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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know Health Community News India Times (March 8, 2025 - March 14, 2025) March 14, 2025 12 How To Eat And Drink Fewer Microplastics M icroplastics are everywhere. They’re in your liver, blood and even in your brain, and they’re almost impossible to avoid. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to minimize your exposure. “This really is a public health crisis that people are just generally not aware of,” said Sherri Mason, a freshwater and plastic-pollution researcher at Gannon University in Pennsylvania. People can limit their exposure by acknowledging the plastic in their routines and finding ways to reduce usage, she said. A new commentary released Tuesday in the journal Brain Medicine identified key ways to cut down on microplastics. Nicholas Fabiano, the article’s lead author, said that given recent studies, “We don’t know a lot of what the downstream consequences of these microplastics are, but we do have emerging evidence that it’s certainly not beneficial.” Here are five ways to reduce your expo- sure in what you eat and drink. By Amudalat Ajasa - Continued On Page 13 Indian American Forum Hosts 14th Awards Gala Recognizing Outstanding Women T he non-profit community organi- zation, Indian American Forum, of the tri-state area, celebrated the strength, resilience, and remark- able achievements of women, just days before International Women’s Day March 8. The 14th Annual Women’s Achieve- ments Awards Gala was held at Akbar Banquet in Long Island. with the aim of Inspiring others to understand and value women’s inclusion to forge a better world, a press release from IAF said. Chairperson Indu Jaiswal and Gala Chair Shammi Singh, along with the entire team of IAF, organized the gala, several distinguished women were recog- nized. The honorees were presented with special citations from Nassau County Executive, Town of Oyster Bay, Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead and Nassau County Legislature. The awardees and honorees included: Dr. Jagmohan Kalra, MD –Board certified Hematologist-oncologist, a renowned community leader and Karaoke group owner and singer. Dr. Leena Doshi – Founder of Doshi Diag- nostics and non-profit Doshi Smiles, an athlete, philanthropist and painter. Dr. Nita Mehta – Specialization in Oph- thalmology and glaucoma. Board member of Indian Cultural Unit at Parker Jewish Institute and on the board/committee of several organizations like Rotary, Indo- American Senior citizen center of NY, India Home and GGKLI. Sarina Jain – Founder of Masala Bhangra – A trailblazer in fitness and a dynamic cultural ambassador revolutionizing fitness through culture and movement celebrating over 30 years in the fitness industry. Falu (Falguni Shah) – Grammy Award winning multi-lingual singer/song-writer, recognized by Economic Times as one of the 20 most influential Indian women and named as one of the Top 50 Global leaders from India in Business and Arts. Sanjana Iyer – Youth Empowerment- Syosset school senior and professional Bharatnatyam dancer and musician, Two times DECA state qualifier, Two time speech and debate LIFA qualifier using her professional dance experience for Parkinson’s research fund raising. Officials including Nassau County Comptroller Hon. Elaine Phillips, Town Supervisor Hon. Joseph Saladino, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Hon RoseWalker, Nassau County Legislature and Deputy Supervisor Hon. Dorothy L. Goosby, were welcomed by Dr. Bobby Kalotee. The evening started with the US and Indian national anthems followed by an enthusiastic welcome by hosts Indu Jaiswal, RoopamMaini and Shammi Singh. Traditional Bharatnatyam and Kathak dance performances brought the audi- ence to its feet. Sarina Jain fromMasala Bhangra showed her powerful Bhangra dance moves as DJ Parminder worked the discs. Several distinguished political and community leaders, IAF Board of Trust- ees, members, volunteers, supporters and the audience applauded the accomplish- ments of women honorees. Several Board of Trustees and com- munity leaders present at the gathering, included Dr Bhupendra Patel, Mukund Mehta (Indo-American Senior Citizens of NY), Jasbir (Jay) Singh, Anil and Sunil Jain (Vass Pipe), Dr. Nitin Doshi (Doshi Diag- nostics), Beena Kothari (President-AIA),Dr N Kukar, Dr Jagdish Gupta, Flora Parekh (President – Gift of Life USA), Dr. Bhavani Srinivasan (AAPIQLI), Ravi Bhooplapur (Xaviers Medical College), Shashi Malik (SEVA center for Humanity), Vimal Goyal & Deepak Bansal (IDPUSA), Rotary Club, Lions Club, Sandy Bhatia (Flushing Bank), Rizwan Quereshi (HAB Bank), Dr. Mamta Shaha, Kalpana Patel (UCI), Sud- hir & Swati Vaishnav, Vijay Goswamy, Anju & Sanju Sharma (Registration), Dr. Prachi Dua. Beena Kothari and team produced Souvenir Journal. Several past honorees and leaders of many other organizations also attended. By RajivVijayakar PHOTOS: Indian American Forum Honoree. Dr. Jagmohan Kalra, Honoree. Falu (Falguni ) Shah, Deputy Town Supervisor, Town of Hempstead – Dorothy Goosby, Honoree. Sanjana Iyer, Honoree. Dr. Leena Doshi and Honoree. Dr. Nita Mehta. Lighting the lamp by IAF Founding Member Dr. Bobby Kumar Kalotee ( center with Town Supervisor ), Government Officials , Dignitaries and Community Leaders. Honoree Falu Shah -6th from left.