Interviewed by The Success Today โ A Digital Webzine
1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your business.
Hello to you all.
I would like to begin by mentioning my academic details. I have attained a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Science in the field of Diet and Nutrition. I am certified diet nutrition & wellness advisor and a diabetes educator with a specialization in renal and heart. I am also a sports nutritionist certified by International Sports Science.
I have two clinical centers, both located in Delhi.
I have worked as a dietician at Balaji Action Hospital. Currently, I am enjoying working as a freelancer and trying to grow my youtube, Instagram and Facebook community, which goes by the name Dietician Meenakshi. I also have a website with the same name.
2) What inspired you to start a career in this field?
I had always wanted to be a part of such a service through which I could secure people’s health. Dietetics has helped me bring about positive change in people’s health and life as a whole by altering their lifestyles and food habits, which have a large impact in sustaining good health. Hence, I believe just relying on medicines to cure illness is no good when dietetics can ensure permanent solutions to many health-related issues.
In my search for a profession where I can effectively cure people’s health-related issues, I found satisfaction in Dietetics.
๐ฏ) ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐/๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐?
I have a specialization in renal and cardiac diseases. Diseases concerning heart and kidneys, be it diabetes or dialysis, I try to cure them by altering people’s diet, ensuring long-lasting solutions. Other than that, I provide effective dietary treatment for hormonal problems like Thyroid, PCOD and PCOS; pre & post-parturition illnesses and gastrointestinal diseases.
As a dietician, I provide solutions for weight gain and loss, anti-aging and pediatric diet schedules.
My aim is to find the root cause of any illness by deeply analyzing the symptoms and providing appropriate diet measures for the same.
I would also like to mention that I offer free diet consultancy to Covid patients and cancer patients, 24*7. I guide them on how to lessen the side-effects of the treatment concerning these illnesses through a nutritive and enriched diet. Nutritious and delicious food results in the secretion of happy hormones which can help take away the negativity that can capture one’s mind when going through the phase of illness. So that’s what I aim to eliminate via dietetics.
๐ฐ) ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐?
My biggest achievement and reward so far has been the smiles that I was able to bring to people’s faces after they cured their illnesses effectively via dietetics.
Additionally, I was awarded the National Nutrition Award in 2016 and the International Business Award in 2018.
For my service to the Covid patients, during the first and second waves of the pandemic, I was awarded the Chikitsak Sewa Sammaan by Dr. Harshvardhan.
Adding to what I said initially I would say, the biggest achievement in my 12-13 years of service so far is the trust that people have put in me to offer the best of the service.
๐ฑ) ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐?
When a person comes to me seeking an effective cure to their illness, they put their trust and faith in me. And I try every way to stand by that trust. There are days when I only get 3-4 hours of sleep; I spend my entire time going through new researches. But all my efforts are worth it when I am able to give the best of results to my clients.
The smile I am able to bring on their faces post bringing positive changes to their health is worth those sleepless nights. I strive hard to lit up people’s lives and that’s what has been my ultimate aim ever since I joined the field of dietetics.
๐ฒ) ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ?
New beginnings come with several problems in various forms and they try to hold you back. But the people who succeed are the one who face their problems with monumental determination, strong resilience and overwhelming willpower and not get consumed in the trivial everyday struggles of life.