of adults have an anxiety disorder worldwide. There are treatments and various therapies to help those with anxiety disorder. This article will explain anxiety, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and the multiple forms of its treatment. What is Anxiety? The word anxiety comes from the Latin word “anxietas,” which is roughly translated into “anguish.” It also comes from…
According to the International Diabetes Federation around 6.9% of Pakistani adult population has diabetes which makes around 7 million people. These figures are only the cases diagnosed and reported while many people live without knowing their diabetic condition. So to save yourself from becoming one of the 7 million people you need to know about diabetes. What Diabetes, Actually, Is? When you eat, your body breaks down the food containing carbohydrates into glucose. Glucose is a type of sugar. The sugar moves in your blood stream. Your pancreas detects the sugar level and releases insulin which acts as a…