Simple tips to be Happy by Ritumbara Trivedi, Pacific University, Udaipur

Your diet is key to your longevity health and energy level

Healthy diet should be biased towards ethnic food and fruits & vegetables, which are locally grown. Healthy body is one of the biggest gift, God has given us and we, in our ignorance ruin it instead of nurturing it. We fear food whereas we should think of it as something which will give us energy. Food will be best if it is local and seasonal. There is new concept these days called food miles- the measurement of the distance our food travel to reach us more the distance less it will be beneficial for us. Will blue berries from Sanfransico packed a month or two back will be more beneficial or Jamun grown a few yards away from my local market? Well believe me, not only are our local fruits more power packed with nutrients and vitamins but they are tasty also. These exotic fruits and vegetables are only good for individuals who have weak ego, it will boost their ego not their metabolism. So, if you are living in Udaipur then your sitafal or custard apple, guava, Manilla tamarind and other local grown fruits will be beneficial rather than buying passion fruits, kiwis, strawberries and blueberries. Why eat purple and red cabbages and bell peppers. Eat the normal green cabbages and most important eat fruits and vegetables of the season. Don’t eat mangoes in January even if you can afford it, eat in May-June this is the way God made it, this is the way it will be beneficial and tasty for you. Surely you believe that God knows better than any person or your friend who suggests you otherwise. We all believe that God by whatever name we call him created a miracle in creating a human body, so, don’t go against it. The food which is local is according to our genes, our requirement and will nourish us, as it will be with less pesticide than food which has come from miles away. Don’t buy fruits from supermarkets, buy it from a local vendor, see the smile on his/her face and when, you will be reason for that smile, you will feel elated and mark my words that fruits and vegetable will be more nutritiously beneficial for you. When we eat our food with happy frame of mind and positive vibes, our hormones are secreted which aids digestion. By doing so we are not only helping ourselves but also contributing towards a better planet and brighter future.
written by
Bhawna Detha
Director, Pacific College of Social Science & Humanities

Pacific University

Vision

In view of the growing human resource needs to sustain and enhance development and growth at home and to bridge the demographic deficit for almost 57 million positions by 2020 in various knowledge based sectors with the superannuating population across the world; the country has to turnout an ever- growing pool of globally employable talent, and extend the contours of knowledge and intellectual property in all fields of priority for the global humanity.

Mission

1. To promote educational institutions of higher learning in various fast emerging , knowledge based disciplines, for the talented youth, where they can:

2. Acquire and create most advanced knowledge in their respective disciplines of interest;

3. Manifest their creative potentials through research and applications;

4. Develop holistic competence with global vision, local interface, societal orientation, industrial applicability and patriotic passions .

5. Make an effective contribution to the society in a dynamic environment.

Objective

• To impart quality education in various technical and professional disciplines.

• To bring academic excellence in various spheres of knowledge.

• To establish world class & state-of-the-art infrastructure to facilitate quality education.

• To cultivate skills to enhance employability of the students including inclination for self- employment.

• To promote quality research.

• To focus on overall student development by using the latest pedagogical inputs and through extra curricular activities like sports, cultural program, projects etc.

• To be engaged in socially relevant community development projects.

• To forge strong industry- institute linkages for mutually beneficial exchanges.

• To create and disseminate knowledge by conducting and participating in national & international conferences.

• To create a platform through which other institutions can participate and share in activities.

• To inculcate entrepreneurial ability among the students