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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  JUNE 19, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 31

                    American Punjabi Society Hosts

                             Health & Wellness Seminar

                                                                                                                  • Dr. Jag Kalra
            OUR BUREAU
                                                                                                                  • Dr. Inderpal S. Chhabra
            Long Island, NY                                                                                       • Dr. Jagdish Gupta
                                                                                                                  • Dr. Sunil Mehra
                  s part of its ongoing commit-                                                                   • Dr. Rakesh Dua
                  ment  to  community  health
            Aand wellness, the American                                                                           • Dr. Usha Tandon
            Punjabi Society (APS) regularly or-                                                                   • Prem Bhandari, President, Rajas-
                                                                                                                    than Association of North America
            ganizes health awareness initiatives,                                                                   (RANA)
            including educational lectures on im-                                                                 • Anju Sharma, President, Long Is-
            portant health topics, blood donation                                                                   land Indo American Lions Club
            drives, cancer awareness walks, health                                                                • Jasbir  Jai  Singh,  President,  India
            screenings, and other programs de-                                                                      Association of Long Island
            signed to promote healthier lifestyles                                                                • Many other distinguished physi-
            and preventive healthcare.                                                                              cians, healthcare professionals, and
                Continuing this tradition, APS
            successfully organized an enlighten-                                                                    community leaders
            ing Health & Wellness Seminar on      A special highlight of the seminar  Water is only the beginning. He an-  American Punjabi Society Representatives
            Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 9:00 AM at  was the official launch of Dr. Wasil’s  nounced plans to introduce addition-
            Mint Restaurant, Long Island. The  acclaimed book, A Healthy Triad,  al green, organic, and health-oriented  • Gary S. Sikka, President
            event attracted more than 150 attend-  which highlights the vital role of Nu-  products in the near future as part of a  • Mohinder S. Taneja, Senior Vice
            ees, including physicians, healthcare  trition,  Physical  Activity,  and  Stress  broader effort to encourage wellness,   President
            professionals, community leaders,  Management in preventing chronic  nutrition, and preventive healthcare  • Paul S. Bindra, Vice President
            business professionals, and members  diseases  and  achieving  overall  well-  among community members.  • Jaspal S. Arora, Vice President
            of the Indian-American community.  ness. Attendees had the opportunity   Reflecting the seminar’s theme of  • Pradeep Tandon, Director, Media
                The keynote speaker, Dr. Tarun  to learn more about the principles  healthy living, attendees were served   & Public Relations
            Wasil, renowned oncologist, hematol-  outlined in the book and their practi-  a specially curated nutritious break-  The seminar generated enthu-
            ogist, and author of A Healthy Triad,  cal application in everyday life.  fast featuring moong dal sprouts,  siastic participation and meaningful
            delivered a compelling presentation   Dr. Wasil also shared valuable  dalia prepared with oat milk, a whole-  discussion, underscoring the growing
            on the importance of preventive  insights on the prevention of chronic  some chia seed dessert, and other  interest in preventive healthcare and
            healthcare through what he described  diseases and cancer through a holis-  healthy food options. The menu was  healthy living within the community.
            as the three pillars of wellness: Nu-  tic approach to health, emphasizing  thoughtfully designed to demonstrate   APS extended its appreciation to
            trition, Physical Activity, and Stress  the interconnected roles of nutrition,  that nutritious eating can be both  Dr. Tarun Wasil for sharing his exper-
            Management.                       physical activity, stress management,  delicious and practical, reinforcing  tise and inspiring attendees to take
                Dr. Wasil explained how these  and preventive care. His practical rec-  the  key messages shared during  Dr.  a proactive approach toward their
            three  interconnected  factors  signifi-  ommendations and evidence-based  Wasil’s presentation.      health and well-being. The organiza-
            cantly  influence  overall  health  and  guidance inspired attendees to adopt                         tion also thanked all participants for
            play a vital role in the prevention of  healthier habits and take a proac-  Distinguished Guests      their support and engagement in ad-
            chronic diseases, including cancer,  tive approach toward their overall  • Dr. Kanti Rai,  internationally re-  vancing health awareness within the
            diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and  well-being.                    nowned hematologist and oncolo-  community.
            other lifestyle-related illnesses. His   A special highlight of the event was   gist whose pioneering Rai Staging   The American Punjabi Society
            presentation emphasized that while  the launch of GO Alkaline Water, intro-  System for Chronic Lymphocytic  stated that it remains committed to
            medical advances continue to im-  duced by APS President Gary S. Sikka.  Leukemia (CLL) remains an inter-  organizing educational, cultural, and
            prove treatment outcomes, preven-     Speaking on the occasion, Mr.   nationally recognized standard in  community-focused  programs  that
            tion  through  healthy  living  remains  Sikka shared his vision of promoting   cancer care           enrich and empower the community
            the most powerful tool for achieving  healthier  lifestyles  within  the  com-  • Dr. Jagat Rawal, President, AAPI  through knowledge, service, and col-
            long-term health and well-being.  munity and noted that GO Alkaline   Queens & Long Island            laboration.

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