The Department of Biotechnology conducted an online Guest lecture on the topic “Healthy Lifestyle for Disease-Free & Drug-Free Life (Survival)” on January 19, 2024. The Resource person was Dr. R.R. Thangadurai M.S, Chief Consultant, and Co-Founder of Dr. Gold Healthcare, Coimbatore. The session started with a brief profile introduction of the esteemed guest by Ms. M. Renupriya, B. Tech Biotechnology, III year student. The guest lecturer explained about the concepts of a Healthy Lifestyle & Durg Free Survival. He explained the prevention of Obesity, Diabetes, and Coronary Disease along with other external benefits of healthy food. He explained the prevention of lifestyle diseases and unhealthy diseases of human life. He also highlighted the significance of vegetables and organic foods over junk foods to prevent the disease in a better way. Finally, he ended his session by praising our ancestors, as we follow their steps in consuming a nutrition-rich and well-balanced diet which naturally helps to prevent disease. He insisted on student interactive sessions and his teaching and presentation were wonderful, thought-provoking, and insightful and concluded by answering the queries of students. A total of 115 participants attended the lecture which went for 1 and a half hours. Finally vote of thanks was given by Ms. C. Santhiya, a student of II-year Biotechnology. The feedback form was collected at the end of the session to improve the programme in the future.
