Ashwin Kunder
Sr. Director – Retail & Alternatives, India, JLL
COVER STORY | Superhero Without a Cape
Alag Natrajan, a 71-year-old cancer survivor, sets out every morning to replenish matkas around the city with water. Often it’s a lonely crusade where the Matkaman dips into his personal savings to quench the thirsty….Read More →
TAKE FIVE | Where Mobility is Made Easier
Sometimes all it takes are failed plans of a corporate for a startup to bring out a great product. Anand Kutre tells us in a Q&A how his assisted mobility device took shape….Read More →
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Wounds of War
Kunal Basu’s ‘The Endgame’ is a gripping novel about human trafficking and is set around the fringes of war. Why you may like it….Read More
Echoes of History By Anirudh Kanisetti
Are you new to podcasts? History may be a good place to start….Read More →
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Caregiving Affects Mental, Physical Health of Elderly
Elderly men and women, specifically the ones over the age of fifty, besides socio-economic disadvantages are more likely to experience problems with their mental and physical health than people who do not provide any care, suggests a novel study.
The study was led by the University’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, and their findings were published in the European Journal of Public Health. The team analysed the results of over 8000 men and women who took part in the MRC’s Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) Study.
As per the results, it showed that nearly a fifth of men and over a quarter of women reported some form of caring responsibility. Those providing the highest levels of care were more likely to be disadvantaged in terms of both social class and education level compared to those without any caring responsibilities.
Caregivers were also more likely to be unemployed or retired, and amongst those who do work, were more likely to be working part-time or to work shifts.
Dangling Your Feet May Ease Knee Pain
Sleeping with your feet hanging over the end of the bed could ease the pain of knee arthritis, suggest researchers at the University of Bradford.
In a trial involving more than 50 people, half will be asked to change their sleep position so that their lower legs hang over the end of the mattress while lying on their backs; the others will sleep as normal. It is thought that the feet-over-the-end-of-bed position prevents the knee being pushed into full extension, which in turn should provide pain relief. The trial participants will be quizzed regularly over a four-month period about their levels of pain.
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Stories From the Frontline
Watch the concluding session of the five-part dementia series with caregivers.
Providing Hope
Watch Mathew Cherian, CEO, HelpAge India, talk about seniors and India’s battle against COVID-19.
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