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MAY 2012 � VOLUME 24 � N U M B E R 02

23 Sleep Well Actor Preeti Jhangiani reveals her sleep

secrets

12 Foot Work At last, help for your aching feet!

18 The Happy-Go-Healthy Traveller Smart strategies for a trouble-free

holiday

ON THE COVER

� CAN SURGERY CURE DIABETES? ............ 08

� TENSION-FREE HOLIDAY .......................... 18

� GET PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO YOU. ................ 30

� SHELLFISH MADE EASY ............................ 44

� STRESS YOURSELF HAPPY! .................... 52

� PET THERAPY ............................................. 38

� PUMP UP YOUR PECS! .............................. 62

� HAPPY FEET ............................................... 12

� SONAKSHI’S WEIGHT LOSS SECRETS .... 84

52 How to Stress Yourself Happy

Make productive use of anxiety and tension!

56 In the Long Run How one man conquered

asthma, obesity and sloth to become an extreme athlete

62 A Big Chestful 5 moves for an impressive set

of pectorals

66 There’s Something in the Air

Mysterious infections you could pick up from the environment

80 Hear, Hear Continuing our series on

bringing up healthy kids

30 Sound Effects How to get people to listen

to you

38 Dog Days Are Here! Tips to keep your pets

happy ‘n’ healthy even in the sweltering heat

60Happy Couples

52Psyche

IN EVERY ISSUE06 Small Doses Notes from the editor

07 Readers’ Pulse Letters from our most concerned

appraisers

08 Health Flash Surgery for diabetes, cautions

for smart phone users, benefits of meditation and more

24 Fit & Famous Playback singer Sukhwinder on

his off-beat journey to showbiz and staying fit at 40

27 Healthy Looks A snazzy Spring-Summer

collection, hair loss truths, and more to keep you looking good

35 Fitness Forum Our expert offers advice for real

life fitness, we tell you why MTBs are becoming bigger and more

56Extreme Fitness

27Healthy Looks

46Nutrition Update

38Pet Therapy

62Muscle Guide

Editor BHARATHI P. G.

Art Director

WILLIAM FERNANDES

Correspondents

SMRITHIN SATISHAN

SOBIYA NAIEM MOGHUL

ZAHRA Z. MOTORWALA

Editorial Asstt.

PRABHAKAR A. PUTHRAN

Chief Photographer

SANJIT SEN

Bureau ChiefsMEETA MISHRA (NEW DELHI)

ANUPAMA BIJUR (BENGALURU)NANDINI R PENNA (HYDERABAD)

C S S LATHA (CHENNAI)

Bureau CorrespondentsEKATMATA SHARMA (NEW DELHI)NGATHINGPEI KHAYI (NEW DELHI)

KAKOLI PODDAR (KOLKATA)SUDESHNA CHAKRAVARTY (KOLKATA)

ADVERTISING

Advertising Director

ASHOK DHAMANKAR

Regional Manager (North)

KUMAR SHWETABH

Advertising Manager

RAJESH VASU

Sr. Advertising Executive

JOHN MORRIS

Branch Managers

REKHA KAMBHOJ (BENGALURU)

SURESH CHANDRASEKARAN (CHENNAI)

ASHIM BANIK (KOLKATA)

MITESH PATANGE (PUNE)

Assc. Advertising Manager

RAMANSHU VERMA (NEW DELHI)

Advertising Executive

ROSHAN FRANCIS (BANGALORE)

Circulation RAJEEV MOKASHI

Panel of ExpertsR. K. ANAND (Paediatrics)

MAHESH LALWANI (Dentistry) RUI FERNANDEZ (Dermatology)

AJIT R. MENON (Interventional Cardiologist)

ANAND HARISH GOKANI (Diabetology)CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (ENT)

MANIK HIRANANDANI (Acupuncture) ALI IRANI (Physiotherapy)

DILIP NADKARNI (Sports Medicine) KEIKI R. MEHTA (Ophthalmology)

VINOD JOSHI (Urology) RUPIN SHAH (Andrology)

AVAN DADINA (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)

NARENDRA PANDYA (Cosmetic Surgery)ASHIT SHETH (Psychiatry) DEEPAK N. AMARAPURKAR

(Gastroenterology)MAHINDER C. WATSA (Sexology)

K RAVISHANKAR (Neurology)

COVER CREDITS

Photographer: R.D. Model: SNEHA

MAKE-UP: MAHENDER GUPTA

42 Nutrition & Food Smart kitchen rules, ways to

liven up prawns, the secret to gaining weight and more

60 Happy Couples Oral sex risks, dating rules and

more

68 Spotlight Retail therapy for May

72 A Slice of Life An artist tells of what it's like

to live with a progressive degenerative disease

77 Self Care Tips for making your car more

eco friendly, preventing heat rash and more

42Nutrition & Food

49Recipes For Success

84 Weight Loss A star kid’s journey from flab

to fab

86 Pound Wise Tips to maintain weight loss

and more 87 Q & A Our panel of experts answers

readers’ queries on dental fillings and more

30Heal Thy Self

80Parenting

18Holidays

FootIt is not without reason that Socrates

once said “To him whose feet hurt, everything hurts.” The feet are the foundation of the

human body and any problem down there will be felt elsewhere in the body.

The human foot was designed to walk on soft surfaces like earth, grass and sand. The price of civilization is that we’re now forced to walk on hard surfaces like tiles, marble and concrete, which are pretty hard on our feet.

When you walk it’s the outer edge of your

your body tries to roll the foot inward. The harder you hit on the outer edge, the more the foot rolls in. This inward rolling – where the arches of the feet collapse – is called pronation. The most common foot misalignments are excessive pronation (foot turning inward) and supination (foot turning outward).While some amount of pronation is vital

How to choose your shoes wisely – and wear them.

Workto absorb the shock, it is estimated that more than 75% of the population suffer from excess pronation. The condition often disrupts normal knee function and hip alignment and increases forces on the lower back, leading to problems like

and lower back pain; Achilles tendon, tibial stress (shin pain).

Standing on harder surfaces for too long has somewhat the same effect as walking on a hard surface. You may not be able to see the excess pronation with your naked eye, but if your shoe tends to slide inward that’s a clue.

If your shoes don’t provide the necessary support to your feet to offset the impact of walking and daily wear ‘n’ tear, they can aggravate all the above problems. What’s more they may even prevent the essential range of movements in your

foot. That’s why you should never compromise when selecting your foot wear. Your overall well being depends on how comfortable you are in your shoes.

But before you go out shopping, you need to know the anatomy of your feet.

One way of correcting foot alignment is being conscious of your walk. Always hit the ground

... that’s the way to go.

� Remedies

TEST YOUR ARCH Do this quick “wet test” to determine the shape of your foot and your arch type.Here’s how: Thoroughly wet the bottoms of your bare feet, then step onto a paper bag or a piece of heavy, colored paper.

At le1 If your arch is high…

walk, you’re likely to land on the outsides of your feet without rolling inward (known to podiatrists as underpronation or supination). This can lead to plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, and knee problems, if you pick unsupportive or noncushioned shoes. You may also notice that the soles of your old shoes are worn down along the outsides. Luckily, “you’ll have fewer problems than people

Sampath Kumar, General Manager and foot expert at Dr. Scholl’s, India. Shoe rules: You need neutral-cushioned shoes. Look for curved, C-shaped soles and squeeze the heel areas – your ideal shoes should feel stiff, not mushy like the

look for cushioning under the balls of the feet and a small heel lift.

High arches tend to turn normal/neutral so do the “wet test” periodically to select appropriate footwear.

2 If your arch is normal…your feet will feel comfy with shoes that provide moderate arch support. You have the most common foot type and are considered a normal pronator. Shoe rules: Look for semicurved soles, and stick with the types of shoes that have been comfortable for you in the past. Avoid the extremes: Skip superhigh

you can either roll up in a ball or not bend at all.

3 If your arch is low…

or overpronate, when you walk.

area or heel or ankle or sometimes even in the knee or lower back. This could happen due to age, excessive strain (e.g. running or walking long distances) or even standing for long periods of time.” You probably wear out your shoes on the area closest to the insides of your feet. Shoe rules: You need shoes that offer good arch support to prevent any rolling;

Try orthotic footwear (see box elsewhere in the article) which will help align the feet properly and ensure that the fallen arches are lifted. “Shoes that are labeled “motion control” and ‘stability’ are the best kind for your type of foot,” says Kumar.

High arch

Low arch

Normal arch