Friday 18th         11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Residence of:  Neelu Kapur

NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Dr. Vishakha Shivdasani is a medical doctor (MBBS) and has done a fellowship in nutrition. She specializes in treating obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and other chronic lifestyle ailments.

She practices lifestyle medicine and uses her expertise to treat lifestyle ailments combining both nutrition and medicine, as and when required.

She is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and MINT, and an expert panelist for nykaa.com and Super fit Mumbai.

She is currently a medical doctor for Tata Steel, Cathay Pacific and the Singapore Consulate, and is attached to the Breach Candy and Cumballa Hill hospitals as a physician, in addition to her own practice at Maker Towers, Cuffe Parade.

Dr Vishakha will talk about the importance of the three food groups and macro- and micro- nutrients in our diet and the medical implications of deficiency of these. She will also touch upon food combinations and the role they play in weight loss, diabetes and other chronic illnesses.

Do come in large numbers and feel free to carry your blood reports and ask her any questions you may have as she encourages an interactive session.

Anurita Chadha                                                Valerie Almeida