Wellness

Wellness

Why type 2 diabetes often appears younger in South Asian families

Diabetes UK says type 2 diabetes is two to four times more likely in South Asian people and risk rises from a younger age. Genetics, visceral fat and social factors interact.

Sara Malik · 5 Oct 2026

Wellness

Hydration in a Pakistani summer: water first, not a miracle drink

Hot weather increases fluid needs, especially during activity. Drink regularly, use food and normal meals for most electrolytes, and recognise heat-exhaustion warning signs early.

Sara Malik · 1 Oct 2026

Wellness

Wellness without the imported vocabulary

An essay on care that already exists in Pakistani life—prayer, walking, sleep, food, boundaries with phones—without buying a new vocabulary of wellness products.

Sara Malik · 13 Aug 2026

Wellness

US hospital visiting etiquette for large Pakistani families

How large Pakistani families can visit US hospitals without blocking care: shift rotations, one named contact, hand hygiene, and room etiquette grounded in visitation and infection-control rules.

Sara Malik · 7 Jul 2026

Wellness

UK GP reception scripts when symptoms need an interpreter

Plain English lines for booking a UK GP appointment with a professional interpreter: what to say at reception, what belongs on the record, and what to do if booking stalls. Navigation only, not diagnosis or treatment advice.

Sara Malik · 24 Apr 2026

Wellness

Finding Pakistani mental-health-aware wellness spaces in US cities

Find culturally aware wellness spaces in US cities while separating them from licensed clinical care, using 988, SAMHSA, and FindTreatment.gov when needed.

Sara Malik · 15 Jun 2025