We know we need to be healthy and avoid lifestyle complications, and we do sincerely try, too. And yet we are getting more and more ill by the day. Every day we read reports of a 28-yr old undergoing 7 vessel bypass, or another 21-yr old collapsing in office. It is very common for a 35-yr old patient to say, in a very matter of fact manner, that they have been suffering from high blood

Mrs AA, 48 came to me for a gynec complaint. She also has knee joint pain due to osteoarthritits, and is diabetic, and has digestion problems, and has high blood pressure. She is seeing three different doctors, one for each of these complaints. Each doctor has prescribed some medication. Since these doctors work independently, there is no communication, so the drugs she is taking could interact positively or, more likely, have deleterious interactions. Plus, all

  Does it often seem like this? I do feel this way sometimes :) Seriously, though, losing just 5% body weight can lead to very significant health improvement. It definitely does not require us to go in for a variety of fad diets, which end up leaving us unhealthy, depressed and frustrated. A simple principle, if followed, will serve us well : Any food we eat should pay for itself in nutrients. Meaning, if we

Easy way to get results with your weight goals? Measure! Smartphones are almost ubiquitous now, its so easy to keep track of our weight loss / maintenance goals, and to get back on track in case of straying. Happens often with me :) 1. Download a Pedometer app. It measures the number of steps you take every day. You don’t need to switch it on or anything, just carry your phone with you, and it

Environment during the time of conception, during pregnancy, and during infancy, can influence genes and the risk of developing chronic degenerative diseases in adulthood. We usually believe that we develop degenerative diseases because of some things we did, or did not do, as adults. But studies show that factors, especially maternal diet – malnutrition, low protein, high fat, stress and environmental toxins during early life can all ‘switch on’ some ‘bad’ genes and ‘switch off’