If you are a part of our email list, a while ago I sent across an email requesting you to fill out a short survey. This was conducted to see how much our patients understand about diabetes. I collected the responses of 88 patients who have suffered from diabetes for varying duration. I was quite …
Authors: Dr Arun Mahthani, Dr Vivek Baliga Did you know that unemployment can affect health? The recent years have seen a major shift in employment rates in India, with large multi-national corporations laying off talented individuals for reasons that are often either unclear or purely to save money. Many of us weigh our degree of …
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Technology has advanced tremendously in the last decade. Staying in touch has become extremely easy, and distance from one another does not matter anymore. While many of us are taking new technology in our stride, some of us unlucky few are being affected by it in a bad way. Here, we take a look at …
Did you know that having a positive mental attitude can protect your health and heart? We are constantly exposed to numerous stresses and strains in life – be it in our personal lives or professional lives, even our love lives. Maintaining good health is important to be able to manage these stresses. In our post …
In this day and age where everyone is looking to get fit and healthy, parents who are being given a hard time by their kids who are unwilling to get married may want to try a new strategy; that getting married can improve your health and your heart. Yes, they don’t call it ‘marital bliss’ …
Getting Married Can Improve Your Health! Here’s How.. Read More »
The website ‘health24‘ reported that a recent study has shown that changes in blood pressure can increase the risk of heart disease. Readers of our site will very clearly know that high blood pressure is a well recognised risk factor in the development of heart disease. Strict control of blood pressure is essential through diet, …
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The recent years have seen the cropping up of ‘laughing clubs’ and ‘laughter yoga’ across India. Passers by often stare and wonder as to why a group of people have gotten together to laugh, and some dismiss it as a completely pointless exercise. Well, this article should change your perspective. For a number of years …
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Ask around and chances are everyone loves chocolate. It’s smooth and silky texture and the varieties that it is available in make it quite an indulgence. For many years now, we have believed that eating chocolate can be bad for health. But over the recent years, scientific evidence has emerged that now clarifies a whole …
Chocoholics around the world and here in India may be delighted to know that chocolate could reduce the chances of developing heart disease and stroke. In fact, new research suggests that chocolate, both milk and dark, may reduce heart disease by 25% and strokes by 22%. Chocolate contains a number of anti-oxidant compounds and healthy …
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For a long time now, obesity has been recognised as a risk factor in the development of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. However, a recent study published by a research group at the University of Oxford has found that obese people may have a better survival rate after having a heart attack. Around the heart …
