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# RKS: EXERCISE CAN SPELL HEALTHY MORTAL LIVING OR MORTALITY - Be Warned Of The Fitness Fanaticism

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  # RKS: EXERCISE CAN SPELL HEALTHY MORTAL LIVING OR MORTALITY BE WARNED OF THE FITNESS FANATICISM  1st April 2024 DISSECTING THE ART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS - A FINE-TUNED CRAFT THE PITFALLS ANALYZED BEHIND RECENT CALAMITIES  Dear Reader, Over the past decades, we have witnessed an increasing proportion of society engaging in ultra-endurance events, which are well in excess of the health-promoting exercise recommendations.  Table: Names of some popular celebrities who passed away whilst gymming. In recent times, there has been a hue and cry regarding the reported drastic rise in gym-related deaths each year, with the majority being attributed to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). In fact, 80-85% of all sudden deaths are heart-related - sudden cardiac deaths (SCD). In today's context, SCD is become the most common cardiac concern amongst all heart ailments. Graph: Incidences of SCD vs other cardiac maladies. It would be intriguing to analyze the bare underlying reasons for such a catastrop
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# RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (IV): END-GAME - NON-VEGETARIANISM

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  # RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (IV) END-GAME - NON-VEGETARIANISM 1st March 2024 CUT CARBS DREAM TO REVERSE DIABETES  Dear Reader, Only three macronutrients can give calories - proteins and carbohydrates (carbs) and fats. The other 3, namely vitamins and minerals and water are of ZERO calorific value. One consumes daily in meals: Macronutrients: 500 gms / day Micronutrients: 20.3 gms / day (minerals: 20 gms; vitamins: 300 mg) Indians drink 8-10 glasses of water daily i.e. 1.5-2.0 litres (minimum required to prevent dehydration is 1.5 litres per day). That means one consumes throughout the 24 hours 1.5-2.0 kgs of water. All this sums up to an average of 1.8 kgs of intake of food and water per day. Graph: Weight-wise split of daily consumed water and food nutrients. Thus, in terms of contributing to body mass macronutrients dominate since these not only constitute 22% of what we consume daily, but also provide calories for energy and storage, if consumed in excess. Therein lies the key
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Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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# RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (III): Excessive Carbs - Complications Beyond Diabetes

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  # RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (III) EXCESSIVE CARBS - COMPLICATIONS BEYOND DIABETES 1st February 2024 CASCADING EFFECTS OF CARBS IN DIET VEGETARIANS & VEGANS - BE WARY Dear Reader, The previous blog of January 2024 was elaborative in linking Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with excessive carbohydrates (carbs) intake. But surprisingly and sadly that is not the end of matter. The plunder by carbs, once initiated, progresses unbridled.  Medical jargon apart, it needs to be fathomed and ingested and registered that carbs consumption amongst especially the vegetarians and vegans needs to be curtailed and / or replaced with some other macronutrient i.e. either proteins and / or fats.  CLARITY ON GLUCOSE LEVELS & ESTIMATIONS NORMAL GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS The  normal fasting blood glucose concentration s are considered, as based on guidelines of: World Health Organization (WHO): 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) to 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)  American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE
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