How to Use Oats to Calm Your Skin

Oats can be used in a variety of ways. As well as being a tasty breakfast ingredient, oats can easily be incorporated into your skincare routine to calm your skin. While you can smear your breakfast oatmeal on your face, oats to be used for skin care purposes are processed in a particular way for defined particle size. Colloidal oatmeal, […]

Desi Women’s Experiences of Arthritis

Experiences of arthritis are a part of many Desi women’s realities worldwide. Yet, this chronic illness remains one that is not potently discussed in Desi spaces. Arthritis affects 15% of people (over 210 million) in India. This rate is higher than many well-known diseases like diabetes and cancer. In 2019, The Times of India highlighted that research predicts that in […]

Digital Platform to Improve Indian Women’s Healthcare Access

A new, digital platform called ‘Proactive for Her’ aims to improve Indian women’s access to healthcare. Founder Achitha Jacob has also taken note of the cultural barriers which exist when creating the Bangalore-based company. She explained: “When it comes to women’s health in India, it’s not just a clinical problem that we’re solving, it’s also a cultural problem.” Jacob wants […]