VAN WERT The Van Wert YMCA is collaborating with Love Inc. of Van Wert County to offer free healthy living classes that will help focus on physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

This four-week class runs every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the YMCA. The first class will begin on Oct. 22 and is open to all members and non-members at no cost.

We are excited to be able to offer these classes to give people in our community the opportunity to become healthier in mind, body, and spirit,"YMCA Christian Emphasis Director Brad Petrie said.

To learn more about this program or for information on how to register, contact the YMCA at 419-238-0443.

The mission at the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that help healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.

The YMCA of Van Wert County is partially funded by the Van Wert County Foundation and United Way.

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You can start cardiovascular exercises on a daily basis, for example, 30 minutes five days every week, or 50 minutes three days per week.

By Namit Tyagi

The World Heart Federation has discovered that coronary illness and strokes are the worlds leading reasons for death. This Heart Day, we need to appreciate our heart more and adopt habits which benefit it. Our hearts work beat by beat, second by second for 24 hours a day, never resting. Over the average lifetime, our hearts beat about 2.5 billion times. Knowing that its one of the most vital organs keeping us alive, its important to treat it like the precious commodity it is.

Praise your heart by adopting healthy habits

Faulty eating, absence of exercise, irregular eating routine and hypertension, increased cholesterol and glucose levels are largely factors which can trigger coronary illness and cause problems in our lives, and those of friends and family. Heart Day was set up on September 29 to deliver the message that heart issues can be managed.

All you need is a thought that you will stick to healthy habits for the sake of your health. Healthy habits are not only important for heart health, they are equally important for overall health. You will be surprised to know how simple these habits are. Sometimes, we dont even pay attention to them. But once we start keeping them in mind and working on them, our heart will thank us in the longer run.

In case you are choosing to celebrate this day, it is essential that you are more mindful of your own heart health. There are various ways that you can do this. This includes following a healthy eating routine, stopping smoking, and engaging in physical activities. It is additionally important to have your cholesterol, pulse, and heart checked once in a while.

Apart from these, follow these habits to make your heart healthier:

Adopt healthy eating pattern

Most of us do not hesitate to order online when we feel hungry and thats very convenient. However, our eating pattern is suffering from irregularities due to our busy schedule and lifestyle. A lot of us are busy in work and household chores and get very little time to think about our eating habits. Due to easy availability of readymade food, we are consuming more saturated fats or trans fat. On the top of it, lack of exercising and movement is pushing us towards obesity which could lead to heart problems.

Make a routine, try to cook at home, minimize the use of processed foods and sweet foods, eat more vegetables and fruits and use healthy cooking oils, which mostly contain heart-healthy poly- and mono-unsaturated fats like Canola, Olive, Peanut, Soybean, Sunflower, Mustard oil to maintain your heart health.

Dont stress

Learning successful stress management techniques will keep your heart healthy supportive techniques can incorporate deep breathing, focused imagery and biofeedback training, which are all suggested by heart health experts. Nonetheless, day to day meditation or an ordinary relaxation practice class, for example, pilates or yoga can likewise be exceptionally beneficial.

Start getting quality sleep

We know that you must be busy but getting quality sleep is important, and should be on your list. Too much or too little sleep can significantly affect your heart health. Getting less than six hours of sleep a night has been proven to put your body under stress, increasing your risk of coronary illness or a stroke. Get the suggested eight hours of the night for an ideal heart health.

Exercise daily

You can start cardiovascular exercises on a daily basis, for example, 30 minutes five days every week, or 50 minutes three days per week. You can start running, swimming, brisk walking, riding a bicycle, playing b-ball or tennis, and working on your garden. Concerning quality structure exercises, in a perfect world, you should put aside two days every week for 30 minutes of exercise that works your muscles, for example, the legs, back, shoulders and arms. What comes under quality exercising? Lifting loads, doing bodyweight practices like yoga, push ups and sit ups, and even heavy gardening with a great deal of burrowing and scooping would help you in making your heart stronger.

If you decide, you can keep your heart happy and healthy from now on. Sticking to a routine can be challenging; however, once you start following the routine, you will thank yourself and so will your heart. This Heart Day, lets adopt these four healthy habits for the heart which has given you so much. It is our turn to thank it.

(The author is Co-Founder & Head Nutritionist, Neuherbs & Neusafe India. The above article is for information purposes only, Please consult medical professional/s before starting any therapy, treatment or supplement. Views expressed are personal.)

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So read ahead to know some tips and tricks that can help you promote a healthier lifestyle:

1. Set An ExampleImage: Shutterstock

Kids are mini versions of you. If they see you lazing around the house, having junk food, always into your phone or it can be as simple as not maintaining hygiene. Children learn by examples, so teach your kids by setting an example of your own. Indulge in healthy eating habits, bond together and exercise with them. Once they notice the amount of importance you place on a healthier and conscious lifestyle, they will slowly develop the habits as their own.

2. Cook And Exercise Together

If they help you in cooking meals, it can be as little as setting the table or handing you the ingredients, they will consider them a part of the whole process and will most likely eat the food they have help made. Similarly, put down your devices together and indulge in some offline detox before you sleep.

3. Snack Smart And Fix A Schedule

Now, we are all involved in having healthier main meal options, but interim snacks tend to get super unhealthy. Instead of unhealthy snacks, make tasty yet healthier options. You can make and store granola bars, make sandwiches or wraps from leftover veggies. Also, you can fix up a schedule for some cheat meals. Cheat meals once or twice a week are better than dedicating a day completely to cheat meals. Make an eating schedule beforehand for the week. Include their favourite options, light snacks, sugar treats, and healthy bites and let them decide which day they want what to eat!

4. Hide And Seek

Guise healthy ingredients in their favourite dish. Mask the flavour with a mix of ingredients to let them know they are having their favourite dish. For example, switch soy with potatoes in burger patty to make it healthier. Crush dry fruits and seeds and add them in the milk.

5. Balancing Is The Key

Enjoy ice lollies before a meal on a hot day, binging on nachos on movie night is okay. Don't get over paranoid or too strict. You don't want your kids to be deprived of these little joys and pleasures. Strike a balance with healthy food and treats, lazy Sundays and active on-the-go Tuesdays.

6. Talk It Out

Your kids must know the importance of a healthy lifestyle. And they shouldn't learn it from the science book, but you should introduce the importance at home. Simple things like sitting straight, brushing at night, having a proper sleep routine will help them in the longer run. Don't induce feat but talk about all the benefits they will reap in both the short and long run.

7. Be Patient With New Foods

When a child is growing, they are still trying to figure out their patterns, their appetite, taste, likes and dislikes. Sometimes they might not like something in the beginning but develop a taste later, so keep patient when experimenting or introducing new foods. Serve new foods along with your child's favourite foods. Keep serving your child healthy choices until they naturally form a part of his/herlikes.

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But it has since transformed into one of India's top health platforms, with meal and grocery deliveries, online workouts, mindfulness classes, appointments at its health centers and even an online store for fitness gear.

The spread of coronavirus spurred the business to further reinvent itself, from one primarily reliant on physical gyms to an international online fitness platform.

This summer Cure.fit announced its digital expansion into the US, where it has begun offering online fitness and therapy sessions.

"Lockdown has expedited these efforts," Shamik Sharma, Cure.fit's head of international business, tells CNN Business. "When we saw the demand for our app in the United States, we launched rapidly," he adds.

Quick reaction to Covid-19

Like businesses all over the world, Cure.fit was forced to re-strategize in response to the pandemic.

Instead, lockdown has accelerated the company's pivot to online.

"When our gyms closed, we immediately knew that our customers would miss in-person classes so we created live classes through our app," says Sharma.

The Cure.fit app hosts more than 200,000 sessions daily in India, with instructor-led online classes ranging from strength to pilates, cardio and yoga.

During the pandemic, this platform has thrived. Since the start of India's lockdown, the company says it has signed up 1.5 million users in the country and amassed 100,000 paid subscribers since launching a paywall in May.

In the US, the company has reported 75,000 downloads since testing for the app began in May. Cure.fit currently offers its live sessions there for free, but plans to introduce a subscription model by the end of the year.

India's healthcare apps

This is primarily credited to technological advances, including falling device and mobile data costs, says Lalatendu Sahoo, a senior consultant at Netscribes.

"People are also becoming more and more health conscious," says Sahoo, particularly younger generations living in big cities. "They are more familiar with the internet, they're more comfortable with mobile devices ... and they are really trying to add the wellness factor into their day-to-day life," he adds.

Cure.fit wanted to attract this millennial market by selling a whole lifestyle through its range of food, therapy and fitness services.

"The idea was to build a one-stop solution for anything health and wellness," Ankit Nagori, who co-founded Cure.fit with Mukesh Bansal, tells CNN Business.

"We want to build a community of fitness enthusiasts who would like to lead a healthy lifestyle and promote healthy living," he adds.

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Water Street Tampas newest jewel, a 23-story apartment complex that embraces Tampas vibrant native environment, has topped out. Leasing in the 388-unit tower at 1011 East Cumberland Avenue is expected to begin in 2021.

This newest complex, spearheaded by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and his Strategic Property Partners LLC, was designed by the New York City-based architecture firm of COOKFOX, which focuses on environmentally responsive designs, and on mental health and physical health. The design also includes 6,521 square feet of retail space.

The construction management firm, Moss, oversaw the construction of the tower.

As we reach this significant milestone for 1011 East Cumberland Avenue, we appreciate the monumental progress that is taking place each day to bring Water Street Tampa to fruition, says SPP CEO James Nozar. Reflecting our vision for the neighborhood, the building brings another architecturally distinct contextual and high-quality offering to Water Street Tampa.

The apartments, from studios to three-bedroom units, are located next to the University of South Florida Medical School, and near Orange Theory, Fabrica Pizza, Publix Greenwise, Sparkman Wharf, and Amalie Arena. Those who lease the apartments, which have floor-to-ceiling windows, will be offered an array of amenities, including cooking classes, bike tours, yoga and meditation classes, and other curated adventures.

We designed 1011 East Cumberland Avenue to create a true sanctuary for residents in Tampa by providing an active, design-forward and nature-connected living experience, says Darin Reynolds, a COOKFOX Architects partner. We are proud to be part of SPPs incredible vision for Water Street Tampa and to share this innovative biophilic building with the Tampa Community.

There will be a caf space connected to the buildings lobby with extensive outdoor seating, as well as other retail. A woonerf, an urban street design concept from the Netherlands, also called a residential yard, will surround the lobby to allow for shared space for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

For more information, visit the website for Water Street Tampa.

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Festive season is around the corner and is celebrated with great zeal especially in India. Festivals are all about blessings and happiness that we share with our loved ones in the form of gifts. Deciding a gift and making sure it is useful is really important.

Due to covid, we have seen a major shift of consumer preferences changing towards healthy eating and opting for a healthy lifestyle. People have become more health conscious more than ever as they have realised that building a strong immunity system is the need of the hour. What better than giving them a healthy gift this festive season?This festive season, let's encourage our loved ones to start a healthy lifestyle by giving them health and wellness.

Gaia: Leading health and wellness brand Gaia is offering healthy gifting options. The brand has brought assured quality to the Indian market, making health solutions accessible to all. It has spurred a movement of healthy living among Indians by offering a wide range of healthy substitutes The brand is launching 3 variants of celebration packs in the market prior to the festive season. Now give your loved ones the promise of good health with Gaia's Celebration packs.

Gaia's celebration packs start from Rs190 to Rs 1845.

Fruit Box & Co.: Fruit Box & Co. offers the best quality of fruits & vegetables to extend invigorating nutrition options to consumers at the comfort of their doorsteps. It is one of the pioneer names in its niche that provides a huge range of imported, local, seasonal and exotic fruits & vegetables. Focusing on health, quality and convenience, The company believes in sourcing its products straight from the farmers and seeks to deliver the highest consumer satisfaction and goodwill.

OZiva: OZiva, pioneers in clean plant-based nutrition has a variety of products for daily fitness and lifestyle, nutra-cosmetics for hair and skin care for all age groups. They are committed to supporting every single person who wants to be a better version of themselves and wants to ensure that people achieve the best fitness, physically & mentally, with High Quality Clean Nutrition - the one that the body truly deserves.

Evocus H2O: Black is super trending and classy, so why not gift your dear ones something that is not cliche and super healthy, Black Water! Enriched with 70+ minerals, Evocus H2O is new-age black alkaline water by AV Organics. The product is 100% natural and helps with sustained hydration, better detoxification, reduced acidity, improved metabolism, heightened alertness, and balanced pH levels in the body. It gets sourced from the earths rich crust and derives its bold black color from the goodness and purity of natures rare minerals. Evocus is also soon going to be launched in Goa at various HORECA outlets.

Evocus H2O is priced at Rs. 100 and Rs 150 for a 500 ml Pet Bottle and 330 ml Glass Bottle respectively.

Adhvik Foods: Being lactose intolerant is very common these days and it will not be a good idea to gift sweets made of regular dairy if they also suffer from the same issue. No worries! You can spice up your bestie's taste buds with Aadvik's premium Camel Milk Chocolate range that includes variants with Chilli & Herbs, almonds, and dates to pamper your taste buds.

The camel milk contents make them suitable for lactose intolerant individuals. Moreover, being enriched with vitamins, minerals, insulin, and unsaturated fatty acids, these chocolates will definitely be a tastier and healthier alternative for your friends to satisfy their sweet tooth without any guilt.

The gift combo of Aadvik Camel Milk Chocolates with All 6 Flavors(50g each) is priced at INR 510.

Rage Coffee: If you have friends and family who are big coffee lovers and their day doesnt begin without a proper cup of aromatic coffee. This is the best gift box you can send them across! Rage Coffee is a natural plant-based coffee brand made of 100% Arabica beans and sourced exclusively from high farms in India & Ethiopia.

The Gift Box contains 4 Flavours- Irish Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate, Creme Caramel & Sparky Orange + 1 Rage Coffee Original Flavour Shot.

The taste and aroma of this coffee will kick-start your mornings and will keep your caffeine experience at its peak. This coffee can also help in boosting energy levels and enhancing fitness. It is vegan and gluten-free and doesnt contain any added preservatives, sugar or colourant, would be a great choice if you are diet and health-conscious. A unique aromatic blend of herbs & caffeine with clean flavours, no bitterness and no acid reflux. Improved focus, boosted energy, enhanced fitness & a sustained burst of energy throughout the day.

Price: Discounted Rate of 1299 INR

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In 2018, Kroger and singer/songwriter Jewel co-founded the Wellness Your Way Festival, a locally produced "life-altering weekend experience to kick-start your journey to a healthy lifestyle.

Previous celeb-packed events in 2018 and 2019 at the Duke Energy Convention Center included a big roster of health and fitness headliners, wellness experts and other famous faces Perez Hilton, P90X founder Tony Horton, nutritionist and TODAY Show correspondent Joy Bauer, etc. to talk fitness, nutrition, healthy cooking and more.

Now, in the time of COVID, the concept is pivoting with a new digital platform:The Wellness Experience.

According to the website, the experience features "year-round digital events, healthy-living resources, better-for-you products in Kroger stores, and (a) Festival (to) help customers take actionable steps toward making their lives healthier, easier, brighter and a bit lighter."

"We launched The Wellness Experience to inspire everyone to live healthier lives. The goal is to provide easy steps and solutions that combine health, wellness and nutrition and connect with our customers on an emotional and personal level," said Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, in a release. "The platform provides Kroger Health with an additional way to highlight the helpful and accessible products, services and resources that we offer to support our customers well-being.

On World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10,The Wellness Experience will be hosting a livestreamed summit and concertto"shine a light on mindfulness and mental wellness and practices to combat depression and anxiety through personal stories, songs and expert interviews," reads a release.

From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the day will be broken into streaming lectures and conversations with mental health experts, educators, artists, health gurus and more. It's also co-hosted by Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande's half-brother. He's not really a fitness expert, but he is considered an "influencer" as well as "an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTube personality," according to Wikipeda.

We recognize that many are combating the silent symptoms of COVID 19 anxiety, depression, and isolation in addition to their physical health, says Jewel. We know that mental wellness is critical right now, and Im thrilled to partner with Kroger to safely connect with people across the U.S. to provide tools and resources for mental wellness during these uncertain times.

Here's the schedule for theWorld Mental Health DaySummit & Concert:

MORNING|9:00-10:00 AMFitness for All

AFTERNOON| 12:30-3:30 PMImpactful Interviews

EVENING|7:00-9:00 PMWorld Mental Health Day Concert

Experience an unforgettable evening of world-classmusicians, business leaders,and expertsinvested in the same goal to make mental health accessible to everyone.The event will also raise funds to support JewelsInspiring Children Foundation.

The concert eventwill feature:

To register for the World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert, visit tickettailor.com. And learn more about The Wellness Experience at thewellness-experience.com.

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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --National 4-H Council has announced the election of two new Trustees to its Board, Carla Hall and Dr. Robert Jones. Both Trustees and 4-H alums share a deep passion for diversity in agriculture and food equity, and will further support the organization's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author and Tennessee 4-H alumna Carla Hall, who can currently be seen hosting Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship, was introduced to television audiences as a competitor on Bravo's "Top Chef" and "Top Chef: All Stars." She co-hosted ABC's Emmy award-winning lifestyle series, The Chew for over seven years and currently serves as a Culinary Contributor on "Good Morning America." She has an ongoing partnership with Food Network and will host additional series and specials with them this year and beyond. In addition to her television appearances, Hall hosts a podcast on the Wondery Platform called "Say Yes with Carla Hall." Hall's latest cookbook, "Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration," was published in 2018, landing on annual "Best Cookbook" lists across the country and receiving an NAACP Image Awards nomination. Hall's passion for diversity in food culture, agriculture and equity in food access is rooted in her philosophy that food connects us all.

"As a chef, I have an opportunity to share my passion for food and mindful cooking with the world," says Carla Hall. "I'm excited to continue my work with 4-H in this new role and join their efforts to empower all young people as they navigate the effects of the ongoing pandemic, digital divide and widening opportunity gap," added Hall. "By providing youth and their communities across the country with access to hands-on learning experiences in food, nutrition and wellness, they'll all have an opportunity to develop healthy living skills for a lifetime, no matter their circumstances."

A Georgia native and 4-H alumnus, Dr. Robert Jones earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master's degree in crop physiology from the University of Georgia, and a doctorate in crop physiology from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He began his academic career as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota in 1978, where he spent 34 years before becoming the President of the University at Albany, one of SUNY system's leading research universities. Dr. Jones now serves as the first African-American Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

"It is no exaggeration to say that the first step in my career was joining my local 4-H club. Those meetings were the first organized events in my life outside of church or school and they set me on a course that changed the trajectory of my life," said Jones. "I found educational opportunities that opened up a world that I never knew existed. I believe that mission is even more vital and more critical today when limited access to childhood educational opportunities leads to unacceptable upper limits on a life and career. 4-H taught me to dream big. And it is my privilege to be able to pay that gift forward today," added Jones.

As Trustees, both Hall and Dr. Jones will support National 4-H Council's strategic priorities, which include growing investment and participation in Cooperative Extension's 4-H program from six million to 10 million youth by 2025 as well as a collaboration with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Given her focus on nutrition, Hall also plans to promote wellness, youth voice and hands-on skills development amongst young people.

"As passionate advocates for young people, agriculture and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, both Dr. Jones and Ms. Hall will move us even closer to our goal of providing all children with the opportunities they deserve so they can reach their full potential," says Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of National 4-H Council. "Our new Trustees' expertise will help us to drive National 4-H Council's new campaign, Opportunity4All, which aims to rally support for Cooperative Extension's 4-H program and eliminate the opportunity gap that affects 55 million kids across America," added Sirangelo.

Carla Hall: Chef and Author Washington, D.C.Hall first won over audiences when she competed on Bravo's Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars, where she shared her philosophy to always cook with love. She spent seven years co-hosting ABC's Emmy award winning, popular lifestyle series The Chew, and she currently appears as a Culinary Contributor on Good Morning America. In addition to her television appearances, Hall hosts a podcast on the Wondery Platform, Say Yes with Carla Hall. Her latest cookbook, Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, landed on annual 'Best Cookbook' lists across the country and received an NAACP Image Awards nomination.

Born in Nashville, TN, Hall graduated from Howard University's Business School and worked as an accountant for two years, before deciding to switch gears to work as a runway model. It was during that time, as she traveled through Europe, that she realized her deep-rooted passion for food could be her career path. Hall is very active with a number of charities and not-for-profit organizations that reflect her passion for causes close to her heart, in particular advocating for the physical and mental well being of children.

Dr. Robert Jones: Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignIllinoisDr. Jones became Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016, having previously served as President of the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). A Georgia native who studied agronomy and crop physiology, Dr. Jones is an experienced and accomplished scientist and researcher, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of America.

During his distinguished, 34-year career at the University of Minnesota, amongst other duties, Dr. Jones had administrative and budgetary responsibilities for the offices for public engagement, equity and diversity, and played a leadership role in establishing the nation's first urban research and outreach/engagement center (UROC), which was designed to help find a solution to complex challenges in economically depressed urban communities. The center was named in Dr. Jones' honor in 2015.

About 4H4H, the nation's largest youth development organization, grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for career tomorrow. 4H programs empower nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4H is the youth development program of our nation's Cooperative Extension System and USDA and serves every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 public universities and more than 3000 local Extension offices. Globally, 4H collaborates with independent programs to empower one million youth in 50 countries. The research-backed 4H experience grows young people who are four times more likely to contribute to their communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely to participate in STEM programs.

Learn more about 4H at http://www.4H.org, find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/4H and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4H.

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According to a medical study, the risk of Indians contracting coronary heart disease is around 3 to 4 times higher than that of Americans.

With the lack of social bonding and the lopsided work-life balance accentuating anxiety level among urban Indians in the confinement period and triggering heart disease risks, the number of cardiovascular ailment cases is expected to increase exponentially amid the pandemic.

In fact, the COVID-19 led restrictions have heightened stress and hypertension among urban people in the absence of social bonding and networking and underscored heart complications in the past few months.

The health research findings of the increasing risks of heart disease during the pandemic are relevant for all of us. At the same time, buying comprehensive health insurance for oneself and family members is an equally important step because medical care is expensive. It creates health and financial security in the minds of people.

These revelations are found in a study conducted by Bharti AXA General Insurance which attempted to gain a better understanding into the psyche of the urban Indian consumers during the lockdown and its subsequent period.

On the World Heart Day, which aims to create more awareness around this unnoticed phenomenon, the Bharti AXA Health and Wellness Study aims to notify that cardiovascular disease risks are faced with a double-edged threat in the time of COVID-19 when people are more at risk of developing severe forms of the virus and they are not doing enough to seek care for their heart health.

As per an estimate by the World Health Organisation, with around 1.7 million deaths in 2016 being attributed to this dreaded ailment, heart disease is the leading cause of deaths in India. Lifestyle, diet, lack of sleep, weight, consumption of alcohol and unhealthy habits such as smoking are some of the immediate causes.

Similarly, according to a medical study, the risk of Indians contracting coronary heart disease is around 3 to 4 times higher than that of Americans, 6 times higher than the Chinese and 20 times higher than the Japanese.

We are living in unprecedented times. The need to be conscious and wary of our physical health and well-being has never been more crucial than it is now. Evident through this study, stress can be an invisible but major contributor to heart disorders as it is a leading cause of cardiovascular ailments. At Bharti AXA General, we take pride in going the extra mile to understand the challenges and experiences that people face in terms of their health and financial safety during these anomalous times, said Sanjeev Srinivasan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bharti AXA General Insurance.

The research study, which interacted with over 1,000 consumers aged over 18 years and above across multiple cities, revealed that older respondents seemed far more apprehensive about not being able to socialize. Almost 50% of respondents above the age of 45 experienced anxiety due to not being able to meet friends or family members as compared to only 36% of respondents between the age of 18 and 34.

Another aspect that emerged was that respondents from larger cities were comparatively more perturbed about not being able to meet their loved ones as compared to their smaller city counterparts. This was evident as 44% of respondents from Mumbai, 48% of respondents from Delhi and 44% of respondents from Bangalore confirmed being anxious about not meeting their friends or family members as compared to 36% of respondents from Jaipur, 27% of respondents from Lucknow and 35% of respondents from Pune.

A major finding with regard to individuals work-life balance, 40% of respondents from Ahmedabad, 50% of respondents from Jaipur and 36% of respondents from Lucknow were keen about adhering to strict deadlines about starting and ending their work days as compared to 33% of respondents from Delhi, 28% of respondents from Bangalore and only 27% of respondents from Mumbai. As many as 58% of respondents from Mumbai and 52% of respondents from Bangalore admitted that their working hours had increased due to no clear boundaries. Interestingly, a recent study noted that screen fatigue is causing strain epidemic among kids and work from home employees.

While comparing the focus on health among men and women, the study showed that 54% of men responded that they have either started or are maintaining an exercise routine as compared to 50% of women who claimed to be doing the same. Women who were handling both home and office were experiencing higher fatigue (53%) whereas men handling both these activities were claiming that they seem to have extra time for both work and home related chores (56%).

Srinivasan pointed out that World Heart Day is a reminder for organizations, communities and individuals to converse about increasing risks of heart ailments in the ongoing pandemic and wants us to be prudent in maintaining a healthy lifestyle amid growing challenges. This not only requires one to follow proper diets, get adequate sleep and avoid unhealthy habits but wants us to be cognizant of our mental health and lifestyle.

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Molly Burke's YouTube channel is full of fun videos about fashion, beauty, and everyday life. Burke, who has amassed over two million subscribers on the platform and hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, respectively, also posts informational footage about her blindness some address misconceptions and others discuss steps to making the world more accessible for those who are disabled.

Burke was legally blind from birth but lost the majority of her sight at age 14 due to retinitis pigmentosa, the breakdown of cells in the retina. She was diagnosed with situational depression, short-term depression resulting from a traumatic life event, which differs from clinical depression, after losing her vision. "My situational depression was triggered by my vision loss and the bullying that I was experiencing because of that," Burke told POPSUGAR. "And it led to me dealing with suicidal ideation." Burke attended five different schools growing up in Canada in the hopes of getting the best education for herself as a blind student and to escape that bullying.

"The bullying was a constant throughout my life, but once bullying was coupled with my vision loss, it just all became too much," Burke recalled. Being 14 is an overwhelming time for most newly minted teenagers as it is. "You're getting ready to transition to high school, and you're going through a lot of self-discovery, figuring out your own sense of style, starting to date, having puberty and hormone changes," she said. "So to then also be going blind was very difficult for me."

The journey to recover from her situational depression was exactly that: a journey "with ups and downs," as Burke described it. Working on all facets of health "mind, body, soul" was key. She found spirituality and started seeing a nutritionist "to fuel my body with foods that really built me up and made me strong." She also turned to fitness and yoga, specifically, and she went to therapy, her "safe space," to seek guidance from a psychologist, which lasted until she was 21.

Burke's outlet for her depression a healthy, positive way to express her emotions was writing music, singing, and being in a band, leading her to connect with fellow musicians. "We were a good ol' angsty punk rock band," she added (we both laughed at that). She worked through her depression, too, by learning to embrace herself, "so really exploring my own self, my interests, my likes and dislikes and owning them instead of doing what you're supposed to do to fit in."

Burke was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after an accident a few weeks following her 20th birthday where she almost broke her neck (she fell off a stage during a soundcheck for one of her speeches). "I was a full-time motivational speaker at the time, so the thing that I did every single day, all day, for a living suddenly became a source of trauma and fear for me," she said. To help heal from her PTSD, she specifically turned to talk therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Also at 20 years old, Burke was diagnosed with generalized anxiety with OCD tendencies. For her anxiety in particular, she copes through breathing techniques and making sure she gets proper nutrition (when her anxiety is triggered, she often has trouble eating, she explained). She went on and off anxiety medication up until recently as well.

Through it all, finding purpose has been a big component for Burke in tending to her mental health. This purpose, to her, is to "educate, motivate, or inspire one person every day with my story." She wants to break barriers for people living with disabilities because, she said, "I realized that I cannot be angry at society's ignorance towards me if I'm not willing to do anything to actively educate society to stop it."

Burke began public speaking when she was little, and she currently speaks on topics such as accessibility, bullying, and the social model of disability. This model of disability, which she learned at age 16 from a special-education teacher, differs from the medical model of disability that essentially tells those who are disabled that they are the problem. "The medical model of disability really puts a lot of the blame or the burden of guilt on the disabled person themselves, when really there's nothing we can do," she explained. "For many of us, it is incurable, and so to add a burden on top of an incurable condition, to feel like it is your fault, is very damaging." The social model says, instead, that it's society that is the problem.

Burke continued, "I think it's very hard to cultivate young, strong, disabled leaders if that's the mindset we build into them versus the social model that completely takes the burden, the guilt, the blame off of us as disabled people and says, 'You know what? It is us as a whole, as a society, that needs to improve and simply become accessible to all needs.'"

When it comes down to it, "the reality is waiting for a cure isn't living. Accepting who you are is living," Burke said. "You can accept who you are by walking away from the medical model and accepting the social model. It's just a far more empowering way to live."

If you are feeling anxious or depressed and need help finding help or resources, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (1-800-950-6264) have resources available. Also, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has several resources and a 24/7 lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (slated to change to 988 in the future).

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