One of the highlights of the breakout sessions was the Women’s Forum, which featured female speakers addressing key aspects of women’s health.
Shelena Lalji, an Indian American physician who specialized in obstetrics/gynecology for more than a decade, kicked off the forum with a presentation entitled, “Optimizing Women’s Health with Bio-Identical Hormones.”
Known as “Dr. Shel,” the wellness-themed physician focused on women empowerment and advised AAPI attendees to proactively stay fit, diet properly, and maintain proper stress management, among other tips, in order to avoid health issues such as weight gain, heart diseases, diabetes, and cancer.
“There is truly an epidemic of women not putting themselves where they need to be when it comes to health and well being,” Lalji told India-West. “What I try to emphasize is that women need to be empowered to take care of themselves, and that’s not a selfish thing but, instead, about self-preservation. Women have to take their health into their own hands.”
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