Health Hacks

This is not a blog from a doctor. For best specific advice, just go to better place – webmd.com may be a good starting point. Your health is your responsibility. Just wanted to say few things from my side…

Sayings That Say a Lot

• “If you laugh a lot, it will not stop you getting wrinkles on your face, but it sure will ensure that all the wrinkles are on the right place.”
• “Those who eat natural food tend to die of natural death”

Things That Helped Me

Weight Management

Weight is a number that depends on inflow and outflow of calories. So, really weight control is not an issue. Here are few tips:

• Use substitution as your ally. If the same food gives you less calories and will fill up the same space in your stomach, it will reduce your weight
• If you eat out a lot, get a book “Eat This Not That”
• We don’t gain weight overnight, so don’t expect to lose weight overnight
• If you did gain weight in short period, it is time to get good medical help as soon as possible
• Intermittent fasting will also help – as it gives time to the digestive system to work on the food

Few Things About Diabetes

• Fasting glucose only measures what you ate and what your system did with it during a single night. For better understanding get report called A1C
• If you can refrain from eating sweets before 2 hours of your sleeping time, it will help big time in long term
• Any naturally bitter substance – Neem tablet, Bitter Gourd juice – taken in the morning will help in long run

Few Things About Cholesterol

• Good cholesterol (HDL) has direct relation to exercise, so no short cut for that ☹
• Bad cholesterol (LDL) has a genetic component to it, so don’t lose sleep over things that you cannot control
• If you did a bit of cardio, your blood will move faster and so, the bad things will have less chance to stick to a single place in your veins (at least that is my understanding)