My Dear Readers,
Welcome to February!
New Year, Pongal and Republic Day celebrations made the whole month festive and joyous. Now February is here, a month to share love and affection. Every day is special when we are cared for, and when we care for others.
The marathon hosted by Kauvery Hospitals for promoting cancer awareness on 29th January had an overwhelming response that clearly showed that people care a lot for both, their health and well-being as well as others’.
We could learn to live each day – live well, live healthy and love life. We should never compromise on our health. We need to understand that physical activity and mental agility are the only vaccines that work against cancer, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, dementia and other mental health challenges.
It’s now clear that sitting is the new smoking. Run, run, run! You can out-run diseases, drugs, the diagnostic lab centre and even the doctor! A marathon not only creates an awareness, but also helps you realize the potential in you to do an intense physical activity and feel good, actually great, about it after you finish. The tremendous outflow of endorphins, the “feel good” hormones, produced after exercise refreshes your body and mind.
Remember the famous quote “Slow and steady wins the race.” Any physical activity should be started slowly, continued steadily until you finally win the battle for health and against disease.
Have a super month ahead!
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Dr. Kavitha Sundaravadanam
Senior Family Physician
