Deeksha Gupta

  For centuries, dogs have been referred to as man’s best friend. Over time, more and more animals are receiving a place of closeness with humans. While some people keep pets or seek to domestic more animals besides cats and dogs because they are beautiful, can serve security purposes studies show that pets and domesticated animals play a greater role than this. One of the main areas has been the emotional well-being of individuals. It has been observed that many people have better chances of handling emotional-provoking issues and recover faster from anxiety, depression, stress, or tension. Spending time playing with a pet or just getting to an animal orphanage provides a mental and emotional detox avenue. Many single/alone people have found solace and beaten loneliness through regular interactions with animals.   These were the observations and comments of Jayesh Saini of Nairobi as he explained why he supports various bodies that deal with animals including the Kenya So...

World over, most healthcare systems focus treatment of diseases with little input in prevention and other pillars towards comprehensive health management. This has caused increase in deaths and health care costs continue increasing in ways that are an unsustainable rate. Without mitigation factors in place, this will lead to compromised quality through too little too late. The culture of medical intervention (help because it has happened) must change as a priority to interception (stop before it happens) if this trend is to be reversed. The cost of preventive healthcare is far much lower than of intercepting when disease happens. The question begs then, why there is such high mortality rates due to potentially preventable conditions. This is from the mindset that everyone knows what is good for them. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all people. There are those who take what they believe is good for them. Though it is assumed that everyone has the responsibility to take care ...

  For centuries, dogs have been referred to as man’s best friend. Over time, more and more animals are receiving a place of closeness with humans. While some people keep pets or seek to domestic more animals besides cats and dogs because they are beautiful, can serve security purposes studies show that pets and domesticated animals play a greater role than this. One of the main areas has been the emotional well-being of individuals. It has been observed that many people have better chances of handling emotional-provoking issues and recover faster from anxiety, depression, stress, or tension. Spending time playing with a pet or just getting to an animal orphanage provides a mental and emotional detox avenue. Many single/alone people have found solace and beaten loneliness through regular interactions with animals. These were the observations and comments of Jayesh Saini of Nairobi as he explained why he supports various bodies that deal with animals including the Kenya Society for...