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Science-backed guidance on supplements, macronutrients, the Indian diet, gut health, and food-as-medicine. Covers omega-3, creatine, protein, magnesium, vitamin D, and more — reviewed by Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) | MA Psychology.
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy For three decades, the dietary advice was consistent and confident: choose low-fat or fat-free dairy. Avoid full-fat milk. Skip the butter. Choose reduced-fat cheese. The saturated fat in full-fat dairy, the guidelines insisted, raised LDL cholesterol […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy The Mediterranean diet is the most evidence-backed dietary pattern in cardiovascular medicine. The PREDIMED trial — the largest randomised trial of dietary intervention ever conducted — showed it reduces major cardiovascular events by 30%. Yet for […]
Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Founder, Medimadad. About the Author | Editorial Policy India receives more sunlight than almost any other major country. Yet surveys consistently show that 65-75% of Indians are vitamin D deficient, and India has among the highest vitamin D deficiency rates in Asia. This paradox […]
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 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 & 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 Most people have heard of creatine. Most people assume it is just for bodybuilders. New research is proving that assumption completely wrong. Scientists have spent the last several years studying what creatine does to the human […]
🦺Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Lifetime Member, Indian Medical Association. About the Author | Editorial Policy Alzheimer’s disease now affects over 50 million people worldwide, with projections showing that number tripling by 2050. In India alone, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with dementia — a figure growing […]
🦺Medically Written & ReviewedBy Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Lifetime Member, Indian Medical Association. About the Author | Editorial Policy Weight loss surgery dominated obesity treatment for over two decades. Surgeons could not keep up with demand. Hospital waiting lists stretched months long. Then, almost overnight, the operating rooms started getting quieter. The reason […]
🦺Medically Written & Reviewed By Dr. Ajit Kumar, MD (Medicine) — Lifetime Member, Indian Medical Association. About the Author | Editorial Policy Most people have heard that omega-3 fatty acids are good for you. Far fewer realise just how profoundly their absence damages the brain and heart — or how widespread deficiency has become, particularly […]
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