Debjani Arora

Debjani is a new mother, a Bengali who likes north Indian food and has a sweet tooth she loves to nurture. Having worked with magazines like Mother & Baby India, Health & Nutrition, The English daily and The Asian Age , she loves writing, reading, traveling and of course gorging on good food. Being on toes all the time (thanks to her newborn) and trying to balance the other spheres of her life - work, home and hobbies, she is on a roll. Happy to the core.

Pregnancy guide

Use coconut oil to soothe pregnancy rashes (tried and tested)

Posted By Debjani Arora, July 18, 2016 at 03:48pm

It soothes, heals and keeps your skin itch free during pregnancy.
Contact sports

Pro Kabaddi Season 6: Patna Pirates coach Ram Mehar Singh tells us what goes into the making of champions

Posted By Debjani Arora, November 01, 2018 at 06:45pm

In his own words, he tells us, “No matter how good you are or how well you have fared in the game during your days, what people want out of you is results. They expect you to show results out of the team whose responsibility you have undertaken and it is the utmost responsibility of the coach to live up to that expectation. Being a coach is no mean feat.”
Bipolar disoder

Real life story: Vijay Nallawala talks to us about the highs and lows of bipolar disorder and how he triumphed over it

Posted By Debjani Arora, November 02, 2018 at 09:06pm

There is a famous quote by the renowned Japanese writer Haruki Murakami -- “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” That is exactly how it is for Vijay right now.
Diabetes complications

World Diabetes Day on 14th November: Here is why you should be regular with your doctor’s appointments

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 31, 2018 at 02:23pm

Diabetics who go to the clinic at least 3 to 4 times a year, have 50% lower risk of developing diabetic eye and kidney complications compared to those who go only once a year or less frequently.
Mood disorders

Women and their mood swings: Here is why they go awry at times

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 31, 2018 at 01:43pm

It is not like women act strange at times out of the blue, it is her hormones that make her do so. Men, on the other hand, are less affected with these hormonal upheavals and so they are not labelled as weirdos, though many like that exist.
Pregnancy tips

Why pubic hair is shaved during childbirth?

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 30, 2018 at 06:56pm

The pubic area is the region where microbes tend to thrive and grow. If the area is not cleared during pregnancy it can give rise to infection in the baby.
Stress management

3 things you should never do when you are stressed!

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 30, 2018 at 06:09pm

The worst part is when stressed nothing seems right and somehow our ability to think and act rationally goes for a toss. This is when we do things that seldom helps to lower our stress levels but adds to our problems and at times makes it even worse for us.
Kissing

Here is why you should never kiss a baby!

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 30, 2018 at 02:03pm

Adults can pass on the deadly viruses like RSV and HSV by merely kissing a newborn the consequences of which can be deadly.
Heart attacks

World Diabetes Day on 14th November: Is diabetes a risk factor for a heart attack?

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 30, 2018 at 12:19pm

Diabetes is one of the well-known causes of heart attack. It has been seen that people with diabetes have a two to the three-fold higher risk of developing heart attacks. Moreover, heart attacks in diabetics occur at a younger age and also the severity of coronary artery disease tends to be more, says Dr Mohan Thomas.
Meditation

9 ways to ease stress during the 9 months of pregnancy

Posted By Debjani Arora, January 22, 2014 at 05:15pm

Simple steps to ease stress during pregnancy
Women's Fitness

Osteoporosis and women’s health: Why women are more prone to the condition than men

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 29, 2018 at 07:13pm

It can affect both males and females, but it is more likely to occur in women soon after menopause, because of the sudden decrease in estrogen, which is the hormone that normally protects against osteoporosis. The condition is also called as “silent disease” because one does not feel feel symptoms of bones getting weaker, and it often remains undetected until after the bearer breaks a bone.
Martial arts

3 benefits of learning karv maga

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 29, 2018 at 05:47pm

The drills practised to learn this form of martial arts also ensures that the pupils learn the utmost way of safety to protect themselves from an attack. The main aim of karv maga is to learn to counter-attack as swiftly as possible, targeting the body’s most vulnerable points such as the eyes, neck and throat, face, solar plexus, groin, ribs, knee, foot, fingers, etc.
HIV drugs

HIV prevention: Bridging the gap between research and impact

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 29, 2018 at 04:31pm

Today, the latest research in different areas of biomedical HIV prevention, including vaccines, rings, microbicides and other female-controlled forms of prevention, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and long-acting delivery systems, offer the greatest promise of significantly slowing the toll of the disease. And yet we are far away from ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, and are also falling short of achieving the 90-90-90 UNAIDS targets by 2020.
Ischemic stroke

World Stroke Day: 7 risk factors that you should beware of

Posted By Debjani Arora, October 29, 2018 at 01:51pm

There are different kinds of stroke one can experience – an ischemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke or TIA or transient ischemic attack often termed as a silent stroke. While no one is immune to stroke, there could be certain risk factors that can make one prone to it.

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