Date: 09 January 2023

The Department of Management of Kristu Jayanti College conducted an Extension Level Activity on SIDDHA DAY spreading awareness about the importance of a balanced and healthy diet among students. The session was conducted in online mode on 9th January 2023 at 3:30 pm by Dr. Sangeetha Padmananbhan for the first-year students. She is the head of marketing at Sakthi Herbal Product and a Board member of the PSG Nuta Association. The topic of the session was “Siddha Diet and Nutrition for Healthy life”. The session started with a light brainstorming where basic questions about vitamins and nutrients were asked by the resource person. The students actively participated in the same. The session then instructed students about the 6 tastes in the Siddha diet that has to be followed for good health. Six tastes are known as sweet, sour, salt, pungent (spicy), bitter and astringent. Dr. Sangeetha also spoke about the Varmam therapy which helps the students to deal with day-to-day stress and headaches and not rely on medicine which would be hazardous for the body in the long run. The session was concluded with an enlightening Q & A session where all the students actively participated and enhanced their knowledge about the topic. Overall the session was very enlightening and knowledgeable for all the students.