The Week India - July 29, 2018

HEALTH

THE WEEK · JULY 29, 2018 5

in the Health on motherhood.

Women have so many doubts

when they embrace mother-

hood. I am sure Baby Steps will

clear their doubts.

DEVINA A.,

On email.

Few changes

Yes, PCOS can be corrected

by changes in diet (‘Wayward

hormones’, July 15). Basically,

there are different medicines to

treat different symptoms. There

are many people who them-

selves decide that they have

this disorder, which is not right.

They should consult a doctor.

Weight reduction, by exercising

daily, and eating the right food,

will drastically bring down the

PCOS symptoms in women.

Many Indian women have this

problem. Like diabetes, PCOS

can be cured to a large extent

with medications and lifestyle

changes. PCOS varies from

woman to woman and genes

play a role. Eating healthy

food and exercising regularly

will help us fi ght PCOS. Also,

it is important to remain

stress-free.

TAPESH NAGPAL,

On email.

Don’t worry

I am glad to know that innova-

tive technology is increasing

the success rate of knee-re-

placement surgeries (July 15).

Knee problems are quite com-

mon in India. Knee replace-

ment surgeries get complicated

in some cases as it involves the

transfusion of blood. But that

should not worry us.

KULDEEP KUMAR,

On email.

Change the

lifestyle
The Bodyscape on hot fl ash
was interesting (July 15). I was
not aware that even men get
hot fl ashes. I always consid-
ered it as common symptom of
menopausal transition.
Stress and anxiety causes
hot fl ashes in many people.
Sudden sweating and fl ushing
can become really frustrating.
Things like hot fl ashes can be
controlled to a large extent if
we control our lifestyle.
NANDU KISHORE,
On email.

Congrats,

Health team
I would like to congratulate
the Health magazine. There
is so much information in it. I
especially like the yoga section,
which is very useful. I now
want you to make the front
and back pages of the maga-
zine more attractive.
HARPREET ANAND,
On email.

Good beginning
The new column—Baby
Steps—was informative. This
column will defi nitely go a
long way in clearing doubts
from the minds of expectant
mothers. It will help remove
their worries and apprehen-
sions. 
Kudos to the Health team for
including the column in the
supplement.
MINATI PRADHAN,
On email.

I have been long wondering
why you don’t have a section