Rinu Rebecca Abraham

Mom, wife, zumba lover, sports enthusiast and ever seeking a fit and healthy lifestyle...

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@HappyFaresindia How did you try and contact me, when I haven’t even registered on your site 😅😅 It’s one thing to not give customer service and another to lie that you tried to contact me.

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

Had a terrible experience booking via @HappyFaresindia where a glitch in their site has caused incorrect flight bookings!! Their customer care is pretty useless as they could not support with any cancellation or modification of the booking…

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

I am in trouble. I debunked one video from the Satvik Couple and I have been getting requests to debunk more of their videos. I took a close look at some of the videos sent to me, specifically on health and medicine and I am worried that the couple are misleading A LOT of people on Instagram regarding healthcare.

Let me tell you at first, that I have nothing against the couple, Subah and Harsh Saraf, because they have to make a living and they do so very passionately, by defrauding others. And they are good at it. It is what they were born to do. But it is a doctor's responsibility to debunk misinformation. So I'm going to debunk their health videos, one by one, as time permits.

Coming to the topic.

Table salt vs Iodized salt vs Himalayan (Rock) salt: The Satvik Movement is the greatest tomfoolery on Indians.

The video briefly explains, by giving false information on various types of salt, why Himalayan salt or "sendha namak" is the best, safest, healthiest salt there is, compared to Table salt and Iodized salt.

Everything the woman goes on about, is false. A million people have seen this video. Its so sad.

Satvik Lady says: Table salt is synthetic and contains anti-caking additives which makes it free flowing and has a lot of refining processes that makes it "chemical" and not natural. Iodized salt contains added synthetic iodine which is not good and can harm the fluid balance in the body. It is heavily marketed by companies and is promotional. Natural iodine can be consumed from green vegetables and lentils. Himalayan salt or Rock salt is natural, unrefined and without chemical additives and hence the best.

Everything is wrong about the above statements. Table salt is sodium chloride. It is REFINED and PROCESSED to remove other unwanted minerals, so that you are consuming only pure sodium chloride.

Approved and safe anti-caking agents are added to prevent it clumping to each other especially in humid regions.

Other additives during Table salt refining are fortification agents that improve nutritive value - for example, flouride for enamel health in countries that do not flouridate water and ferrous fumarate to prevent iron deficiency anemia. All of these additives are safe and approved by respective health regulatory bodies. https://t.co/N36UErR6yt

Iodized salt is refined sodium chloride with added iodine done to prevent iodine deficiency in countries where iodine intake is suboptimal from in natural diet. - an example is vegetarian diet. Contrary to what the lady says - vegetables and lentils ARE VERY POOR SOURCES of iodine. In fact, a predominatly fresh vegetable & fruit diet is considered a "low iodine diet." The lady is pulling off a complete bluff. It is quite worrisome.
https://t.co/uKbLNUlilN

The only vegetarian source of iodine is seaweed and good sources of iodine are mostly fish/seafood and other animal protein sources such as dairy and eggs. If you are not consuming such natural sources of iodine, then please use iodized salt in your diet and not plain table salt or Rock salt. Rock salt is very deficient in iodine and is not good for daily use.
https://t.co/AzXS5bWKLg

In India, the promotion of iodized salt was undertaken by the Government and not "marketed by companies." The Government of India accepted the recommendations of the Working Group and Study Group, and on the advice of the Central Council of Health in 1984 took a historic decision to iodize the entire edible salt in a phased manner by 1992 and included in the Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-1990) of Government of India - this formed part of the National Iodine Deficiency Program of India that took care of iodine-deficiency goiter disease in the population.
https://t.co/ya0JU3rI7u

Sendha namak or Rock salt is unrefined salt. Its overglorified benefits are because it features in the pseudoscientific texts of Ayurveda - a primal collection of brilliant nonsense. It is just the solid mined form of salt which contains a lot of impurities. In fact, if we have to define which of these are actually "more chemical," then it has to be rock salt because it not only contains sodium chloride, but also gypsum (CaSO4) and sylvite (KCl), potassium sulfate and polyhalite (K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4.2H2O)!

In fact a study showed that despite rock salt containing additional "natural" nutrient-minerals, >30 g per day (approximately 6 teaspoons) would be required to make any meaningful contribution to nutrient intake, a level that would provide excessive sodium and potential harmful effects and hence the risk to public health from potentially harmful non-nutritive minerals should be addressed. https://t.co/9FDE7EOpGD

Rock salt is EXPENSIVE. It has NO additonal benefits over Table salt and is INFERIOR to Iodized salt. In fact, a study showed that when it comes to heart health and blood pressure, there was no difference between Rock salt or Table salt and the latter is a cheaper and more affordable option.
https://t.co/NZfpiwKfxh

So the best salt there is, for the Indian community?
Iodized salt it is. But be careful, use it in moderation, because salt is salt. Add a bit to taste only.

The Satvik health videos are absolute clownery and a danger to public health. Who will take care of it?

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@ViCustomerCare ridiculous caller tunes!!! Getting in touch with your customer service is next to impossible as there is no way to talk with an actual human being and raise a complaint. Since this ridiculous experience, the only way out I see is to switch to @airtelindia or jio!

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@ViCustomerCare I am highly disappointed and frustrated at this moment. Vi has happily deducted close to 200 INR as VAS without me even initiating any request!!!! This is absolute and blatant stealing from customers… no I do not want a sports pack or a players club pack or your

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

days without any issue… kindly look this matter.. terribly disappointed as I have been a long time customer of Ajio

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@AJIOLife Terrible terrible experience with your customer care!!! A package I had ordered and received a notification on 9th March afternoon saying item has been delivered but I did not receive the item. On the same day in the evening I got a mail saying item is out for delivery,

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

realise this Wowww so all the previous calls from customer care was a gimmick?? Moreover she had the audacity to hang up on me without even hearing me out!!!!! I also want to point out that I was delivered 2 other packages on the same day and several other packages the following

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I could read this again and again and again

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@SonaStanly @BabyjohnShaji @Pradeebot @upasanasanghavi @BertyThomas Hi, I too received my 2nd dose last week.. didn't face any problem. Got the final certificate as well. I chose to go to a Public health center. Just ensure you have an alternate ID and alternate number handy.

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@BabyjohnShaji @SonaStanly @Pradeebot @upasanasanghavi @BertyThomas @KimsKottayam Awesome!! Thanks so much for this information... Anyone else had similar experience? I was thinking of trying my luck in the coming weeks... We have an office drive coming up. Will update here on my experience.

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Congratulations to Indian men's hockey team for their historic victory. @16Sreejesh has displayed inimitable leadership and the entire team has fought with remarkable fighting spirit. By winning the bronze medal, you have made every Indian proud. #Tokyo2020

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@SonaStanly @BabyjohnShaji @Pradeebot @upasanasanghavi @BertyThomas Tried to reach them today. No one answered. I have been reading online a lot regarding a lot of people facing the same damn issue of not receiving sms and certificate. No information on whether anyone's query has been resolved though...

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@SonaStanly @Pradeebot @BabyjohnShaji @upasanasanghavi @BertyThomas Yes same here! I had all the symptoms like fever, body ache.. 2 days were a blur.

[Rinu Rebecca Abraham @RinuR]

@KejariwalRishi @Rosna97505389 I have received the provisional certificate today!