Fat around the midsection, what we commonly refer to as belly fat or a spare tire, can be a dangerous predictor of major health complications, even in people who are not obese as defined by BMI. How do we know that? Here are a few published studies: 1. In this study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the researchers concluded that abdominal obesity was common in post-myocardial infarction patients and a larger waist

Indoors is where one escapes to, to rest, relax, and feel comfortable, to get respite from the extremes of temperature, humidity, and exposure to some pollutants found in the “outdoors.” But do we know that the indoors can be up to 100 times more polluted as the outdoors?   Air pollution is not just the smoke spewing from factories and traffic, with toxic fumes converting the atmosphere into a gas chamber. It is more pervasive

Often patients will state, with a self-satisfied sense of virtue, that they are not consuming any sugar at all. But by now I know better than to take this at face value. A little digging will lead to statements like – I only use honey I used dates I use jaggery (unrefined cane sugar)in my tea. And fruits do not count as sugar at all! In fact most of them see fruit as necessary and

We are staring at a global diabetes epidemic. And the powers that be, such as the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Australia, Diabetes UK and similar, form policies which drive treatment and all these associations assert that diabetes is a chronic progressive disease, eventually requiring increasing doses of medication to keep blood sugar levels in check. But nothing could be further from the truth. So let’s examine a few myths associated with the condition which even

Pregnancy is a very special occasion in a woman’s life. Creating and bringing a new life into this world is very special and also involves a huge responsibility as every parent wants the best health for their child. Giving a child the best start in life, begins early, long before conception. Human biology is amazingly wise. The body receives signals from the environment and ‘informs’ it that the environment is abundant and allows for the