How often do you check your phone in the day ? If your answers are amongst these: Not really given a thought! Well, I don’t think I use it much? Oh Come On I'm not an Addict!! Let me tell you, I always thought likewise until I downloaded “screen time” to keep a check on my phone/social media usage. To my surprise, I realized that I have been overdoing it without a slightest hint. As per one of the surveys done in 2012, extrapolating the results indicated that around 48 millions of Indians are screen addicts. This also translates that the percentage of screen addicts is higher than percentage of drug addicts or cardiac patients in India. * Although I'm referring to cell phones often here but this entire excerpt applies to any other digital screen like y our T.V, computer, laptop, Tab,i pad etc. Trust me I know how tempting it is to keep checking how many likes you’ve received or to simply lighten up your...
Alpana Tarkar is a Clinical Nutritionist with a Post Graduation in Nutrition & Dietetics having over a decade of experience in the field. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a mother as well.