Diet, Sleep, Exercise: A comprehensive guide to a healthy lifestyle -

It’s no secret that our lifestyle choices play a crucial role in determining our overall well-being. But how much do we know about how these choices-what we eat, how much we exercise, for how long we sleep-really affect us?

This e-book from The Hindu sheds light on the various aspects of modern life that are impacting our health, including dietary changes, reduced physical activity, stress, excessive screentime and so on. It emphasises on the importance of prevention, offering both practical solutions and replicable strategies to navigate the challenges of modern living.

Drawing on expert insights and research, it is a comprehensive guide to cultivating a sustainable wellness routine and aims to provide a balanced perspective on making informed choices for a healthier life.

Table of contents

Introduction, by Ramya Kannan
Circadian rhythms: how your body’s internal clock regulates your health, by Rohini Karandikar & Sandhya P. Koushika
Why are poor sleep and sleep deprivation under-recognised public health issues? by N. Ramakrishnan
Prevention: tackling diabetes before it happens, by V. Mohan
The cheapest way to prevent NCDs: reducing salt consumption, by Rajan Ravichandran
India’s burden of malnutrition and obesity: where diet makes or breaks, by C. Maya
Hypertension and cardiovascular disease: silent killers in our midst, by Priya Chockalingam
Stress and strokes: the twain do meet, by Athira Elssa Johnson
Why is India not exercising enough and why this needs to change, by Raj Ganpath
Cancer is on the rise in India: could air pollution be a factor? by Zubeda Hamid
Screen time over playtime — the impact of gadgets on children’s mental health, by Maria Antony
Dementia: the urgent need for India to invest in elder care, by Afshan Yasmee
Integrating modern medicine with ancient wisdom, by Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy & Rema Raghu