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Dr. Ajit Kumar is a health educator, medical content reviewer, and founder of Medimadad, an evidence-based health education platform. He holds an MD (Medicine) degree and an MA (Psychology), bringing together medical knowledge and behavioral science to promote informed health decisions. His areas of focus include diabetes and metabolic health, men's health and sexual wellness, preventive healthcare, healthy aging, health psychology, and public health education. Through Medimadad, he is committed to improving health literacy by translating complex medical information into practical, accessible, and evidence-based educational content. Dr. Kumar is passionate about leveraging technology, digital health tools, and public health communication to empower individuals to make informed choices for long-term health and well-being.
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy As GLP-1 drugs have dominated health headlines, a provocative question has emerged: if a weekly injection can produce 15-20% body weight loss with minimal effort, is there any point to the gym? Conversely, if someone cannot […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy When tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) was approved, it was described as a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist. Most of the attention went to GLP-1 – the hormone semaglutide (Ozempic) also targets, and the one that has dominated obesity medicine […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Walk into any supplement shop and you will find both ashwagandha and creatine on the shelves – often marketed for completely different purposes. Ashwagandha is positioned as a stress and anxiety supplement. Creatine is positioned as […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Sleep apnea affects an estimated 100 million people worldwide, and India carries a disproportionate burden – with obesity, anatomical factors, and underdiagnosis creating a perfect storm. The standard treatment, CPAP therapy, is effective but poorly tolerated: […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy In August 2023, the New England Journal of Medicine published results that changed cardiovascular medicine. The SELECT trial — the largest randomised trial of a GLP-1 drug in cardiovascular patients, 17,604 people followed for over 3 […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body – from energy production to nerve function to DNA repair. Yet studies consistently show that 40-60% of Indians have inadequate magnesium intake, and many more […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy For the first time in obesity medicine, doctors have two genuinely different classes of injectable weight loss drugs to choose from. Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) targets one hormone receptor; tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) targets two, and produces meaningfully greater average […]
🦺Medically Written & ReviewedBy Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD Medicine — Healthcare Consultant and Health Educator, Founder of Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy India is facing a protein crisis that most people do not know they are part of. A nationwide survey of 1,800 Indian households found that 93% of respondents consumed less protein […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Most people swallow their fish oil capsule at whatever time is convenient and think little of it. But emerging research on omega-3 absorption shows that when and with what you take your supplement can change how […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Creatine has been sitting in gym bags for decades. Now it is appearing in psychiatry research – and the findings are surprising enough that several academic medical centres have begun clinical trials specifically testing creatine as […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Millions of people have started semaglutide injections and experienced dramatic weight loss. But what happens when they stop? The answer, backed by rigorous clinical data, is uncomfortable – and it has fundamentally changed how doctors think […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy Most patients with kidney disease are told to be cautious with new medications. Yet one of the largest kidney trials ever conducted has just delivered a striking verdict on semaglutide — the drug sold as Ozempic […]
