Nutrition-Development-Womb Talk

Child receives essential nutrition from mother through placenta and umbilical cord. Transformation of embryo to fetus is very fast and magical evolutionary process, during which developing baby needs variable nutrients. If the baby’s developmental need is proteins, then the mother feels the ‘urge’ to eat more protein rich food. It is called ‘Dohale’ in Sanskrit meaning Do-Hrud, i.e. ‘Two-Hearts’. Baby in the womb develops nicely when parents/family members welcome it & rejoice in its arrival. The baby senses the emotions in the womb. Practically this can be communicated to the baby through ‘Womb Talk’ Womb Talk can be practiced by mother after getting trained under the guidance of an expert. At Brainberg we are engaged in such training sessions for pregnant women. It helps the pregnant women to overcome the challenges like mal-position of the fetus to Vertex (normal) position to facilitate safe delivery. We at Brainberg we make sure that the process of ‘carrying’ for the mother is smooth and enriching experience through the various ‘Pregnancy Care’ sessions we partake with the couples.

Infant: Development and Psychology

An infant or baby is the very young offspring of humans. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days of life (from birth up to 4 weeks after birth, less than a month old). The term infant is derived from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless." It is typically applied to children between the ages of 1 month and 12 months; however, definitions vary between birth and 3 years of age. "Infant" is also a legal term referring to any child under the age of legal adulthood. Upon its entry to the air-breathing world, without the nutrition and oxygenation from the umbilical cord, the newborn must begin to adjust to life outside the uterus. Alert infant interested in surrounding objects and people Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking back and forth often calms a crying infant, as do massages and warm baths. Newborns may comfort themselves by sucking their thumb, or a pacifier. The need to suckle is instinctive and allows newborns to feed. Newborn infants have unremarkable vision, being able to focus on objects only about 18 inches (45 cm) directly in front of their face. While this may not be much, it is all that is needed for the infant to look at the mother’s eyes or areola when breastfeeding. Depth perception does not develop until the infant is mobile. Generally, a newborn cries when wanting to feed. When a newborn is not sleeping, or feeding, or crying, he or she may spend a lot of time staring at random objects. Usually anything that is shiny, has sharp contrasting colors, or has complex patterns will catch an infant's eye. However, the newborn has a preference for looking at other human faces above all else. While still inside the mother, the infant could hear many internal noises, such as the mother's heartbeat, as well as many external noises including human voices, music and most other sounds. Therefore, although a newborn's ears may have some catarrh and fluid, he or she can hear sound from before birth. Newborns usually respond to a female voice over a male voice. This may explain why people will unknowingly raise the pitch of their voice when talking to newborns (this voice change is called motherese). The sound of other human voices, especially the mother's, can have a calming or soothing effect on the newborn. Conversely, loud or sudden noises will startle and scare a newborn. Newborns have been shown to prefer sounds that were a regular feature of their prenatal environment, for example, the theme tune of a television program that their mother watched regularly. Newborns can respond to different tastes, including sweet, sour, bitter, and salty substances, with a preference toward sweets. It has been shown that neonates show a preference for the smell of foods that their mother ate regularly.

Developmental Quotient (DQ) For Indian Infants- Assessment and Early Intervention

By assessing the Developmental Quotient of the baby we understand the various aspect of the Motor and Mental development happening in the baby. We get the set of records of the Motor and Mental Developmental Quotients of the baby. When as parents you go through some intervention program (e.g.: ISP) for your baby the Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants brings forth the efficacy of the program by assessing the DQ of the baby. It also helps to understand and identify the delayed milestones occurring in the child. Thus the physician and the psychologist can plan out an effective intervention program for the baby to treat the cause accordingly. Age Group: The test can be performed on the babies from birth till 30 months. Abilities Evaluated: Body Control, Locomotion, Manipulation, Cognition, Memory, Social interaction, language Development & Manual Dexterity, Application: Assessment of Mental & Motor Development. Diagnosis & location of Delayed Development, Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intervention program.

Pre- Conception Planning

When a couple plans to evolve as parents and start ‘thinking’ about child that is the time when the ‘baby’ is conceived at psychological level. Parent’s psychology and their surrounding greatly decide the ‘Personality’ of the unborn baby.

In our mythology it is been explained aptly in Sanskrit as ‘Putra-Kamesthee- Yagya’. Where Putra is Child, Kamesthi is Wish (desire) and Yagya is a special procedure. ‘Vision’ that the parent’s keep for their baby help in designing its personality.

This is what in terms of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and special sessions are taught to the parents when they visit Brainberg.

Weaning Diet for Baby

1) After successfully introducing the above diet one at a time, the mother has to decide and alternate the items as per the need and likings of the baby. 2) In sixth month add gruel of wheat and bhagar. 3) Subsequently start with white of egg and meat soup ( if you are comfortable with Non-veg diet) 4)In eight or ninth month the baby can partake most of the food cooked in the house for adults. Have a Happy Parenting experience! Jai Brahm.

Swimming for Rejuvenation

Swimming is a sports considered as one of the best physical exercise, which gives benefits to whole body. But... let me share with you the psychological development which can happen if awareness is there to child , parent and teacher.

Usually when we give stimulus to any part of our body that stimulus is carried to nervous system. So it gives reaction to some stimulus. When body is emmersed in water subdermal neurotransmitter are stimulated by touch & pressure of water surrounding it, simulating a foetus floating in womb of the mother surrounded by amniotic fluid. Needless to say that the baroreceptors and chemoreceptors on the skin are getting constant pleasant stimulus. In this phase child's body is in perfect alignment with his/her emotions and desision making capacity. Perception of any stimuli in this phase is very inportant because if stimulus comes as 'fear' then also its intensity is enhanced with loss of logical desicion making capacity of the brain. In oppose to it if 'pleasure' or 'play' stimulus is given to child same emotion is enhanced along with empowerment to decision making.

Neuro chemicals usually secreted as reaction toany emotion is usually enhanced by making favorable surrounding & making perception of person more positive. It can be achived with the expertise of pediatrician, psychologist along with team of child and parents.

This can be utilized for treatment some of the pathological conditions as cerebral palsy complications, mental retardation, psychological treatment for autism, early depression, excessive anger and abusive tendency of the child.

Jai Brahm.

Lecture on 'Enhancement Of Immunity'

Dear All, BrainBerg has organized a lecture on How to Enhance Your Immunity on 18th Sept. 2010. Dr.Ruta Sawarkar and Dr.Vishal Sangale will be presenting some rare insights on the subject. It will be dealing with Holistic approach in the development of Immunity. The lecture is open for all. And the venue and timing are detailed below. You are cordially invited to ear the lecture. Venue: Pune Merchant Chambers,Gultekdi,Market Yard. Date: Saturday,18 Sept. 2010. Time: 6 pm to 8 pm.

Swine Flu : Positive talk that works

Now a day’s Swine Flu nightmare is in most of parents mind and to prevent and treat this challenge here are the designed vision statements based on scientific as well as sanskrutic ( cultural) mode. Here cellular level, organ level and psychological status are considered as base of the statements. ISP parent can share this vision with their baby, self, family members and society. 1. My dear ________ your physical and mental immunity is very strong. 2. My dear__________ you are being loved and cared very well in the family. 3. My dear _________ you are quite peaceful with self and surrounding. 4. Dear Baby _________ your respiratory system which includes nose airways, lungs and lymph nodes are very strong and healthy. 5. Dear baby you digestion and absorption process in body is normal. 6. Dear baby your physical immunity system which includes in detail : bone marrow, blood cells, lymph nodes( all groups) spleen, thymus is very strong and self sufficient. 7. Dear baby you are calm and cool expression of peace and love 8. Dear Baby ____ you are so happy and playful just like singing bird 9. Dear baby you are doing physical and mental exercises regularly with us in playful manner. We are using similar techniques in patient treatment and with proud experience, it has helped a lot. Such Positive talk, sleep talk, vision sharing with the child are the concepts which are highly recommended and implemented in SSY ISP programs. Mr Sanjay Chadawar, the senior ISP teacher has devoted himself in the field child development and art of parenting. We are proud to be part of his team- DRISHTI.

Swine Flu (H1N1) and Influenza Prevention and Treatment

We all know that there is a new wave of influenza and Swine Flu (H1N1) infection floating in the community. Government and public health bodies are trying their best to check the infection.

We at Brainberg are aware of the fear and anxiety in the hearts of the public. In this connection we recommend super-added preventive techniques along with conventional methods.

These techniques and ‘rituals’ are in par with holistic medicine. They are highly recommended by Dr.Ruta Sawarkar who is a pediatrician having been worked with Dr.Vijay Bhatkar for demonstrating the efficacy of these techniques in prevention of the Swine Flu (H1N1) infection.

Rituals and techniques to prevent Influenza including Swine Flu (H1N1) infection:

• Practice of 'Agnihotra' at your house/living premises
• Pellets made of Turmeric powder + Jaggery. To swallow one pellet every night before bed with lukewarm water.
• Steam inhalation of water added with turmeric powder
• Gargles with lukewarm water by adding salt and turmeric powder to it.
• Include lots of fruit vegetables and fruits in your diet along with veg clear soups.
• Tea made up of grass leaves with addition of a pinch of powder of dried ginger
• Drink lots of water and Sherbats
• Rice Porridge (khichidi) with addition of jeera powder and ¼ tsf of cow ghee
• For sound sleep massage your soles with lukewarm oil and put two drops of lavender oil and eucalyptus (nilgiri) oil on your sleeping pillow
• ‘Be Happy and at Peace- it increases your immunity’

Awareness is cure ignorance is disease. Dear all take precautions and stay away from infections.Wish you all a good health.

'Swasth-Prasuti'- The Blissful Child Birth.

Exercises and Conduct to be followed One week before the Expected Date of Delivery (EDD)

Food:

• Calcium rich food e.g. razgeera flakes, freshly prepared buttermilk.
• High fiber content food e.g. beans, lettuce, spinach soup or salad.
• Fresh fruits and fruit juices (no preservatives).
• Drink lots of water and sherbats.

Exercise:

• Pranayam
• Abdominal breathing
• Diaphragmatic breathing
• Practice of Vajrasan
• Practice of Squatting position.

Aroma Therapy:

• Put Lavander oil on sleeping pillow of mother.
• Put/Keep Fresh aromatic Flowers in the delivery room.
• Put two drops of Neroli oil on hankie and let the mother inhale the aroma during labor.

"To all to be mothers wish you a relaxed and happy journey with your baby who is coming from darkness to light"

Pre-conceptional Planning

Priya Tatva Sangopan

The research project initiated by BrainBerg Child Development Center in association with Lokmanya Medical Research Center is an attempt to provide utmost care and protection to the ‘generation next’. It idealizes a compassionate mother who embraces and protects the child. Dr. Ruta Sawarkar is the principal investigator (PI) of the project. Below is a description of the actual research conducted. It illustrates the criteria for participation in the project and the benefits the individuals acquire with the participation. This is an appeal to the afflicted ‘couples’ who wish to go for conception and cherish a long awaited dream of having a healthy child to enroll in the program. Priya Progeny near to heart. Tatva Essence of parents transmitted to progeny through ‘tatva’ i.e. genes. Sangopan Nurturing of progeny with love and care. Description: This is a project which gives insight into the techniques and procedures to avoid transmission of hereditary disorders to next generation. This includes a health care system which broadly encompasses Modern Medicine and Alternative Medicine together. Who Can Participate? 1) If one of the parent is affected by some or the other genetic disorder (e.g. vitiligo; schizophrenia; thallacemia; diabetes etc) and are worried of about transmission of affected genes to their offspring. 2) If any of the parent is a carrier for the affected gene for various hereditary disorders. 3) Any family history of genetic/hereditary disease. Procedure/Technique of Treatment: To make sure the disorder is not transferred to the progeny the treatment plan begins 6 months prior to conception soon after the enrollment. In our project we deal with the planning stage of the parents and it involves a Holistic approach of treatment at three levels- The Body ;The Mind and The Soul. The entire procedure involves three main stages viz. Sankalp i.e. Resolution; Vrata i.e. Vow and Samarpan i.e. Dedication. The plan involves a scientific investigation process including the DNA mapping (Karyotyping) of both the parents. After birth the baby also undergoes DNA mapping for confirmation of the successful accomplishment of the treatment.

Integrity of Medicine: A Need Medicine was conceived in sympathy and born out of necessity. Medicine shared a cradle with religion in its development at the beginning. Medical men strive hard to restore the best of the therapeutic methods in upbringing of medicine through ages. World’s most ancient systems of safeguarding health the Indian, the Greek, the Chinese, the Egyptian are some to quote, have had a spiritual and religious connect. To elaborate it further, as seen in Ayurveda, an Indian contribution to Medicine the emphasis on Atman or soul is worth mentioning. They say Atman plays a pivotal role in binding the five elements of nature, which constitute our body, and impart Life into it. The expression of life whether in health or in disease is through this Atman. Further, we can see out of short research, that Aesculapius was termed as a ‘demi-god’ of Greek medicine and his two daughters Hygeia and Panacea were revered as goddesses of Hygiene and Preventive medicine respectively. The mystical thing is the intrinsic relation of Medicine and Philosophy- here it would be called Theosophy. Theosophy had always found its roots mingled with any development of medicine on the globe. There was an influential growth of modern medicine in the late eighteen century and couple of centuries there after. What we as a modern man need is to ‘awaken’ our intelligence, in order to bring about Medicine-Theosophy integrity, re-capture the laws of healing from nature and blend them into delicate, simple and a beautiful Science – Yes the Science of Holistic Healing.

Benefits of Psychological Assessment: • If done with a specific purpose it helps in the therapy process as the therapists gets an idea of the clients needs, emotional state, strength and weakness. • Children who have academic problems can be given proper remedial therapy to develop their study skills Here IQ report can act as a guide. • Psychological test report can give the clinician information about the illness and as well the severity of the illness to decide mode of treatment. • Psychological tests help in deciding the proper course of medication • Psychological tests help the mentally handicapped persons to acquire necessary certificate from the Government. • Psychological tests helps the family to understand the nature of the family members problem. They get a different insight in to the behavior of the patient.

The Personality Map

Personality is a word derived from the word 'Persona' which means 'mask'. Personality is actually what the society or people confer upon us and the reality is always the 'identity' that what nature gives us. We usually mask our identity with personality. This unavoidable masking is done by various factors in and around us. The adjacent 'Personality Map' shows exactly the way personality is acquired.

The Monsoon Breakfast Menu

Priyottam BrainBerg Child Developement Innstitute A place for everything, everything at its place… ________________________________________ Monsoon Breakfast Menu “Tomatoes are red, beans are green, A brinjal has a crown, just like a queen. Potatoes are brown, onions are pink, Carrots have juice which I can drink. Vegetables make me healthy and wise, I'll eat some daily with milk and rice.” Dear All, It fills our heart with joy unspeakable to introduce the parents and the children the unique ‘Monsoon Breakfast Diet’ plan for this season and such every season after. With the advancing of monsoon, children steadily drop down their appetite. This is an observed fact by many of the parents. With respect to the traditional cooking values and contemporary eating habits of children, the BrainBerg Child Development Institute has come up with this ‘Monsoon Breakfast Diet’. Strictly adhering to the nutritional and calorific value of the food stuff, all precaution has been taken to build the plan. The current breakfast plan retains the conventional touch of Ayurvedic system of programming diet for children. The stuff prescribed here is easy to prepare which would boost the ‘General Immunity’ of your child. It will also take care of the digestive and respiratory system of the children. Nevertheless the expertise of the BrainBerg into this has been exceptional. It is with great optimism we believe that each parent will subject their children to this breakfast plan and leave a great sigh of relief, for the question of fetching a new recipe to your loved ones, which matters you everyday of the week! Happy Monsoon! -Dr. Ruta Sawarkar- Pediatrician and Nutritionist -Dr. Vishal Sangale- Clinical Psychologist The Monsoon Breakfast Menu Monday: Menu # 1- Upeet of Rawa (Upama) Rawa made up of good quality Wheat + Ginger + Jeera + Asafoetida (Hinga) with Lime squeezed on top. Menu # 2- Fulca+Methkut Roll Recipe for Methkut : 2 cups chana daal(split gram) 1 cup udad daal(black gram) 1/2 cup chawal(rice) 1/4 cup gehu(whole wheat) 1/4 cup rai(mustard seeds) 2 tea sp. jire(cumin seeds) 2 tea sp. Hing(asefotida) 2-3 sukhi lal mirch(dry red chillies) 1 piece halkund(turmeric root) 1 piece soonth(dried ginger) 2 tea sp. dhane(whole coriander seeds) half jaiphal(nutmeg) Procedure: Roast all above ingredients separately and nicely till you get the aroma except hing, soonth, jaiphal. Then grind them to fine powder. While grinding add above three ingredient Menu # 3- Rice + Fruit Vegetable + 4-5 Black cumin seeds (read Meere in Marathi)With Lime squeezed on top Tuesday: Menu # 1- Thalipeeth of roasted (bhajnee) floor Menu # 2- Parratha Jowar 2 parts +Wheat 1 part + Besan ¼ part. Add Owa+ Garlic paste Wednesday: Menu # 1- Sprouted Moong Add small quantity of Ginger +Garlic Paste after Menu # 2- Sprouted Moth Beans (Matki) steaming and Lime squeezed on top. Menu # 3- Tomato +Onion +Rock salt (saindhav) +Jeera powder = Salad Apply butter to Chapati/Brown bread and stuff the salad in to it. Thursday: Menu # 1- Sheera made up of Rawa/Shingada/ Wheat Floor Use pure Ghee ( Cow Ghee preferable and best) Menu # 2- Soaked Khajur 5-6 + rajgira laddoo Friday: Menu # 1- 1 Fruit +Flakes{ Lahyya (Jowar/Nachni/ Corn)} Eg: 1 Apple + Jowar flakes with application of methkut/haldi and salt with minimum oil. ________________________________________