Shruti Chaudhary

Ayurved and public health. Someone with a pluralist belief.
Learning how to navigate here.

Vaidya (BAMS, CBPACS) Public health (MPH, JNU)

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

https://t.co/KCeM6bHqsJ

[CSMCH FILM CLUB @CsmchFilm]

We invite you for screening & discussion 🌈
Boxed (2019): A documentary that challenges the gender binary myth. Post screening -discussion on how we can break the gender binaries in education spaces. By Zayan (he/him), Senior Programme Coordinator at Nazariya: QFRG #PrideMonth

[Swetha Iyer @SwethaIyer18]

Dear NCISM,
#ContinueMDmanasaroga

@ncism_india
@moayush
@vaidyakotecha

[CSMCH FILM CLUB @CsmchFilm]

CSMCH Film Club is going screen film Astitva tomorrow at 2 pm, room number 206, SSS-II, JNU. Join for film screening followed by a discussion.

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

But we cannot strengthen our system by only highlighting the success stories, it's more important that AYUSH systems investigate and analyse such cases of failure with rigor and learn from them. @moayush @tnesari @phc_csmch @csmchjnu1
#holistichealth #Health #Ayurveda

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

This is a report shared by @theliverdoc on a case studied by him and his colleagues on development of life-long dis. condition due to consumption of ayurvedic drugs for epilepsy. 1/n https://t.co/aK45RptauA

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

if the pharmaceutical company did not meet the quality standard of the drug product, or if some other factor from the user end interfered with the treatment. I have seen the effect of Ayurved, it's effectiveness and it's ability to heal. 4/n

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

Replacement and compensation of nature? Neglect and arrogance of humans. @_Vaishnavi_R covers the ecological, social and economic angles of the project in this article. https://t.co/EWLl3Z4xGR

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

Retweeting with the thought of how different systems of medicine can strive to be more #Genderinclusive. #Health systems exist within a society and they need to progress together. Modern world does not just have tech to offer (to #AYUSH systems) #ayush #Ayurveda #holistichealth

[shivangi-shankar.bsky.soc @doctorandall]

Hello! If you're a medic and trying to be inclusive while at it,you can get started with this basic thread. Gender and sex are different. Neither are absolute. We're already taught this, but reminders help. :)

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

@vishwa1652 Aren't they based on the info available on online platforms on the searched topics? (It's a question I don't know how this works) Though interesting to notice the suggestions focus on showing relevance of Ayu topics in modern practice & little on adding to the Ayu knowledge base.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Instagram influencer, The FoodPharmer deleted his video, calling out the misleading information on Cadbury's Bounrvita product. Essentially, the product claimed improved brain activity, improved muscles, improved immune system and improved bone health.

All of these require empirical evidence for confirmation.

Cadburys has made a statement that they have designed the product on scientific basis, which means there has to be published studies backing their claims.

Here are the ones I found:
1. A study showed that caffeine content in Bournvita was higher than other similar cocoa based products. https://t.co/ctchJjvbqs

2. Pregnant women in Nigeria AVOIDED Bournvita due to fear of developing "big babies" and complicated labour/delivery. https://t.co/eQUk2saK1j

3. Another study showed that Bournvita product changes color due to inherent changes in pH due to its "sugary" content. https://t.co/yHpiIyhKcm

4. The last paper I came across anything remotely to Cadbury's the maker of Bournvita is this one:
"Critics say UNICEF-Cadbury partnership is mere sugarwashing." - https://t.co/qwQXsEZ5EN

Basically, the claims of scientific methods or studies and the scientific evidence for everything that is written on the Bournvita product is not backed by good evidence and thus, Cadbury's claims are misleading on muscle and bone growth, immunity enhancement and brain development - there are no controlled studies to show the same.

Considering the high sugar content of 71%, per serve 20g has 14.2g sugar which is approx. 57% of recommended upper daily limit and this will only increase if more milk is added, or additional sugar used over the day. Hence "claim" that using the product as advised is safe is also a misleading one.

Big Food Pharma must come with empirical evidence rather than muscle tactics to prove a point. Herbalife did the same with me when I reported on the death of a young woman after consuming Herbalife products.

The motto of FMCG industry is:
"Protect the business at any cost, call out and persecute the whistleblowers and keep the consumers ignorant all the while throwing them under the bus."

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

@SonaliVaid 2/2 Her practice involved exploring and managing trauma and major life changes the patient had faced. It's also a concept I have studied (and been intrigued by) in other systems of medicine, just the terminology varies.

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

@SonaliVaid 1/2 Haven't read this book, it reminded me of a recent discussion with a homeopathic practitioner who was explaining to me how that system focuses on the relation of mind and body. Her practice focused on Gynaecological problems (PCOD, fibroids mainly).

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

@doctorandall Haha, that short moment in reality where we glitched because she said yes for the selfie.

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

Another one. ☺️ So much reverence for her! Prof. Imrana Qadeer. 🙌
#CSMCHJNU #NewGrammarofPublicHealth
#50YearsOfCSMCH

[shivangi-shankar.bsky.soc @doctorandall]

With the OG of Public Health, Prof. Imrana Qadeer herself ❤️💖✊🏽🥹
@csmchjnu1
@phc_csmch @MVaish06 @Shruti01C

#CSMCHJNU #NewGrammarofPublicHealth
#50YearsOfCSMCH

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

@doctorandall 😂😂💕💕

[Shruti Chaudhary @Shruti01C]

Such a cheerful picture with Prof Rama Baru and the happy faces of my colleagues. Hashtags:
#CSMCHJNU #NewGrammarofPublicHealth
#50YearsOfCSMCH

[Sayan @dsayandas]

CSMCH, the conscience keeper of public health: K Srinath Reddy #CSMCH50 #JNU @phc_csmch @csmchjnu1

[Sayan @dsayandas]

Voices like Banerjee contributed to showing things for what they are in Public Health, predicting the enormous healthcare crisis we are in today:Vicenç Navarro #CSMCH50 #JNU #NewGrammarofPublic @csmchjnu1