Dr. Vikram .R. Lotwala

Physical activity has many health benefits, ranging from reducing the risk of heart disease #diabetes and #cancer to improving mental #health and mood. Drs. Cooper and Luke have been studying the link between physical activity and obesity for years. When they started their research, they assumed that physical activity would prove key to losing #weight. But the preponderance of evidence has shown that assumption to be wrong. If you increase your activity, your #appetite increases and you compensate by eating more food. So with or without increasing physical activity, calorie control remains key to losing or maintaining weight. #WingsBariatrics #nLightenClub

Be consistent with #exercise . If you're short on time, doing something is better than nothing, just don't skip #workout #nLightenClub

Why you should exercise in Morning rather than in day time ? Early Morning Benefits: #Morning is the starting point of the day. At morning we stay calm, tension free, fresh and free. So at this time we can give our best to exercise. Fatigue from a long day can also lead to skipped evening workouts. Morning gives you a cool atmosphere free from crowds. When you are #walking or #jogging, or exercising heavy traffic can distract you. You also can get a pollution free environment in morning time. Morning exercise raises your heart rate and metabolism to burn more calories. Morning walk improves your mental acuity also. #nLightenClub

Why should you #workout? #Sedentary Vs #Exercise #nLightenClub

Swimming #health benefits. #Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: 1. keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body 2. builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness 3. helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs 4. tones muscles and builds strength 5. provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming. #nLightenClub

Rajasthan Patrika is Hindi National Newspaper which covered our nLIGHTEN club inaugural meet which was on 11th May 2014. It writes about the World Health Organisation ( W.H.O ) statement on obesity, which states that by year 2020 more people will dying of Obesity rather than hunger. It also writes about the growing influence of fast food culture and thus increasing the obesity rates in India. 1st Obesity Patient support club "nLIGHTEN" in south gujarat meeting was duely covered by the press. The intention is to invite patients to share their doubts, difficulties and experience in dealing with their weight in day to day life. The patient are nlighted about the hazards of obesity and are encouraged and motivated to fight this menace. We had 11 families of our patients, 2 patients operated at Indore and one in Mumbai. Overall 80 people were there in audience. We have received a tremendous response from patients after reading this newspaper articles and our phone lin...

Gujarat Guardian is one of the Gujarati leading newspaper which carried our nLIGHTEN group's news. It says that as now the Govt of India too have recognized, Bariatric surgery not only reduces weight but also is helpful in diabetes, blood pressure control. Thus its is now covered in CGHS scheme for central govt employees. Some other Health Insurances companies have too started reimbursement for bariatric surgery. 1st Obesity Patient support club "nLIGHTEN" in south gujarat meeting was duely covered by the press. The intention is to invite patients to share their doubts, difficulties and experience in dealing with their weight in day to day life. The patient are nlighted about the hazards of obesity and are encouraged and motivated to fight this menace. We had 11 families of our patients, 2 patients operated at Indore and one in Mumbai. Overall 80 people were there in audience. We have received a tremendous response from patients after reading this newspaper a...

Here is the Divya Bhaskar Newspaper article published on 11th May 2014 regarding the support group meeting which says, that a special whatsapp group is being formed in which daily tips about fitness, well-being, obesity control will be given to members. Celebrities will be invited for club event to motivated the members. 1st Obesity Patient support club "nLIGHTEN" in south gujarat meeting was duely covered by the press. The intention is to invite patients to share their doubts, difficulties and experience in dealing with their weight in day to day life. The patient are nlighted about the hazards of obesity and are encouraged and motivated to fight this menace. We had 11 families of our patients, 2 patients operated at Indore and one in Mumbai. Overall 80 people were there in audience. We have received a tremendous response from patients after reading this newspaper articles and our phone lines are flooded with calls. We invite patient operated elsewhere too,...

Suryanamaskar can do to your body what months of dieting cannot. And it can do to your mind what no spiritual discourse can. Not surprising, the world is going crackers over this ancient yogic tradition of worshipping the rising sun. What with the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Victoria Beckham and Kareena Kapoor endorsing it over gym workouts and bizarre diets. From improving your posture, strengthening muscles to whittling extra inches around the waist, the benefits of Suryanamaskar are many, provided you adapt it the right way. A set of 12 fixed, cyclic postures define Suryanamaskar which when performed repeatedly at an easy pace can bring a sense of well being, almost immediately. However, those with a heart condition, arthritis or slip-disk, need their doctor's consent before starting the routine. Suryanamaskar's surging popularity notwithstanding, jumpstarting a schedule is most definitely not the best thing to do for a fitness novice. If you have been gra...

Self-confidence is a product of what we believe in and what we actively set out to achieve. In modern day living, this can mean many things - physical confidence being one of them. Exercise is an important tool that helps us achieve this physical confidence. Beyond the postural imbalances, muscle tensions and day-to-day energy demands, the ability to be physically available to your day's requirements is crucial. Today, we're looking at some important benefits of exercise with respect to physical confidence and how it can go a much longer way than any retail therapy your heart can desire... With expert inputs from Dr. Pulkit Sharma, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalytical Therapist at VIMHANS Hospital, Delhi. Feeling confident in a rational and realistic manner is a sound safeguard against several physical, mental and emotional problems. Let us give you a low down of the top 10 ways in which exercise boosts confidence: Sense of Achievement: Whenever you exerc...

As little as 15 minutes of exercise everyday can extend your life by as much as three years, a new research has found. Taiwanese researchers examined more than 400,000 study participants in a 12-year period, where patients self-reported their weekly exercise regimen and were then placed in one of five groups: inactive, low, medium, high or very high exercise activity. The study found that people in the low-exercise group, who spent 15 minutes on fitness per day, reduced their risk of dying from cancer by 10 percent and had a three-year longer life expectancy than the inactive group. “The 30-minute a day for five or more days a week has been the golden rule for the last 15 years, but now we found even half that amount could be very beneficial,” ABC News quoted Dr Chi-Pang Wen, lead author of the study, as saying. With every additional 15 minutes of exercise per day, participants reduced their risk of dying from cancer by another 1 percent, the research found.  Res...

by Greg Shealey Scheduling exercise into a busy lifestyle can be a challenge, and planning meals and snacks around the exercise is another. Eating too much food, or the wrong food before exercise, can hamper your performance or cause indigestion, sluggishness, nausea and vomiting. On the other hand, if you haven't eaten in six hours and try to work out, you may feel weak and unmotivated. The type and time of meal is important. A large breakfast may be troublesome if you are going for a morning run, but it is fine for a jog before lunch. In terms of food, your goal should be to have fuel in your body from nutritious food that is no longer present in your stomach at the time of your workout. The pre-exercise food prevents hunger during exercise. Carbohydrates are easily digested, but foods high in protein and fat may linger in the stomach for some time, depending on how much you ate. Large meals can take up to six hours to empty from the stomach. Snacks, depending on their cont...

About a third of common adult cancers may be preventable in the U.S. -- and that doesn't even count cancers that could be prevented by not smoking. That's according to a new report from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and its sister organization, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). In the new report, the WCRF and AICR estimate that in the U.S., eating a nutritious diet, being physically active, and keeping body fat under control may prevent: * 38% of breast cancers * 45% of colorectal cancers * 36% of lung cancers * 39% of pancreatic cancers * 47% of stomach cancers * 69% of esophageal cancers * 63% of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, or larynx * 70% of endometrial cancers * 24% of kidney cancers * 21% of gallbladder cancers * 15% of liver cancers * 11% of prostate cancers Diet, physical activity, and limited body fat could prevent 34% of those 12 cancers overall in the U.S., and 24% of all cancers, according to the report. Those estimates are all about the b...

Exercise needn’t be an all-or-nothing venture. Just 10 minutes on a treadmill or stationary bicycle make a significant difference Ideally, you should ensure that you are out of breath for an hour a day, every day. However, exercise needn’t be an all-or-nothing venture. Just 10 minutes on a treadmill or stationary bicycle make a significant difference. You may not lose weight or lower your blood pressure, but you will end up aerobically fitter—and your waistline could get smaller (belly fat is linked to insulin resistance, contributing to heart disease and diabetes). You could also try: • Working around the house or in the garden • Swimming • Playing in the park with children • Brisk walking More power to your stride Walking can burn calories faster than a jog. Even better is power walking: • Aim for 4.5mph. • Long strides are tiring. Take quick, heel-ball-toe steps. • Bend elbows and swing arms to help you walk faster. • Can’t sustain the pace? Add speed bursts to your walk. Elastic...