Heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, depression, thyroid, cancer – what’s common between all of them? The answer is Insulin Resistance. People typically associate insulin resistance with type 2 diabetes. But not just diabetes, it’s probably the No. 1 reason behind many chronic diseases. You will be surprised to know that insulin resistance is a much bigger […]
“Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide — accounting for one-third of deaths in 2019” – WebMD Over 60 lakh people globally die of heart attacks. Corona has killed a similar number but not in 1 year, but in 2.5 years. And it has created so much havoc. Why are we not bothered […]
I recently read the book “The Great Cholesterol Myth” by Dr. Jonny Bowden and Dr. Stephen Sintara [1]. It’s a bestseller book with very positive reviews on Amazon. This book breaks many myths regarding heart conditions and cholesterol. And all statements are made with proper scientific research and studies, hence the information provided is very […]
Should you check only your sugar levels to know whether you have diabetes or not? The answer is NO. Your sugar levels tell you when you have already developed diabetes. But by then it’s already too late. Is there any other marker, which can predict your diabetes, much before it happens? Wouldn’t it be a […]
In one glass, there is milk. The other glass contains alcohol. Because glasses look similar, does it mean the contents are similar? Will you compare milk with alcohol just because of the same glass? Then why do we compare supplements with medicines? Just because, both of them come in similar-looking tablets/capsules? Both are as different […]
KK (Bollywood singer, age 53), Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada Superstar, age 46), and Siddharth Shukla (Bollywood actor, age 40), all 3 succumbed to heart attacks in the recent past. All the 3 were super fit and probably fitness role models for many. All 3 of them had perfect weight, exercised regularly and were full of energy. […]
Do you or any of your loved ones suffer from any chronic disease like hypothyroidism, diabetes, high BP, PCOS, etc? And has the doctor advised you to be on medications all your life since it is a chronic disease? That the disease is a life sentence and you are destined to be sick all your […]
First of all, let’s take a quick quiz. Q. Do you want to “Get through” life? or Thrive? Q. Do you want to be Diagnosed only when you have fallen sick? or Be alerted beforehand so that you avoid the disease. Q. Do you want to Manage symptoms and take medications all your life? or […]
For a large part of my life, I have hated lab reports. And my reasons were: It costs money. Why waste money? I am a Marwari 🙂 If I don’t know my problems, then I have no problem. Ignorance is bliss. I don’t really need it. The doctor has recommended it to me because he […]
“Doctor, why did I get hypothyroidism?” The most common 2 answers you will get are, “It’s because of genes” and “It’s because of autoimmune disease and your body’s immune system is attacking the thyroid gland. It is called Hashimoto’s disease and in some cases Grave’s disease.” Let’s look at both the answers. Genes If genes […]
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