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International Volunteers Day:National Youth Conclave 20@Nada

  Celebrating Youth Volunteerism, Wellbeing & Engagement: An Invitation  Greetings to all,   We at  Nada India Foundation  would like to thank all the volunteers around the country, working with zeal and passion towards building a better society in terms of health, disease and overall well-being.2020 will be one of the most memorable year for all us and especially for Nada India Foundation as we turn 20 years! On the occasion of International Volunteers Day, we invite you to attend  the most awaited event of the year:  National Youth Conclave 2020.  The main motive of this event revolves around :- 1. Understanding volunteerism as an altruistic behaviour necessary for personal and community well-being 2. Working towards integration of  Covid-19 and (Non Communicable Diseases )  NCDs in the  life course approach  to make it more inclusive for all age groups 3. Addressing marketing strategies by Big Food, Alcohol & Tobacco...

Quit Yet!......Health benefits of Quitting Smoking

For someone who's been into smoking for a longer period of time, it's difficult for them to quit at first attempt. A few days after quitting, your taste buds will kick back in. Enjoy some tasty, healthy treats! But once if you have thought about it, and you realise it's not only affecting your health as well as affecting the health of people surrounded by you. Here are few health benefits one can notice after quitting smoking   Blood pressure and heart rate drop to normal and the blood carbon monoxide level also drops to normal Circulation improves and your lung function increases. Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. Your lungs and airways are more able to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection. Even the risk of coronary heart disease is half that of someone still using tobacco. Also heart attack risk drops slowly Risk of mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancers are reduced by half. Cervical cancer risk falls to that of a non-smoker. Str...

"To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone , A Back bone and A Funny bone"

  💡 Did you know? 💡 👉🏻 More than half of your bones are located in your hand and feet, there are around 26 bones in human feet and about 54 bones located in human hands. Crazy right?   👉🏻 Bones are considered as a living tissue. Because collagen in bone constantly replenishes itself which is why it's lifelong activity. 👉🏻 Generally!! People are born with 12 ribs, but in very few cases they have 13 ribs. Which is rare, but somehow 1 percent of people are born with 13th rib, which is called cervical rib and this can cause medical issues like neck pain.   👉🏻 You might be aware of that! Humans are born with 300 bones but as we adult the small tiny bones fuse together to form larger bones in human body, which is around 206 in number 👉🏻 Also, the knee joint is said to have the largest joint in human body (includes femur, tibia and patella)   and the smallest bone is your ear ( malleus, hammer, stirrup)   👉🏻 And one more thing!! It takes around 12 weeks f...