The Lifestyle Rx

20/08/2026

PURUSHA & PRAKRITI "The Seer & The Seen" 🌿
One of the most beautiful concepts I am learning through Yoga is the distinction between Purusha and Prakriti.
Prakriti is everything that changes, our body, thoughts, emotions, senses, memories, personality and the world around us.
Purusha is the Seer, the pure awareness that observes all these changes.
We often say-
“I am angry.”
“I am anxious.”
“I am tired.”
“I am failing.”
Yoga invites us to pause and recognise:
“Anger is present in me, but I am the one who is aware of it.”
The thought changes.
The emotion changes.
The body changes.
Our circumstances change.
But the Seer remains the witness.

Perhaps this is one of the most profound purposes of Yoga to learn to distinguish what we experience from who we truly are.
🧘‍♀️ My Yoga journey continues…
I am currently pursuing a 500-hour Teacher Training Course (TTC) from The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, and I’m discovering that Yoga is far more than asana.
It is a way of understanding the body, mind, behaviour, consciousness and ultimately ourselves.
And the more I learn, the more I realise that Yoga isn't just something we practise on the mat.
It is something we learn to live.

10/08/2026

“But how to get my protein?”
This is one of the most common question I hear when I recommend a whole-food plant-based dietary pattern to someone who strength trains.

Protein is important. But nutrition is not just about protein. A food doesn't stop being biologically relevant once we count its grams of protein. We have to consider the entire food matrix—fibre, fats, micronutrients, phytochemicals, satiety and the interaction with the gut microbiome. For a patient with obesity, insulin resistance and preconception goals, I want the protein strategy to improve the whole metabolic environment, not just the protein number.

A 2024 systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials found that plant-based dietary patterns improved HOMA-IR and fasting insulin in people with overweight/obesity compared with control diets. (PMID: 35964120)

A prospective study of 18,555 women attempting pregnancy examined animal versus vegetable protein intake and ovulatory infertility.
Women in the highest quintile of animal-protein intake had a higher risk of ovulatory infertility, while replacing 5% of energy from animal protein with vegetable protein was associated with >50% lower risk of ovulatory infertility. (PMID: 18226626)

The job of nutrition counselling is to determine how much protein the individual needs and then build a dietary pattern that meets that requirement while also addressing the person's broader health goals.
Protein is a nutrient.
Food is a biological system.

06/08/2026

With my lil guy TOFU 🐾

28/07/2026

🌱✨ A day full of inspiration!
From the vibrant Padayal – No Oil No Boil Café, where every dish is raw and nourishing, to an insightful visit with Dr. G. R. Rajendran, plant‑based cardiologist, at his Pearl Clinic, PSG Hospital Coimbatore.

Just another reminder that 'Food truly is medicine.' 💚🥗

PlantBasedLiving

23/07/2026

Health begins with what you eat. 🌱

Not all calories nourish your body equally.

🥬 Whole plant foods are naturally rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and thousands of protective phytochemicals that support your cells, gut microbiome, immune system, and long-term health.

🏭 Ultra-processed foods lose much of their natural nutritional matrix during processing and are often high in refined starches, sugars, unhealthy fats, and salt.

🥩 Animal foods provide protein and some essential nutrients but contain no dietary fiber and almost no phytochemicals. A predominantly whole plant foods is consistently associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and several cancers.

The goal isn't just to eat nutrients, it's to eat the whole food matrix that nature designed.

Eat more foods that come from a farm & not from a factory.

🌿 Food is information. Every meal influences your cells.

21/07/2026

07/05/2026

✨ Conundrums in Healthy Longevity ✨
Grateful to present at the Cochin Orthopedic Society’s monthly clinical meeting 🩺🌱

Exploring the science, challenges, and practical pathways to living longer and healthier.

01/05/2026

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