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1 Crore - The Investment You Need to Live Long, Healthy in India
1 crore is the average investment you need at age 65 to live long, healthy till age 90/95 in India
The PROLIFIC Study and the Concept of the Health Coach
A non-physician health coach can easily guide families to live long, healthy in line with the results from the PROLIFIC trial
Screening Mammography Saves Lives and Will Save Yours Too
Every woman between 40-75 years of age, who has the means, should get one screening mammogram done every year. Screening mammography saves lives and will save yours too
Screening for Diabetes - When, How and How Often
All Indians above the age of 30 years should be screened for diabetes with fasting plasma glucose, OGTT and/or HbA1c, preferably every year.
A Few Simple Truths about Health Insurance
Health insurance is a necessity to live long, healthy
Four Weeks to Be a Doctor
A spoof on how to become a doctor in 4 weeks
Physical Activity and Poor Sleep and Stroke
Physical activity can offset the downsides of poor sleep while physical inactivity increases the risk of stroke in those below the age of 60-years
A Day Without Coffee is No Day at All
Coffee has many health upsides and few downsides if at all
Measuring Your Own Blood Pressure at Home
Everyone should learn how to measure their own blood pressure at home.
The Atmasvasth Guide to Living Long, Healthy
The premise of Atmasvasth is that we can control our health, lengthen our healthspan and lifespan, and be atmasvasth, on our own, with just a little help, if at all, from doctors and the healthcare system. The very first article that I published last December 2020 explains this in detail.
