Dr.Alok Purohit

Tag: Diabetes

  • Here is why you should find visceral fat alarming

    Dr. Alok Purohit (PhD), Health Coach, Obesity & Diabetes educator Visceral fat, also known as abdominal fat, is the type of fat that accumulates around our organs in the abdominal cavity. While all fat is harmful to our health in excess, visceral fat is especially concerning because of the numerous health problems it can cause. […]

  • How does learning help manage chronic health conditions

    Dr. Alok Purohit, Health Coach, Obesity & Diabetes educator Learning can play a crucial role in managing chronic health conditions like diabetes, weight management, hypertension or dyslipidemia. Here’s how: Understanding the Condition: Knowledge is power, and learning about your chronic health condition can help you better understand what it is, how it affects your body, […]

  • Metabolic syndrome : The day of reckoning

    Dr. Alok Purohit, Health Coach, Obesity & Diabetes educator Sanjay, an ambitious, 27 years old, young executive with an aspiration to climb up the corporate ladder, willing to put in whatever it took to realize it. Three years into his assignment, he kept ignoring the weight he was putting on, till exhaustion, thirst, frequent urination […]

  • Metabolic syndrome: The menace of prosperity

    Dr. Alok Purohit, Health Coach, Obesity & Diabetes Educator In my previous blog, I introduced metabolic syndrome as the new pandemic that is an agglomeration of one or more of five conditions, usually others follow the first, one by one in most cases over time, if not intervened well in time. These five conditions include; […]

  • Metabolic Syndrome; The new pandemic

    Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type-2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels1. There is enough evidence to suggest that these are “conditions caused by prosperity” across […]

  • Here’s how a Health Coach complements Your Physician

    Dr. Alok Purohit, (PhD) Life & Health Coach, Obesity and Diabetes educator Your physician is an important part of your healthcare team, but they may not have the time or resources to provide in-depth support for lifestyle changes. A health coach can fill this gap and complement your physician’s care. Here are some ways a […]