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26/08/2023

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10/05/2021

A picture from when I was felicitated by the Governor, Karnataka State, India, Padma Bhushan, Shri TN Chaturvedi.

I had bagged 1st rank (& three Gold Medals) in Bangalore University, for securing highest aggregate percentage in four semesters of M.Sc (all streams).

Was among 75 university first rank holders, out of 31,698 students (of all courses) from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs that year.

Felicitation took place in the annual convocation of the university, graced by eminent personalities of Karnataka including: Padma Vibhushan M.N. Venkatachalaiah (former Chief Justice of India), Padma Bhushan C.D. Narasimhaiah (author), Padma Bhushan R.K. Srikantan (vocalist) and Padma Shri Kadri Gopalnath (saxophonist).

Hard work pays.

29/04/2021

*CoviShield and CoVaxin: Key Technology Difference*

1. CoviShield and CoVaxin differ from each another in a key area, namely the *Vaccine Technology Platform (VTP)*. Where VTP is the science used to create a vaccine.

2. Almost 6 -7 types of Vaccine Technology Platforms exist worldwide e.g. Conventional or Killed Virus Platform, mRNA platform, Viral Vector Platform, DNA platform etc.

3. *CoviShield* developed by Oxford University, UK and Astra Zeneca uses a *Viral Vector Platform*. A novel platform believed to produce a more effective immune response vs conventional Vaccine Technology Platforms.

In this, a virus whose ability to replicate has been curbed, acts as a transport (like a car) to deliver a genetic material (a passenger) into the human body. The passenger on entry into the body, writes a message summoning a antigen (think of the antigen as the villain). The antigen thus summoned/created and makes the body feel its under attack and the body then produces antibodies against the antigen-villain.

In simple speak, CoviShield uses an adenovirus (non replicating) of a chimpanzee, as a car, and a piece of genetic material as the passenger, to create the villain, namely the S glycoprotein released by the crown spikes of the Corona virus, to trigger the human bodys immune response.

4. *Covaxin* produced by BharatBiotech, India, developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV) uses the *Conventional Killed Virus* Platform.

This vaccine uses the most time tested, vaccine technology platform known to man, which is used to innoculate humans against Polio to Diphtheria to Whooping Cough to Seasonal Influenza.

In this the disease causing virus is killed to destroy its disease producing capacity while still retaining its ability to produce an immune response.

CoVaxin contains whole virion inactivated SARS
CoV-2 antigen Strain NIV-2020-770. This on entry into the body triggers an immune response.

Reference:

1. COVID VACCINE WIKI PAGE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine

2. COVISHIELD WIKI PAGE https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford–AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine

3. COVAXIN WIKI PAGE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBV152

4. Serum Institute of India: https://www.seruminstitute.com/product_covishield.php

5. Bharat Biotech:https://www.bharatbiotech.com/covaxin.html

28/04/2021

My Personal Top Tips for Lockdown Anxiety

I have worked on these and they help me. Hope they help you too.

1. Accept, Dont Resist.
Accept things are not OK right now. Acceptance may appear weak, & resistance brave. Its not. Darwin’s “Survival of the Fittest” refers to a species ability to accomodate a change, not fight it.

2. Observe, Dont Engage.
Having a frightening thought? Tell yourself “My thoughts are not me”. Observe your thought. Do not engage with it. It will pass. Eventually.

3. Trust Your Resilience
A newborn overcomes mortal risks during the journey from the mothers womb to the world, guided by nature, instinct, & genes. As a human created out of millions of years of evolution, beating hundreds of other species in the race to supremacy, you have it to survive. Trust your resilience. You will not perish so easily.

4. Mini the Negative, Max the Positive
Dont be a ma*****st & shine the spotlight on everything going wrong in your life now. Minimize the negative. Take away its importance. Now, maximize the positive. Even if its just one. Your brain believes the story you tell it, make it a happy one.

5. Simple Things.
Try revisiting The Simple Things to destress. Eg: Do something for your parents. A act which may give them great joy maybe? Voicenote or write down their fondest memories and gift it to them. What say?

10/09/2020

2008-2020. Looking back at some honors I, a military “brat” raised in small towns across India managed to line up, in my career as pioneer medical dietitian for challenging diseases, India.

I did it all alone. No Godmothers. No publicity. No sponsors. No helping hands. Ok, maybe God’s 🙂

^2020 Mentions: India's most successful Dietitians, EduMilestonesDotCom

^2020 Shortlisted: Honorary doctorate, European International University, France

^2020 Listed: Top Dietitian India, in "Santé et Beauté dans mon Assiette", a book by French author, Laurent Poret

^2019 Listed: #1 Nutritionist India, StylecrazeDotCom

^2019 Invitee Participant: New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) x Infosys Science Foundation, Landscaping Exercise for the Infosys Annual Science Challenge

^2018 Invitee: Golden Peacock Awards, Institute of Directors, India

^2018 Listed: India's Most Popular Nutritionists, EducationWorldDotIn

^2018 Awardee: 100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leader, World Health & Wellness Congress and Awards

^2018 Listed: Notable Citizen Bangalore, BangaloreanDotCom

^2017 Invitee Speaker: Royal Agricultural College (RAU), Cirencester, England

^2017 Invitee Jury: CNBC-TV18's India Healthcare & Wellness Awards

^2017 Listed: #1 Dietitian India, IndianFitnessMantraDotCom

^2017 Shortlisted: To feature in the “Economic Times Champions of Fitness 2017-2018” coffee book

^2016 Invitee Panelist: Fair & Lovely Foundation, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

^2015 Listed: Personality of Karnataka, KarnatakaDotCom

^2010 Onboard Panel: DoctorNDTVDotCom

^2008 Recognition: Local Hero, Bangalore Times, Times of India

Pre Private Practice Days

^2006 Commendation: Smt. Prema C., Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & former Mayor, Bangalore

^2005 Felicitation: Governor of Karnataka, Padma Vibhushan Shri. T.N. Chaturvedi, & Minister of Higher Education, Shri. D. Manjunath

Student Days: Post Grad

^2004 Gold Medal & University 1st Rank: 1st rank in Bangalore University, for securing highest aggregate percentage in four semesters of M.Sc (all streams).

Among the 75 university first rank holders, out of 31,698 students (of all courses) from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs that year.

Felicitated in the annual convocation of the university held in Jan' 2005, graced by eminent personalities of Karnataka including: Padma Vibhushan M.N. Venkatachalaiah (former Chief Justice of India), Padma Bhushan C.D. Narasimhaiah (author), Padma Bhushan R.K. Srikantan (vocalist) and Padma Shri Kadri Gopalnath (saxophonist).

10/02/2020

I have mixed feelings about being shortlisted for an honorary professional doctorate in Nutrition & Dietetics by European International University.

Happy, as its a coveted prefix to any professional's name. Weird, as I feel am at the starting marker in my work to bag this, and my professional destination is miles ahead. Still weirder as I never opt for anything which I have not earned by tangible work (well wishers say, I have, owing to my contribution to my field. I feel an urge to resist their opinions just the same!)

01/02/2020

N-Series vs P-Series Pollution Masks

Not all pollution masks a.k.a Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators are the same. There are the N-series, of which the N95 is perhaps what you’ve been asked to buy by most news portals or dailies. There’s also the P-series, which is superior to the N. Why arent we told about better options is something which bothered me for years, before I learnt how news based marketing works. It worked by talking about the same thing over and over again. I am very sure saturating the customers brain by rote, does not work anymore. Doesnt for me. For now do read this piece by the USA based government body, the Center for Disease Control, a credible organization and please buy a suitable piece of self and family. Better have one handy than go around running for one during emergencies when the stocks are less and price gets inflated! https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/default.html

13/01/2020

Found my name to be leading the section under Best Dietitians in India, in this French book "Santé et Beauté dans mon Assiette" (read: Health and Beauty on My Plate) by author Laurent Poret. A positive start to 2020, so hoping for a fruitful year with key milestones. Oh, and the Kindle version of the book is on amazon.com.

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Raksha Changappa, BSc (Dietetics),MSc (Nutrition), MBA (Marketing)

A 12 year, sans any props journey to being acknowledged as India’s top & most awarded privately practicing medical dietitian. I pioneered medical diets for complex diseases (SLE, HIV, Sjogrens, Barretts esophagous et al) in India, starting 2010. HONORS~ Felicitations• ^Governor of Karnataka State, India, Shri TN Chaturvedi ^Karnataka Minister for Higher Education, Shri Manjunath ^Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & ex Mayor Bangalore, Smt C Prema Awards• Padma Bhushan Dr MC Modi Award, & Atria Group Golden Jubilee Award Others• ^2020 Mentions: Indias most successful Dietitians, EduMilestonesDotCom ^2020 Shortlisted: Honorary doctorate, European International University, France ^2020 Listed: Top Dietitian India, in "Santé et Beauté dans mon Assiette", a book by French author, Laurent Poret ^2019 Listed: #1 Nutritionist India, StylecrazeDotCom ^2019 Invitee Participant: New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) x Infosys Science Foundation, Landscaping Exercise for the Infosys Annual Science Challenge ^2018 Invitee: Golden Peacock Awards, Institute of Directors, India ^2018 Listed: India's Most Popular Nutritionists, EducationWorldDotIn ^2018 Awardee: 100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leader, World Health & Wellness Congress and Awards ^2018 Listed: Notable Citizen Bangalore, BangaloreanDotCom ^2017 Invitee Speaker: Royal Agricultural College (RAU), Cirencester, England ^2017 Invitee Jury: CNBC-TV18's India Healthcare & Wellness Awards ^2017 Listed: #1 Dietitian India, IndianFitnessMantraDotCom ^2017 Shortlisted: To feature in the “Economic Times Champions of Fitness 2017-2018” coffee book ^2016 Invitee Panelist: Fair & Lovely Foundation, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. ^2015 Listed: Personality of Karnataka, KarnatakaDotCom ^2010 Onboard Panel: DoctorNDTVDotCom ^2008 Recognition: Local Hero, Bangalore Times, Times of India Student Days, Post Graduation, MSc Nutrition• ^2004 Gold Medal & University 1st Rank

1st rank in Bangalore University, for securing highest aggregate percentage in four semesters of M.Sc (all streams). Among the 75 university first rank holders, out of 31,698 students (of all courses) from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs that year. Felicitated in the annual convocation of the university held in Jan' 2005, graced by eminent personalities of Karnataka including: Padma Vibhushan M.N. Venkatachalaiah (former Chief Justice of India), Padma Bhushan C.D. Narasimhaiah (author), Padma Bhushan R.K. Srikantan (vocalist) and Padma Shri Kadri Gopalnath (saxophonist).

WORK~ Medical Dietetics• Pioneer of medical diets for complex disorders (SLE, HIV, Sjogrens, Barretts esophagous et al) in India Advisory • Provided advisory services for global consultancies, in the area of consumer insight, futures, and trends. Past clients include WPP, Kantar, and Futures Group, Singapore & London. Panels• DoctorNDTV & DrRaxa Communications• Authored for top print/online media. Approached for non fiction/textbook, by key publishing houses of India. Speaker invites from JFW Women Summit 16, Royal Agricultural College (RAU), UK, 17, TEDxBITSPilani 19, INKPot India Conclave 19.

ACADEMICS~ Awareness of educational qualifications of a dietitian is a global low, despite role of a bona fide professional in mitigating patient risk. My undergrad is a full time BSc Dietetics, the default degree to qualify as a dietitian in nations like the USA, UK, Canada & Australia. Topped grad school with a full time MSc (Nutrition) degree. In all, a cumulative 5 yrs of subject study in line with the preferred academic pathway for a dietitian world over Peaks include Gold Medal/s & being among 75 university 1st rank holders, out of 31,698 students from 400 Bangalore colleges, who earned their Bachelors, Masters & PhDs that year. I’ve also done an MBA Marketing & a 2 year Advanced Diploma in Multimedia