It has been long known that adequate rest and sleep are essential to mental and physical well-being. The importance of sleep extends far beyond mere recovery from fatigue and exertion. Sleep has been known to exert positive effects on tissue Read more
Mediterranean diet is a term applied to a dietary pattern based on the traditional diet of the region encompassing southern Italy, Greece (notably the Greek island of Crete) and parts of the Middle East. The most common version of the Read more
The scourge of Coronary Artery disease (CAD), caused by cholesterol deposits in the heart blood vessels, is assuming major proportions in our country and the world. This author can testify to the falling average age of patients undergoing coronary artery Read more
On the occasion of World Heart Day, we are bombarded with a surfeit of information, videos and tips on maintaining a healthy heart. How much of these we actually retain and practise in the real world is debatable. Taking a Read more
We all know the effects of exercise on our physical well-being, but what about the effect of physical activity/exercise on our mental health? Volumes have been written on the beneficial effects of exercise or any physical activity on our mental Read more
Which is better for you? The urge to be fit and burn up calories has bitten us all, following the devastating COVID 19 pandemic. This is more so because of the finding that the obese and diabetic were more severely Read more
As we all know, the world, our country and our city is currently in the vice-like grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social and traditional mass media alike is flooded with a surfeit of information, knowledge and facts, most of it Read more
In our last piece we had all but absolved dietary fat or cholesterol of the many accusations hurled at it, including being the root cause of cardiovascular diseases resulting from deposition of cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels. We left Read more
For close to five decades we have been led to believe that cholesterol is bad for our body, that it is a major causative factor for cardiovascular disease that is, coronary artery disease, strokes (“brain attack”) and related ailments. This Read more
Day in and day out we are bombarded with messages and sermons on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, so as to live a long, fruitful and fulfilling life. These messages take many forms: doctors’ advice, public service messages, mass Read more