Wanting to do something in the medical field, Rekha became a Nutritionist who feels proud of helping people and making them recover with her natural diet plans.

Dr. Rekha Sachdev Pohani is a Clinical Nutritionist at Lifestyle Studio, Pune. She has done her Master’s in Nutrition from Nagpur University.

Dr. Rekha says that she was born and brought up in Nagpur. She did her Ph.D. at Nagpur University. For the last sixteen years, she has been practicing in the field of Nutrition. She says that she never had a plan of becoming a nutritionist, rather she wanted to become a doctor.

Sharing about her journey, Rekha says that she belonged to a family that believed in getting their daughters married at a young age. However, she wanted to study and become a doctor. One of her family friends suggested she go for a Nutrition Degree that would take less time to complete than a Doctor's Degree. That is when she did her BSc in Nutrition and Master's from Nagpur University. Thereafter she worked with various doctors for four years before getting married. She says that she feels proud of helping people to cure their diseases with proper food intake as suggested by her.

Talking about her achievements, Rekha shares a case when a woman went into a coma after delivering a baby. So, it was a big task for her to bring that woman out of the coma with her diet plan and she did that in two and a half months. This case gave her much satisfaction, she says.

Regarding her mistakes, Rekha says that in her earlier days, she used to work for fourteen hours straight and didn’t give herself sufficient rest. This mistake made her tired and did not allow her to focus on work which she regrets.

Speaking about her role models, Rekha says that she has had different role models at different stages of her life. Her first role model was her Former Head of the Department, Dr. Sameeha Wali who was her teacher and Ph.D. guide. Her second role model was Dr. Neeta Bhargava with whom she worked for four years and who nurtured her interest in the field. Another role model she talks about is Dr. Neena Mansukhani who is a gynecologist who made Rekha learn to work hard in order to achieve something in life.

To attain mental peace, Rekha loves to eat what she loves which helps her feel relaxed.

Speaking about her life mantra, Rekha says that she follows a line, “Be honest to yourself and love what you do”. She says that when you are passionate about what you do it helps you to bring out the best version of yourself.

Advising people, Rekha tells them to follow a healthy diet, exercise daily, do what makes them feel relaxed when they are stressed, and always try to stay happy.