Staying hydrated is of utmost importance during the summers. With temperature soaring through the roof (courtesy:Los Angeles), most of us are looking for cooling agents to take the heat off! Fruit smoothies

‘The tans will fade, but memories are forever’ So it’s THAT time of the year for us!! The summers are finally here. Whilst people are busy working up their beach body and spray tans, I am sitting here

May is regarded as the Mental Health awareness month. I would like to create as much awareness as possible on this subject. Last week, I spoke about my journey at the DBSA Cedar-Senai, North Hollywood

STRESS – one word that gives us all the creeps It has become a part of modern day living. Every conversation or action directly or indirectly revolves around it. Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid

Whilst I was shopping in the mall this weekend, I heard two women conversing in the trial room about how one of them was feeling so much better emotionally, just by being around clothes and bags. She went

I am a 25 year old, Los Angeles based, public health professional that signed up for steemit to spread awareness on mental health. It's a topic that is really close to my heart. Coming from a South Asian

But you don’t look sick’ ‘You look fine to me’ Invisible illnesses are hard to explain. If you fractured your hand, people around you can see the cast. They realize you are in pain and constantly show

This weekend, my partner and I took a trip to San Diego. We just wanted to get away from the busy life in Los Angeles to a much calmer place - away from phones, away from friends and definitely away from

Back when I was travelling in Germany, a friend of mine asked me a very casual question – How can I help my partner cope with depression? The answers are multi fold. Truth is – there is no protocol for

"I would be confused if I didn’t hear or see airstrikes, because it happened so often" – an adolescent refugee Lately there has been a lot of buzz around refugee crisis globally. When ordinary

“Sexually active people take fewer sick days,” says Yvonne K. Fulbright, PhD a sexual expert. We all know the physical benefits of having intercourse (burns calories, boosts immune system, lowers blood