Food as Medicine: Let’s Eat The Indian Way!!

Embracing Lifelong Learning: Insights from the “Food as Medicine” Course

Learning should never stop….because if it stops, your growth stops.

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci

With this philosophy, I enrolled myself for a course with Monash University titled “Food as Medicine”. It was an interesting course, so thought to share some salient points with you all.

Food has been used a medicine since ancient times, in Asian and Indian civilizations it has been written and talked about a lot. In fact most of the medicines in the ancient Indian pharmacopeia The Ayurveda are derived from common food items and herbs. The Indian food system, if followed simply is one of the healthiest diets. During this course also a lot of times emphasis has been given to Asian and Indian cooking ingredients.

When it comes to health, nothing can beat fresh food made in your own kitchen. No preservatives nor any artificial color or flavors. No synthetics, pure and if u are a health freak it can be organic also.

In today’s article I would like to talk a little about the Indian Food System, it is a very unique and health-friendly cooking practice. Indians prefer cooking each meal fresh, right from chopping the vegetables (frozen vegetables are also preferred to be avoided).

Looking to integrate healthy eating into your lifestyle? Connect with a top dietician in Delhi to personalize your diet and unlock the benefits of fresh, wholesome foods. Get expert guidance today!

The Joy of Walking

Walking Tips for Bariatric Surgery Patients During Delhi’s Monsoon Season

It is raining heavily in Delhi, this year the incessant rains have brought in an early epidemic of Dengue Chickenguniya and Malaria. The sky is densely overcast, when the sun breaks out the heat and sultry humidity makes it tough even for the hardened walker. Even the Budhdhas the eternal wanderer rested during the months of Chaturmas, yet walking in rainy season has its own charm. The roadside kikar and jamun trees and shrubs are now adorned with bright green and emerald. The gardens are lush green and if lucky you may come across a majestic peacock dancing in the pitter-patter. With certain precautions, walking in rains can be real fun.

Here are a few walking tips specially for those who have received bariatric surgery:

Walk at your own pace, keep a journal, walk every day,
Increase your pace and distance gradually, a 10 min walk three times a day at home for first three days, then increase it gradually to 30 min twice a day at a brisk pace by four weeks.
You should be a little breathless while you are walking, and conversation should be difficult.
Cover yourself well, better wear full length track suites as dengue mosquitoes fly low and are most active at dusk and dawn,
Walking on treadmill strains your knees; Wear a well fitting shoe with silicon insole
You can get dehydrated quickly due to humidity and sweating Sip lots of water before, during and after walking, don’t wait to become thirsty; you are already dehydrated by then,
Do take your protein supplements religiously, at least 1 gram proteins per kg weight is the minimum adequate

Ready to optimize your post-bariatric walking routine? Consult a top bariatric surgeon in Delhi for personalized advice and support to ensure you’re walking safely and effectively during the rainy season. Book your consultation today!

Keep walking keep sipping