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ELSA Talks presents Women & Wellness

Elsa-Talk (3rd edition) held on Jan 10, 2018 at IHC, set the tone for 'women and wellness' with an eminent panel that reinforced the message "Say Yes to Health!" The message was loud and clear- women have to focus on their health while juggling all the different roles they play in life.

Seema Sondhi, wellness expert and founder of The Yoga Studio spoke of ways in which the practice of yoga and meditation can alleviate issues that women face in 4 stages of life including puberty when its time for awakening, coming into fullness (30-40 years), speaking the truth (40-50 yrs) that involves accepting oneself, and stage 4 when wisdom from the heart flows (+60 onwards) which is also the state of spirituality and learning to enjoy life. To Seema, “it all comes down to loving yourself and yoga helps in understanding this.”

Dr. Lalita Badhwar, senior gynecologist & obstetrician , focused on issues of endometriosis (period-pain), poly-cystic ovaries and menopause, and urged women not to push these issues on a back-burner. Timely action can go along way in disease management, and to her, “every age is good to make a beginning." She asked us to forget what the airplanes say.. we need to put on our oxygen masks first, then help others.

Nelofar Currimbhoy, President of Shahnaz Herbals, talked about beauty being not just how you look but more who you are. She suggested working out a good routine to look and feel good throughout the day. Her message was to 'go back to yourself'- since you can only be the best version of yourself. Some advice by Nelofar- At 25, start looking after yourself and remember to moisturise; and by 35 learn to metabolise, and love and accept yourself.

Ishi Khosla, clinical nutritionist and founder of Whole Foods, while explaining how to get to 'correct' nutrition busted several myths. She said that the message was clear- we need to focus on the 4G’s- gut, gluten, girth and glucose. Her advice was to “treat your gut as a second brain.”

Shiba Mehra, master trainer Reebok and ACE educator, encouraged woman to regain and maintain their health at all stages of their life. It was fascinating to hear her speak on how to avoid the stumbling blocks as they appear. Her mantra is "Small steps, big changes." Shiba advised the audience to think SMART- to have simple, manageable, attainable, time-bound goals.

A big thanks to Dr. Angeli Misra, Lifeline Labs, for starting the event with an informative and engaging Health Quiz...yes we have to catch up fast and take charge of our health!

Here's our New Year's ELSA pledge to more wellness and holistic health!

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