Doctor happy. I too

Yesterday (12 August 2010) was my second visit to Fortis-Vasant Kunj after the preliminary meeting two weeks ago.

Now that the test results are out, I trooped in with daughter and Tanya to the same venue for the 10.15 a.m. rendezvous.

After two hours wait (some patients were shouting for such long waits in the reception), the young doctor pored over the medical reports and began to unspool.

"All is well. Good imporvement."

Never thought you would take things so seriously and indulge in exercise, diet control etc whole heartedly," he commented.

Except for high calcium and very low Vitamin D, other things were fine, I was told.

I complained about starvation diet I was put thru over the past fortnight.

He relaxed it henceforth with additional fruit (appple) intake and green vegetables.

Thank God.

Asked to increase walking duration.

Advised not to do accupressure walking on sharp stones.

No to daily proudcts: no milk in coffee/tea, dahi, lassi, butter milk.

total stoppage of sugarfree as well.

I feel happy.

asked to check calcium levels every fortnight and report if it crosses 10 plus levels.

otherwise, to visit dec 15 this year. three months interval.

automatically, returned the unopened sugarfree can. began to drink black tea/coffee and green tea.

added extra apples, no doubt.

asked to walk under a lot of sunlight for vitamin D.

Well, well...

Half an hour walk plus one hour aerobics at Chattarpur ashram is the current regimen on the exercise front. Plus climbing 4 flights of stairs at home with no lift in sight.

Have to add more mileages per day soon.

My heartfelt, I was glad to hear, is something akin to athletes!

Thank God.

Surya Namaskar

Today's was Day 2 since I began Surya Namaskar with a guru to guide at Adhyaya Sadhana Kendra in Chattarpur.

But for the diabetes, perhaps I would have attempted Surya Namaskar. Each round consists a series of 16 steps which takes the practitioner through a slew of asanas. Forget about the asana names. It is suffice to say that your body is put through the wringer. You stretch each ligament and come out of it much more energised despite the feeling that this strenuous exercise would exhaust you completely.

The guru was commenting that you cannot learn this by watching the TV or video shows. You need a personal trainer to correct your postures in the beginning stages.

Surya namaskar is part of the hour long morning yogic exercise session between 6 and 7 am. SN lasts hardly 5-10 minutes. But the exercises that one does in the earlier part of the session is very interesting. Each part of the body - from head to toe - is exercised in a gentle way.

Whether the group - no fees - consists of just a solitary practitioner or more than a dozen, the session begins earnestly at 6 a.m.

It is the lifestyle we began to lead that needs rectification, advises the Guru. Spare at least 90 minutes in every 24 hour cycle for your health, is his message.

Surprisingly, I notice a sprinkling of youngsters among the 40 plus gathering.

If you live in and around Mehrauli, the Kendra is easily approachable & situated near the Chattarpur Temple complex.