Life Is Like That!

Thoughts, travels, health, and everything in between

Author: Aanal Mehta Daftary

  • My Type 2 Diabetic Journey

    In 2016, I received a wake-up call that shook me to my core: I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. The news hit me hard when I learned that my A1C blood…

  • An Unwanted Guest

    I was brought up in a strong Hindu household, where, we were taught that every living being possesses a soul. Hence, killing of any living life was considered a strict…

  • Can We Prevent Future Pandemics by Going Vegetarian?

    I was a complete vegetarian once. Born and brought up in a Hindu household, our diet mainly comprised of plant-based foods. Therefore, eating any form of meat, poultry, or fish…

  • IT’S A TWO-WAY STREET

    For me, an ideal mentor is someone that pushes us to be the best version of ourselves. A good mentor is someone that shows us the way by embodying principles…

  • It’s Not What You Say. It’s How You Say It!

    Have you ever been in a situation where you meant to say something else, and it came out in the wrong way? At some point in our lives we have…

  • Improving Patient Outcomes through Care Coordination

    This blog post was written for Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science at IU School of Medicine,while I was a Strategic Digital Communications intern back in 2018-2019. Care Coordination…

  • Top Innovations Changing Healthcare

    This blog post was written for Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science at IU School of Medicine, while I was a Strategic Digital Communications intern back in 2018-2019. Innovation…

  • ‘Fan Fair’ – The World’s Biggest Country Music Festival

    Nashville, Tennessee, is considered a musical haven for music lovers. Each June, more than twenty thousand country music lovers journey to Nashville ‘Fan Fair,’ a unique festival that allows fans…

  • Red Extravaganza

    Was red the first color your eye recognized while growing up? In the cosmos of colors, none is richly layered in cultural symbolism and suggestion as to the color of…

  • The Noodle Mania

    Do you recall forging and slurping vast quantities of noodles growing up? Almost every person from all walks of life has tasted the captivating flavors of noodles. Whether the noodle…