Top 10 Health Tips for Women Executive Committee 1. Zap your stress: Stress can have significant health consequences, from infertility to higher risks of depression, anxiety and heart 2017 - 2018 disease. Find the stress reduction method that works for you and stick to it. Managing Committee 2. Stop dieting: The key is moderation. Get a mix of lean proteins, healthy fats, smart carbs and fiber. Presidents Badrunnisa Mahadevan 2626 2885 / 98843 48463 Farah Bangera 80562 79520 3. Don’t ‘OD’ on calcium: If you’re under 50, shoot for 1000 mg per day, while over 50 you should be getting 1200 mg per day mainly Vice Presidents Usha Jawahar 98410 25166 through diet- 3 servings of calcium rich foods such as milk, salmon Mahvash Sait 2829 0329 / 98406 24875 and almonds. 4. Do more than cardio: Women need a mix of cardio & weight Secretaries Nidhi Kapoor Thadani 4203 0842 / 89390 76660 bearing exercise at least 3-5 times a week to help prevent Anjali Sacheti 4206 9726 / 98840 56000 osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Exercise also Treasurers Jeyasree Ravi 2432 3334 / 92821 05070 promotes good self-image. Manisha Singhee 2499 1482 / 98410 35003 5. Think about fertility: While many women have no problem getting pregnant in their late 30’s and early 40’s, a woman’s fertility may start to decline as early as 32. So if you want to have kids, talk Activity Chairpersons to your doctor about options, like freezing your eggs. Arts & Handicrafts Sharmilee Nielsen 94446 86630 6. Appreciate birth control: Birth control gets a bad rap, but not Caroline Vang Kristensen 89398 08462 only can it keep you from getting pregnant before you’re ready, studies show it can lower the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer as Book Discussion Hemu Ramaiah 98412 89637 well as regulate your cycle. Gowri Visvanathan 2433 2627 / 98840 68888 7. See your doctor every year: If you are 30-65 you can get a Pap Cooking Swapshop Sheetal Parakh 2836 3123 / 98400 27222 test and HPV test every 5 years. Older than that, you may be able to stop testing if your doctor says you are low risk. Don’t skip your Current Events Jasmine Kabrajee 2836 1055 / 98407 41900 yearly checkup. Sanyukta Gill 4210 1513 / 98404 15677 8. Have good sex: Sex reduces stress and may lower the risk of Health & Ecology Tulsi Reddy 2827 4169 / 98401 70863 chronic disease – but only if you enjoy it. If anything prevents from Shobha Jesudasen 2447 4650 / 98400 22610 sexual fulfillment, such as dryness or pain consult your doctor. History, Culture & Tours Lakshmi Menon 2621 6213 / 98404 41623 9. Get more sleep: Sleep needs differ, but if you have trouble getting Rigmor Ekstrand 95000 31499 out of bed, tire easily or have trouble concentration, you’re aren’t Music & Performing Arts Sadiya Khaleel 98840 50686 getting enough. Masako Maruyama 90436 10866 10. Consider genetic testing: Doctors can now screen people with a Philosophy & Religion Ritu Sahi 2819 0799 / 93828 81478 family history of breast & ovarian cancer and chronic diseases to Catherine Reddy 73583 87519 assess their risk. Talk to your doctor for preventive measures. 1 November at a Glance 2 From the Presidents Wed 10.00 AM Managing Committee 11.00 AM Executive Committee 1 On October 3rd Karthik Iyer, a Carnatic and Hindustani vocalist mesmerized us with his voice on Music day. We were very pleased to have Mr. Seshadri in our midst to spur our young awardee as he moves Thu 10.15 AM forward in his musical journey. We wish him only the very best. 2 Cooking SwapShop Applications for prospective new candidates were received and the Membership Committee is processing the same. Tue 04.00 PM Thank you for making ‘Navdeep’, IWA’s festival of light an evening to Book Discussion 7 remember with shopping and sumptuous food. Our special thanks to Visalakshi Ramaswamy for her magnanimity in sponsoring the venue year after year. Our heartfelt appreciation to Pavithra Thu 04.00 PM Srinivasan for her most gracious dance performance which was 9 Music & Performing Arts food for the soul and thoroughly enjoyed by all. We profusely thank our members who contributed towards the Khazana stall and Deepali Goyal for managing the stall as always with her unique smile and grace. Tue 04.00 PM Current Events 14 Our Activity Chairpersons have planned some interesting meetings this month too. We would be delighted with your presence at these meetings. As we are nearing the middle of the IWA year, may we Thu 10.15 AM remind you to check on your attendance, which will be tabled at all the 16 Arts & Handicrafts meetings in December. BADRUNNISA MAHADEVAN FARAH BANGERA 11.00 AM 10.00 AM Managing Committee Thu Philosophy & Religion/ Wed 11.00 AM Executive Committee 23 Cooking Swapshop 1 Benjarong 146, T T K Road, Alwarpet Tue 04.00 PM Chennai - 600 018 28 Music & Performing Arts Meetings hosted by Sharmilee Nielsen and Caroline Vang To learn more, visit the IWA web site: www.iwachennai.com Kristensen IWA Newsletter Volume XXXII No.6 Chennai 3 4 From the Membership Secretary The Membership Committee met on October 6th 2017 to receive the applications of new Indian members from their sponsors and cosponsors. The photographs and names of these applicants are being published in this newsletter. IWA bye law No 10 G under the heading MEMBERSHIP on page 7 states, “Any written and duly signed objections regarding these applicants shall be Sarala Banerjee Nussret Cassam Molly Elizabeth intimated to the Membership Committee”. George Members are requested to forward their objections, if any, in writing to the Secretary, Nidhi Thadani before November 6th 2017. Nidhi Kapoor Thadani 2nd Floor, ‘Ceebros Krishna Raj’ Crescent Street , Off ABM Avenue Boat Club, R A Puram Chennai 600 028 Mobile +91 8939076660 Manmeet Hemdev Sonika Jain Raksha Mehta Meeting the candidates (other than those for whom we receive letters of objection) is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7th, 2017. NIDHI THADANI IMPORTANT Members from whom we have not received till date your name as in Parveen Papa Laura Raj Jayasree Rajesh your bank account towards refund of Rs 750/- collected as tax along with the subscription fee, kindly send your details at the earliest by email to Jeyasree Ravi at [email protected]. Also please ensure you collect your cheques which are prepared at meetings before they lose their validity. We earnestly seek your cooperation to complete this exercise. BADRUNNISA MAHADEVAN FARAH BANGERA Deepa Ramprasad Ananth 5 Cooking Swapshop 6 From the Treasurer 10.15 A.M Thu Sheetal Parakh’s Residence RECEIPTS &PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 6 Tarapore Avenue, Harrington Road 1st April’2017 To 30th September’2017 02 (First left turn from the service road along the subway) Chetpet, Chennai 600 031 RECEIPTS Amount Amount To Opening Balance -Cash on Hand 23975.00 To Opening Balance-Canara Bank SB 526586.61 To Opening Balance-Fixed Deposits 1229869.00 From the Garden to your Plate… Sub Total 1780430.61 To Membership Subscription 1410000.00 Eating doesn’t get any more local than your own backyard. Whether it’s To Guest Charges 25800.00 for the love of gardening, love of the freshest produce, or economic thrift, To Hostess Contribution 5000.00 more of us are looking to our yards as not only a source of beauty but as To New Membership Fee 5000.00 an important source of food. To Other Receipts 210750.00 To Interest on Fixed Deposits 36824.00 To Interest on Savings Bank 15329.00 Shefalii Dadabhoy, a true foodie and passionate home cook, is going T O T A L 3489133.61 to share her experience of creating an organic, edible garden. She understands the benefits of eating healthy and grows her own greens on PAYMENTS her terrace. Her many travels around the world and her evolved palate By AGM Expenses 2016-2017 67375.00 By Fellowship Morning 115561.00 make her cooking style very international, bringing variety of flavor By Meetings 184570.00 combinations to the table. By Founder’s Day Celebration 13300.00 By Gift and Mementoes 23030.00 She is going to demonstrate making delicious salads fresh from the garden By Bank Charges 3258.00 along with interesting dressings to compliment them. She will also give us By Printing and Stationery 17921.00 By Postage and Courier 19656.00 tips on which food combinations work best and how to get the most from By Salary to Accountant 45000.00 our garden! By Other Receipts/Payments 133500.00 By Closing Balance-Cash on Hand 35394.00 We thank Reena Verghese for being our day facilitator. By Closing Balance-Canara bank SB 1597007.61 By Closing Balance-Fixed Deposits 100000.00 By Closing Balance-Fixed Deposits 424354.00 SHEETAL PARAKH By Closing Balance-Fixed Deposits 200000.00 By Closing Balance-Fixed Deposits 500000.00 By Closing Balance-Fixed Deposits 5515.00 By Tax Deducted at Source 3692.00 Sub Total 2865962.61 T O T A L 3489133.61 JEYASREE RAVI 7 Book Discussion Music & Performing Arts 8 P.M 04.00 04.00 P.M Tue The Folly, Amethyst Thu K M College of Music and Technology Whites Road 19, Vinayagapuram, 2nd Street 07 Next to Corporation Bank 9 MMDA Colony, Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 104 Royapettah, Chennai 600 014 (Landmark - take the first left, a narrow street after the Arumbakkam metro station) Material Memorabilia! A Spiritual Musical Journey! Despite being born into a family affected by the Divide, Aanchal KM College of Music and Technology was set up by the Malhotra had thought little about the Partition – until she Legendary A R Rahman with the aim of bringing up a whole encountered objects that had once belonged to her ancestors in an generation of outstanding musicians.