DR RAVI VARMA, MD

I am a consultant radiologist and an Associate Professor at one of the medical colleges in Mumbai. My 67 year old mother had been on anti-diabetic medications for 15 years. Despite strict control of blood sugar she used to suffer from few unexplained issues. Most troublesome of all were recurrent skin infections in the form of furuncles appearing in clusters over the trunk and lower extremities which required antibiotic therapy or incision & drainage. This continued to occur despite proper skin care and measures to eradicate nasal Staphylococci. She also used to get frequent upper respiratory infections.
Another symptom was hunger pangs which would sometimes make her so restless that she would grab whatever was available at hand.
Over a period of years she started developing neuropathic symptoms like tingling, numbness and shooting pains in the extremities, which is known to occur with long standing diabetes. Sometimes there used to experience sudden calf muscle cramps at night so severe as to wake her up from sleep.
Sleep and bowel habits were irregular and overall despite optimal glycemic control and medications to address various symptoms, her quality of life was far from satisfactory.
When we read about Dr.Lily Kiswani’s new form of treatment and her credentials in a magazine, my mother was hopeful and eager. In our first consultation, Dr.Lily explained that the fundamental problem in diabetes is hyperinsulinemia which develops due to insulin resistance at the cellular level over a period of time. It is possible to reverse insulin resistance and cure Type 2 diabetes. After doing the prescribed tests, we had an exhaustive five hour session where she explained the measures to be taken to address the various health issues. She advised that my mother stop all her medications and monitor the blood sugars. Two days after stopping the medications blood sugar shot up, during the second week it started decreasing and after one month it had come back to normal levels. We have been checking the sugars and HbA1c levels every month and they have been normal consistently. Insulin levels which were 8 times high before treatment is normalizing. The painful skin infections have not occurred in the past one year, there has even been relief from some of the nerve related symptoms. I later discovered that the painful muscle cramps were a side effect of one of the drugs she was taking earlier.
I am amazed by the simplicity and holistic approach of integrative medicine. Integrative medicine is not the same as naturopathy. It is entirely based on modern medical principles and can successfully cure a variety of problems other than diabetes. I sincerely wish that many more people will benefit by this advance in modern medicine.

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This is what Plaha Inderpal Singh had to say about his health:

God Bless You
6 months back, my sugar levels were 270+ Also on BP medication for more than 30 years. On antacids, ever since I can remember And then – Dr LILY KISWANI came into my life ! Today at age 67, my sugar levels & BP are normal Finally – NO DRUGS, NO MEDICINES !

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Here’s another happy patient:

I had a great experience with Dr Lily kiswani. I was very curious about how the integrated medicine would work. Had tried a lot of medication when my legs would constantly hurt after a particular viral fever. My treatment just went into spiral. Every medicine gave me some new complication. That’s when I decided to meet Dr Lily. Went in extremely skeptical. She is amazing. Not just a Dr, she is a great friend as well. After the first session itself I felt tons of baggage is off my shoulder. Progressively I forgot why did I go to her the first time. She has not only healed me, has taught me to listen to my body as well. So grateful. Hope she is able to help many more like me and bring their joy back. 😊

Indu Ramani.

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And this:

Uttej Kalanadhabatta
June 28, 2018 at 10:40 AM
Lily madam is a superstar.

I have known Lily madam since couple of years. Have been following her advices and guidances on health and diet. With that relationship, I have approached her regarding my father’s health.

We consulted her in March and its been 3 months and my father lost almost 10 kgs (yes, 10 is a very good steady weight loss without hampering loss of muscle but only fat) and waist was reduced 6 inches.

Improved health markers:
1. Reduced blood sugar levels
2. Quality of sleep
3. No snoring
4. Healthy digestion
5. Improved taste buds
6. Balanced hormones regarding digestion
7. No gastrointestinal issue
8. No BP
9. Active entire day

He was a diabetic. He had blood sugar levels elevated (fasted and PP) and various other health complications. I was really worried about his health. So I reached her. She asked me to perform some blood tests to my father and we had done that and shared those results to her. She evaluated and called us over Skype and spoke to us for nearly 1 and half hour.

She is really good and friendly. She listens to everything in detail and provides information without any hesitation or irritation. This should be the first criteria in any profession.

After the entire conversation, she understood everything in detail of my father’s working conditions, family stress, history of family health and many other things. She then gave a diet which was easy to prepare in the home and obtain outside easily. She busted various myths which we hear outside from other medical professional, generally. She asked to stop some toxic medications and start believing in natural medicines (food). If she feels there is a need to continue medication, she asks us to provide the name and she will check it and understand whether we need it or not.

My father used to have insulin, BP tablets, gastrointestinal tablets. She asked us to stop using gas tablets and insulin as these weren’t good for health internally. Also, asked us to reduce the quantity of BP tablets to half.

Remember, insulin is catabolic and inflammatory(I learnt this from lily madam)

She finally gave few supplements personalised to our health reports. My father was deficient in few nutrients so suggested to take some natural vitamins from authentic sources for low cost.

Its been 3 months. We are happy seeing results.

Only reason why I’m publishing this here because I wanted to show gratitude to her.

She is a blessing to each and everyone who had known her. She likes to help and improve people and their lives.

I’m gonna recommend her to other friends and family also.

Thank you madam. 🙏🏼

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Thank you Dr.

Glucose level of my husband has come drown fasting 185 to 113 within a year without any medicines. But just based on your constant guidance and suggestions on food and changing of life style.

Asha Tejaswi Hegde

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An ex-diabetic talking about his ex-illness

Metmorphin and Insulins became my close friends in my last 10 years apart from other medicines of BP, Acidity and indigestion.
I thought that these things will remain attach to me throughout my life and my close with them will intensify with ever increasing dosage of it.
Though I got detected of diabetes a decade ago I am not sure when I actually became diabetes patient like millions of other patients across the world. We get to know that we are diabetic only after detection. I my case it was loss of weight for which approached doctor and got to know that I am diabetic. Body gave me signal few years before detection when I got fainted after blood donation and when I felt uneasy on my religious fasting days.

I was praying for medical science to advance further but I was worried that pharma companies dominance in research will not let any medicine which will have immediate cure. I was convinced that BP tablet once taken as to be continued for life to safeguard Kidney. I can’t skip Insulin and diabetic medicine even for a day and pharma company can continue to earn daily income from patients like me till we are alive.
I became the most favourite customer of my chemist and he started offering good discounts to me understand the importance of retaining me for life as customer.
More than money I was worried about impact these drugs on my other organs as I was aware of all side effects of these so called scientifically tested drugs.
I was also aware that drugs were not improving my sugar level over a period of time and my body is resisting drugs and insulin. I reached a stage where inspite of highest metmorphin and insulin my HbA1c reached 12.
I could not understand what is going wrong in my body. Of course my profession causes stress at work, however stress of health added salt to injury.
Inspite of best of the world medicine my health was not improving and I my health was detoriating very fast. I started consuming high quantity of karela, Jamun, Amla and what not but with no impact on my sugar level.
One fine morning my wife suggested of Dr. Lily Kiswani who can reverse diabetes. I took the suggestion casually as hundred of ads keep on floating in social media about such claims.
My wife convinced me that this doctor is a genuine one and showed me youtube video and webpage with news as diabetes killer.
I was also keen to change my diabetologist but wanted to avoid ayurvedic or any other medicine as I was sure that they have no proven remedy for it.
After getting to know that Dr.Kiswani’s medical qualification I agreed to visit her along with my wife.
Three hour long session with Dr. Kiswani opened new door to my life. I got fully convinced that diabetes is reversible only thing I need to do is to follow her advice on diet and her prescription.
I agreed with her view that insulin is also a harmone and I am pressuring my pancreas to produce more insulin by continuous consumption of starchy food like rice and wheat though I had discarded sugar and sweet a decade ago.
I understood that my body need protein but not the sugar and starch in wheat and rice in the quantity in which I get when I consume it.
It convincing for me that I need good fat, good protein which will revitalise the required right harmones organs of my body including pancreas.
I stopped consuming rice, wheat, sabudana and all such stuffs from first week of June, 2019 and started adhering to new therapy on food and lifestyle.
I took risk of discarding more than 8 tablets and insulin and in last months sugar level is normal range or rather better than what used to be when used to take tablet.
I think it’s nothing less than miracle that I am able to lead life without medicine (except harmone related safe food type medicine and food supplements prescribed by Dr. Kiswani).
I think Dr. Kiswani came as God’s angel in my life and I pray God that her remedy be accepted in the world so that entire humun generation is saved from killer diabetes.

Shankar Kotian

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I am Zaina Ansari, a homemaker and a mom to an active 6 year old. I was diagnosed with diabetes 14 years ago. I was under a lot of stress and I noticed a lack of energy and also started putting on weight. As a result my confidence dropped. My husband told me Dr Lily Kiswani could help. I did not want to continue like this so I consulted her. I was afraid of what she was going to suggest; what if her advice was difficult to follow? But I found her very approachable and her advice was actually very simple. I followed it and I found my blood sugar levels return to normal, even after stopping medication. I lost weight, I gained energy, my self-confidence came back and I am very happy. I would strongly recommend Dr Lily Kiswani to anyone with diabetes. I have gained maybe 10 years extra, to be with my son. I wish everyone can get that benefit.

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Thank you Lily Aunty!

Couple of years back I was suffering from a bloated stomach 24*7 which I thought was due to me being lactose intolerant. I was also suffering from acne on my face which I thought was due to hormonal imbalance, eating all the junk food. Having something called a ‘gut issue’ was quite novel to me and when I understood it from lily Aunty, I was skeptical at first to have the checks in my diet or change it. Some months passed by and my acne wouldn’t come under control despite of taking strong medicines prescribed by the dermatologists and I was in constant pain due to my stomach issues.

Then thought to give Lily’s aunty’ s diagnosis a try. I took some tests. Curbed the carbs from my diet, took the necessary supplements and I started seeing the results very quickly. My skin started clearing up, I could have dairy products without my stomach hurting and there was no bloated stomach.

2 years of clear skin and then I went back to my old lifestyle where I ate junk food quite often had irregular sleep cycles etc. The deterioration started after 6-7 months of this lifestyle- I had the worst acne I could possibly imagine and I had extreme stomach issues. And then I resorted back to Lily aunty’ s consultation and I saw the results in just 2 months this time. Without any medication just looking after what I ate surely went a long way.

I can safely say my gut is in better condition than it ever was, my skin is glowing (no trips to the dermat) and I do seldom have my cheat days where I can have carb filled foods. The diet initially seems it’s too much to handle, but once I started having it, I explored a lot of options which are gut friendly and tasty and its hassle free. It is a small tweak which goes a long way.

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PCOD

The first PCOD patient I treated using an Integrative Medicine approach was AK, who was then 25 years old. Her face was full of hair, a condition called hirsutism. She said she had had hirsutism ever since puberty, that there had never been a time when her face was clean of excessive hair. I recommended the treatment to her, and warned her to not expect early results, as the hair cycle is 6 months, so it would take 6 months for her hirsutism to clear up. And that was the reason I did not give her an early appointment.

However, she was relocating for work, so she came to see me in three weeks’ time. At that time, her face was completely clean. I assumed this was due to local treatment, and did not remark on it. But she said she hadn’t used any cream or other procedure!

In my 30+ years of gynecologic practice, I had never seen such results. To this day, I am shocked at the difference in results using a Modern Medicine approach and an Integrative Medicine approach. The body has infinite power of healing and that is what we harness.

India holds the dubious claim of ‘Diabetes Capital’ of the world. Is this claim because of the high absolute numbers as a result of our high population numbers, or is it that we as Indians are more prone to develop the disease?

Let us take a look at the numbers. After all, numbers don’t lie.

The global incidence of diabetes is 8.5%  – WHO 2014

According to an Indian Council of Medical Research study over the years 2008-11, in Tamil Nadu, the prevalence of diabetes in urban areas (13.7%) is almost double the rate found in rural areas (7.8%). In Jharkhand, the prevalence of diabetes in urban area is four fold higher than rural areas (urban: 13.5% vs. rural: 3%, In Chandigarh, the prevalence of diabetes in urban is higher than the rates in rural areas (urban: 14.2% vs. rural: 8.3%, In Maharashtra also, the prevalence of diabetes in urban is higher than the rates in rural areas (urban: 10.9% vs. rural: 6.5%, p<0.001) In Chandigarh, the prevalence of diabetes, both in urban and rural areas was higher than in other three regions, viz., Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

Incidence of Diabetes in India in Urban and Rural populations.

Most importantly, during the period 1971–2000, studies  from different parts of India reported a 10-fold increase in the incidence of diabetes in urban India (from 1.2% in 1971 to 12.1% in 2000).

This is a very serious concern. Let us try to understand the reasons why this could be happening. If we can identify causes, we are in a position to address solutions.

1  Vegetarianism

India hosts more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together. A 2006 survey by The Hindu newspaper found that 40% of the population comprises vegetarians.  Compare this with global statistics: Australia leading the rest at 11.2% and most other countries coming in at 2 – 5%.

How is a dietary preference relevant? What matters is the amount of protein consumed as a proportion of total dietary intake.

Dietary protein consumption per person.

In my personal experience as a doctor of Integrative Medicine, analyzing diets regularly, I find that the figure of 56g/day  of protein intake for Indians is highly optimistic; I come across figures like 20 – 40 g/day routinely. This includes ‘non vegetarians’ who do consume some meat. Most Indians do not eat meat daily – there are various abstinence days in the week, and certainly the number of people consuming meat thrice a day is very small indeed.

The reason for this is as much economic as religious. Protein is expensive and in a country where, for a lot of people, a single meal is hard to come by, protein is not a priority.

Now let us examine another graph predicting diabetes rates in the year 2035.

The number of Africans with diabetes is expected to double by 2035, the IDF says. In India an increase of 150% is expected and in Europe the figure is 32%.

Now one more chart depicting carbohydrate consumption as a percentage of total dietary intake.

The countries with darker shade are the ones with highest carbohydrate consumption.

When we look at the three graphs above, we see a clear correlation – the countries with highest carbohydrate intake are also the countries with lowest protein intake and are also the countries with highest diabetes prevalence.

Importantly, what does this tell us? While this is a correlation and not necessarily causation, the trend is clear. A relative excess of carbohydrate intake, combined with a low protein intake, is associated with the development of diabetes.  Knowing this we can easily take steps to correct the imbalance by lowering the carbohydrate intake and simultaneously increasing the protein intake.

2. Sedentary habits

The first graph above clearly illustrates how diabetes is more prevalent in urban areas. We presume that in rural areas the level of physical activity is higher, even if it is forced. But it has positive side effects!

Learning: Get up and move!! The best way to track activity is to install a pedometer app, which should be easy as nearly everyone has a smartphone nowadays. And aim for 10,000 steps daily.

3. Fast food

Double income households means that the old paradigm of women at home, tending to the ‘choolah’, is fast dying out. With that we see the rise of time saving devices like fast food. Although the term is fast ‘food’, the product barely qualifies a food and is sorely lacking in nutrition. It stands to reason that we cannot expect to stay healthy while at the same time eating junk.

4. Healthcare expenditure

Clear correlation again. Economic compulsion certainly drives our food choices and health outcomes.

But we are not helpless. We can start moving, taking daily steps. Just a simple walk is enough, an expensive gym membership is not essential. We can maintain a food diary and ensure we take an adequate protein intake.  I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that supplementation is inevitable for vegetarians,. And eat clean, healthy food at home.

Consult an Integrative medicine specialist near you for an individualized recommendation.

Diabetes is preventable. And reversible.

I used to love the smell of fresh laundry. But I had no idea that this “fresh scent” was really just a toxic mixture of chemicals contaminated with carcinogens, neurotoxins, and allergens. Pretty horrifying, huh?!?

If you thought the food industry was corrupt, let me tell you that it is downright shocking and disgusting what companies who make household products can get away with. The chemical industry designs laundry detergent with their profit margin in mind and is not looking out for you (or your health).

Although all those brightly colored bottles of laundry detergent have been sold for decades, these are some of the most harmful products that you can buy. The most popular brands are loaded with toxic petrochemicals, phosphates, formaldehyde, chlorine, synthetic dyes and fragrances that are linked to health issues. Clearly we need to spread the word because these products are still flying off the shelves!

Think about how often you are exposed to your laundry detergent… while loading the washing machine, folding your laundry, the clothes resting on your bare skin all day long, the sheets and pillow cases that you sleep on for roughly 8 hours every night… you are constantly exposed to the chemicals in your detergent, so it’s best to know what’s in it!

The problem is, most detergents don’t come with a list of ingredients. So you have no idea what chemicals you are dumping on your clothes every day – and if you ask me that is just crazy. It really comes down to finding a brand that you can trust that has the integrity to produce products without all those harmful chemicals!

Choose brands which are eco-friendly, bio-degradable, natural and safe.

From Food Babe.