“All health professionals are advised by the medical community to actively promote lifestyle strategies first and foremost as the basis for controlling blood pressure and preventing CVD.” – PhD, R.D., Janet Bond Brill, author of the book “Blood Pressure Down”. Hypertension – No. 1 Killer in the world! High blood pressure contributes to more deaths […]
Let’s start with a quiz: Hypothyroid is a chronic disease and cannot be reversed A. True B. False It’s a genetic disease and you don’t have any control over it. A. True B. False The only solution to manage thyroid is to take medicines i.e. Thyronorm (levothyroxine) A. True B. False You are taking care […]
“Human studies consistently show two things: First, if you give people extra iodine, many of them develop thyroid disease. Second, if people with thyroid disease reduce their iodine intake, the disease often goes away.” Dr. Alan Christianson in his book The Thyroid Reset Diet The common perception is that a lack of iodine causes hypothyroidism. […]
You might be aware of inflammation. Inflammation means a cut or a swollen tissue that is painful. It is the body’s response to removing damaged cells or irritants before the healing process can begin. But do you know there is something called internal inflammation which is invisible? It is neither painful nor visible, but it’s […]
HOMA-IR “Emerging evidence shows that insulin resistance is the most important predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes,” says Robert Lustig, M.D., Endocrinologist and Professor at the University of Southern California. What is Insulin Resistance? Insulin resistance is when cells in your body don’t respond well to the hormone insulin and can’t easily take […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a well-known fact that keeping yourself hydrated is quite important, but when you’re bored of the standard option: water, what do you do? Your usual answer might be ‘carbonated drinks’, ‘juices’, etc. Your answer might not be the same if you have diabetes because your options get cut down to a certain extent. Keeping […]
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