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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Community and charity organisation SPROUT, which is known in Auckland for the BollyworX classes it runs for the Indian community has launched HealthGuru, a magazine directed at the South Asian community.
The “healthy lifestyle” magazine was launched on World Health day, April 7. “HealthGuru is all about Healthy living, healthy activity and healthy eating and is published quarterly,” editor Ram Lingam said.
Ranjna Patel (QSM), executive trustee of East Tamaki Health care inaugurated the magazine before an audience of distinguished guests.
“With this HealthGuru magazine, SPROUT hopes to create community-wide health awareness and make a targeted impact in those communities.
“Going by what District Health boards tell us, its bad news on the health front for the South Asian community with our high levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
“SPROUT sincerely hopes this magazine will go a long way in creating health consciousness among Indian and other South Asian communities,” Mr Ram Lingam, who is also an Indian Weekender columnist, said.
The purpose of this magazine is to create health awareness in the South Asian community; to promote practices that include physical activity as a means to achieve better health outcomes; to promote active and healthy lifestyles among all age groups through physical activities and outdoor pursuits to the South Asian community; to raise awareness of health risks affecting South Asian community and to advertise opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities that promote physical well-being, says a media release from the publishers.
This quarterly magazine will be distributed through leading retail outlets and also available online in a webzine format on SPROUT’s website www.sprout.net.nz/HealthGuru.
Community and charity organisation SPROUT, which is known in Auckland for the BollyworX classes it runs for the Indian community has launched HealthGuru, a magazine directed at the South Asian community. The “healthy lifestyle” magazine was launched on World Health day, April 7. “HealthGuru is...
Community and charity organisation SPROUT, which is known in Auckland for the BollyworX classes it runs for the Indian community has launched HealthGuru, a magazine directed at the South Asian community.
The “healthy lifestyle” magazine was launched on World Health day, April 7. “HealthGuru is all about Healthy living, healthy activity and healthy eating and is published quarterly,” editor Ram Lingam said.
Ranjna Patel (QSM), executive trustee of East Tamaki Health care inaugurated the magazine before an audience of distinguished guests.
“With this HealthGuru magazine, SPROUT hopes to create community-wide health awareness and make a targeted impact in those communities.
“Going by what District Health boards tell us, its bad news on the health front for the South Asian community with our high levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
“SPROUT sincerely hopes this magazine will go a long way in creating health consciousness among Indian and other South Asian communities,” Mr Ram Lingam, who is also an Indian Weekender columnist, said.
The purpose of this magazine is to create health awareness in the South Asian community; to promote practices that include physical activity as a means to achieve better health outcomes; to promote active and healthy lifestyles among all age groups through physical activities and outdoor pursuits to the South Asian community; to raise awareness of health risks affecting South Asian community and to advertise opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities that promote physical well-being, says a media release from the publishers.
This quarterly magazine will be distributed through leading retail outlets and also available online in a webzine format on SPROUT’s website www.sprout.net.nz/HealthGuru.
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