Stay Fit For Nine Months
Here’s a fitness programme for pregnant women. Nine Months includes exercises that improve posture, relieve back pain, and strengthen muscles that are important during delivery. Enhance your blood circulation, increase flexibility and energy levels and combat fatigue. You can even learn breathing techniques. Dr Rita Shah who conducts this programme also encourages husbands to attend, since they can be prepared for active participation in the birth process. Dr Shah also holds postnatal sessions to help mothers get back into shape and tone up stretched muscles. These sessions include instructions on breast feeding, personal and infant care and information on postnatal depression.
To find out more, contact Dr Shah on 98211 39999 or 022 2368 8080.

Prevention’s Better Than Cure
Preventive medicine is turning out to be the next big thing in health care. NM Medical has launched a high-end diagnostic centre NM Excellence that provides services including high strength MRI, spiral CT scan, mammography, 3D sonography, ECG, 2D echo, colour Doppler, stress tests, computerised pathology, bone densitometry, diagnostic radiology, dental checks and more. Patrons can choose from 14 packages that cater to different lifestyles. Just check yourself in and a professional staff takes you through various diagnostic methods to establish your health status. Your package options include the Comprehensive Health Plan. The one designed for women allows you to also get a thyroid test, bone density, body fat analysis, pap-smear, transvaginal color Doppler, etc. NM has also designed a corporate plan, a premium health plan and plans for children, teenagers and senior citizens.
For more information visit www.nmexcellence.com or call 022 2368 8001 or 2600 8484.

Health Help Online
Keep miscalculating your period dates? Check out www.justeves.com. Apart from period calculators, there’s a whole lot of gynaec and other health information for women of all ages and particularly teenagers. If you’ve got questions about sex, contraception, periods, infections, etc. Post your query and Dr C H Asrani will answer them.