The Second Monday program as on 9Th January 2012 at India community center, Cupertino, CA
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Dr Akur Srinivasan was a guest speaker . The meeting was presided over by Dr V T Jotwani , former Dy Director, The department of Health, Government of India.
The program was started with the prayer by Smt Vijayalaxmi. Thereafter M L Swamy, Secratary ,FOSWL welcomed the gathering with the brief report regarding the expansions of FOSWL, in various places.
Jagdish Rustogi, President of the FOSWL, gave his opening remarks and Mrs Saroj Agrawal introduced Dr A Srinivasan.
Dr A Srinivasan who is incidentally the Vice President of the ‘FOSWL’ complimented the contributions made by former president late Suresh Shah and by the Joint Secretaries A Narayanaswamy and Bharat Desai. He also appreciated the cooperation extended by C G Desai and M Santhnam in this regard.
Dr Srinivasan gave talk on “The environmental influence on food quality in relation to human nutrition and health”. He gave detail information on the effect of environment on the food and how it is closely connected with the health. Sunlight, Moonlight,Darkness, Earthquakes etc also make great effect on the food. Food is very important on nutrition point of view as it sustain the body and it also help in its development. Therefore Hindu religion has given importance to nature of food you eat.
He further briefed regarding the sources of food. Food Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Plants, Nuts and Animals are the sources of food from which body can gets Protins, Carbohydrates, Minerals, and Vitamins etc. As example BI AND B12 Vitamins help to stop the problem regarding Heart decease,Stroke etc.
There are various types of food like fermented, processed and formulated. They have good and bad effect on our Health. The thermally processed food sometime increase the toxic value. However he concluded that type of food habit is very important for healthy Body and Mind.
Thereafter there was question answer session which was received very well.
Dr Jotwani made summing up wherein he gave tips regarding healthy food habits. He added that in all the milks Camel milk has more nutrition value. Row food is good but its depend upon the capacity of digesting it. He added that every thing taken moderately is always good including wine.
Saroj Alsingar proposed vote of thanks.
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