Colorful Holi celebrates life, joy, and togetherness. A deeper issue lingers as individuals relax with family and friends after a day of joyful splashes and celebratory goodies: are we painting our lives with health or just covering up our ailments with medication?
Today, medicines are as common as morning tea.
A headache? Grab a painkiller.
Anxious? Take an anti-anxiety tablet
Diabetes, blood pressure, acidity—every problem seems to have a prescription, but do they cure us or just manage symptoms while our health declines?
Celebrate Holi with a new color: Prevention, Self-healthcare, and overall Well-being.
Through its No Prescription Point project, GSHER is leading this drive to promote self-healthcare over medication reliance. Dr. Biswajit Mohapatra is fighting the assumption that healthcare equals pills, but it's hard.
Life is incomplete without health, like Holi without colors.
Today, more people take daily medication than not. The pharmaceutical industry thrives on our growing illness and dependence. Diabetes patients often start with one pill and end up taking five. The list of diseases like hypertension, obesity, and thyroid issues grows.
True question: do these drugs cure us?
Unfortunately, most chronic diseases are lifestyle-driven. Instead of improving our diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management, we take shortcuts. The result? Rising healthcare costs, declining quality of life, and drug dependence.
Dr. Biswajit Mohapatra has been urging people to seek beyond medications to address this situation. He says, Your body can repair itself—if you allow it. We must change our habits to access this capacity.
Why is it so hard to create good habits but easy to form negative ones? The solution is neurology. Our brains prefer pleasure to pain. Junk food provides instant gratification, while exercise is hard. After forming a habit, it becomes automatic.
The science of habit progression applies here. You know it's hard to wake up early, drink enough water, or exercise consistently. What if you made gradual changes instead of abrupt ones?
Consider starting with little changes, such as eliminating sugar by one spoon daily or starting with a 5-minute morning stretch instead of a full-hour workout. A guided breathing practice before bed can replace a sleeping drug.
Lifestyles develop from micro-habits. The No Prescription Point initiative at GSHER focuses on altering health through incremental habit change.
No Prescription Point:
A Revolution in Self-Healthcare is a movement, not just an idea, from GSHER. It empowers people to manage their health by:
1. Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC)—Teaching people how basic diet, exercise, and lifestyle modifications can avoid chronic diseases.
2. Therapeutic Yoga—Use yoga to manage stress, boost immunity, and improve physical health.
3. Therapeutic Nutrition: Long-term wellness through a nutrient-focused diet instead of calorie counting.
4. Therapeutic Games—Interactive self-care education and engagement.
GSHER has held workshops, training programs, and self-healthcare advocacy, but the largest problem is dispelling the idea that medicine is the sole cure.
While Dr. Biswajit Mohapatra's idea of self-healthcare in every household is groundbreaking, it takes time to overcome the pill-first mindset. People resist change, especially when it threatens long-held beliefs.
But change is coming. More people are adopting No Prescription Point as a lifestyle through education, awareness, and community-driven self-healthcare.
A New View on Holi through Self-Care Holi is a time to let go of the old and embrace the new, making it an ideal opportunity to alter your health. We should highlight self-care, preventive, and holistic health at Holi instead of just playing with colors.
How to celebrate Holi GSHER-style
Create a Colorful Plate with Real Nutrition, Avoid fake sweets and deep-fried appetizers. Eat colorful fruits, nuts, and andmade treats.
Use natural colors instead of chemical-based ones to protect your skin and lungs. Use organic powders or plant and floral dyes.
Drink water or coconut water instead of sugary soft drinks to detox and hydrate.
Movement is medicine. Celebrate Holi with excitement, music, and dance to release endorphins.
After celebrating, take 5 minutes to practice aware breathing. The body will appreciate you.
A Holi of Health, Not Just Colors
Holi symbolizes rejuvenation. We should shed old habits and embrace self-care as we do old grudges and new connections.
No Prescription Point is a lifeline, in addition to a campaign. A switch from drugs to preventive is possible now. Dr. Biswajit Mohapatra wants everyone to know how to live a medicine-free, vibrant life.
As you wash off the colors on Holi, let's also wipe away our quick-fix medicine addiction. Let's begin habit progression toward true health.
Let prevention, awareness, and self-care color our lives forever.
Happy Holi from,
TEAM
No Prescription Point and GSHER!