Trash Or Treasure
05 Jul 2018
Plastics aren't the only materials that are not biodegradable. So we must recycle to reduce trash and manage resources. But then, one girl's trash can be another man's treasure. See what Nina and Nana say.
Posts tagged with “social”
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Knock On Ice
31 May 2018
The polar ice caps are melting away at an alarming rate, and the impact can bring about a global crisis. It's not enough to knock on ice, er .., wood, and hope for the best. We need to start taking serious measures now! Danger Will Robinson!
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Replacement Unwanted
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The Matador And The Bull
30 May 2018
Ruchi, an idealistic teen, believes she is asserting herself, and fighting injustice, by aggressively challenging a nasty comment on her blog. But could this man be a parasite using her blog to spread the poison, she is fighting against? Read on to find out.
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Deadly Clean
29 May 2018
Did you know that antibiotics, if used frivolously, can do more harm than good? And not just to you, but to humanity at large.
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Pouty Princesses
28 May 2018
Our top secret sources reveal, why two Disney princesses could not make it to Harry and Meghan's royal wedding!
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Introducing Nina And Nana
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A Death On Stage
24 May 2018
Shalini is attending an award ceremony to cheer for her friend. It's all very boring until a death shakes things up. What is going on at this rather ordinary suburban gala?
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A Success Story?
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Zest For Life
30 Apr 2018
This is my final entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues. If you have stuck with me so far, you know about all the frightening challenges the female body may have to overcome. But the point is, we are thriving and growing as a species. Clearly, we are crossing these hurdles with room to spare. So this last post, is a toast to women world over, for our resilience, endurance and most of all, for our zest for life. Cheers. Read on and feel uplifted.
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X- Rays, Xenophobia And Pregnancy
27 Apr 2018
My twenty fourth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about how pregnancy makes us so protective, that we may worry about everything from X-rays to foreigners. It's not crazy, but we need to put these fears in perspective. Read on to learn about which X-rays can be harmful for pregnancy, and why pregnancy may trigger xenophobia.
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Weighty Woes
26 Apr 2018
My twenty third entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about weight gain. Women often worry about their figures and think of extra pounds in terms of the optics. How will I look? But being overweight can cause serious health problems. Recent research also shows, that women gain weight more easily than men, so we need to be extra careful.
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Thyroid Disorders
23 Apr 2018
My twentieth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about thyroid related problems, which are eight times more common in women than in men!
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
21 Apr 2018
My nineteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about sexually transmitted diseases, how they affect women in particular, and what precautions one needs to take to prevent them.
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Queasy
19 Apr 2018
My seventeenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about queasiness during morning sickness aka a prolonged tour of hell. And you thought that labor was bad! Read on to find out more about it.
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Period.
18 Apr 2018
My sixteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about periods. Love it, hate it or hardly notice it, it's going to come knocking every month for few decades, well unless you're knocked up, that is. Read on to find out about ways in which periods could be more comfortable and some of the complications associated with them.
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Orgasm
17 Apr 2018
My fifteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about the female orgasm. The female orgasm is a hushed up taboo subject, with a complicated history and has had loads of misconceptions associated with it over the years. But there are health benefits and health conditions associated with it too. Read on to learn more about this scarcely talked about subject.
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NICU
16 Apr 2018
My fourteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about neonatal intensive care units. While this is more about infant care, it strongly affects mothers too, and not just indirectly. The time when the baby is in the NICU, is often an emotionally stressful time following either a difficult pregnancy or complicated child birth. While the mother herself is recovering physically, the emotional stress is daunting, and she can use all the support she can get from medical facilities, family and society.
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Ischemic Stroke
10 Apr 2018
My ninth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about ischemic strokes. Strokes are the fourth leading cause of death in women and ischemic strokes account for about 88% of all strokes. 60% of all stroke deaths are among women and strokes kill twice as many women as breast cancer does.
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Fertility
06 Apr 2018
My sixth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about fertility or the lack thereof. When a couple can't conceive, it is usually assumed that something is wrong with the woman, especially if she is over 30, but that is not always the case. In this post I will discuss the various causes of infertility and talk about the magic of in vitro fertilization.
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Depression Of the Postpartum Kind
04 Apr 2018
My fourth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about postpartum depression and what got me thinking about it.
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That’s What Friends Are For
23 Mar 2018
Nikki was feeling exhausted. Her best friend Deepa was visiting after almost a year. Nikki should have been elated. But she could not muster the enthusiasm. She was emotionally spent.
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Honoring Verbal Contracts
13 Mar 2018
Many of us rely on cooks, maids, nannies and drivers who are a part of the informal sector. They do not have formal employment with job contracts and benefits. However they provide valuable services and their earnings are vital to their survival.
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The Mental State
21 Feb 2018
Mindy is having trouble understanding quantum mechanics. Physics, which until now had been so clear cut and unambiguous has got all muddled up. Or has it? How does a polling booth experience help Mindy see things more clearly? Read on to find out.
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Discussing My Fair Lady
11 Feb 2018
I have watched My Fair Lady several times over the years. With time how I felt about various characters had changed. This post is about how my understanding of the characters have changed as I have journeyed from childhood through marriage in to motherhood.
