Talking about private body parts is often taboo in our society. Regardless of the nature of the talk – whether it relates to sexuality or some other problem related to urological health- it’s not the most comfortable talk to have. “Woh mera us jaga…kharish…hoti ha, woh…”. Sometimes it gets awkward to communicate with even our family. And since talking about private body parts isn’t the most comfortable conversation, discussion around problems and health of private body parts more or less doesn’t exist even among peers. Even couples usually aren’t given the “talk”. Urological health means the health of male and…
Author: Salman Israr
“Good health is a crown on the head of a well person that only a sick person can see.” – Robin Sharma If you ever had the chance to come across a conversation about breast cancer in our society, there is a chance you might have heard one of following anecdotes. “Mujhe to nahi hosakta, mera family men kabhi kisi ko nhn hua”, the girl across the table would have said. Or. “Yeh to siraf aurtoun ka masla ha, men bata rahin hun, sub ka samna baat mat karna”, an old aunty who has tautkas for everything might have said.…
Do you know?: If you are diagnosed with breast cancer at stage I, you have a 100% chance of recovery. In stage II, the chance of recovery is 80%. And in stage III, it’s 50-70%. At stage IV, 20%. Breast cancer is the number one cause of deaths caused by cancer in women in Pakistan. 40, 000 women die every year in Pakistan due to breast cancer. Almost, 250 women are being registered in various hospitals for breast cancer every day across the country. This could be you or your loved one. And even worse, many of the breast cancer…
What if! You could be: More happier? Empathic? Healthier? Less anxious and depressed? Optimistic? Resilient? And a lot more! With just one technology. Ahan, you say. That’s possible. With just one technology, an idea-technology. That idea-technology is this: Gratitude practice. What? Gratitude? What’s that, what you are talking about? You say. Well, practising gratitude makes you happier, optimistic, healthier and much more. Gratitude is the quality and practice of being thankful, appreciative. All great religions place gratitude as a virtue. And research as well reports gratitude to be one important tool to living a life that’s healthier, happier, and beautiful.…
While for some couples, conceiving comes easy while for others it’s not so easy. And even for the same couple, it might come easy when they had their first child but they really struggle in 2nd time or later, often, suffering in silence with bitterness and frustration leading to more and more anxiety. It gets emotionally hefty. And since talking about sexual or reproductive problems is taboo in Pakistan. You are given a good dose of frown by everyone in the room if you mention something sexual even to just have a healthy discussion. Look, how fahash and besharam he/she…