I am 173 cm tall, and was weighing 108 kg in Jan 2020 with an unparalleled craving for sugar and sweets. I work as a consultant, which demands working long hours and erratic shifts that impacted my lifestyle and led to an increase in my body weight. Add to this a lot of binge eating, low nutritious food, and sedentary ways of working. I had tried all varieties of diets and gym workouts over a decade – but nothing helped as I could not sustain with those plans for long. Though I was able to see results in the short-term, they did not last longer. The key challenges were – the diet plans did not go with my lifestyle and ways of living and I was continuously starving due to reduced calorie intake.

Being a chemical engineer in the Petroleum industry, the demand on my time was always high. My job commitments were also encroaching on the time required for structured fitness activities, which also lead to overeating and irregular eating habits. Knowing the strong family history of cardiac issues and my hectic professional activities, my family cardiologist had advised me to start medication right from the age of 35. From then on I was being treated as a heart patient, with a review every six months, periodical tests, and a daily dose of 6 to 7 pills. At the age of 44, I was advised to do a 64 slice CT scan to know how healthy my heart was. The results suggested that three arteries in my heart were having significant build-up and the calcium score was slightly abnormal. To avoid total blockage, lipids were closely monitored and medicines were prescribed accordingly.

Healthy aging was a utopian word in our lives. My husband and I used to experience frequent chest pain and often got exhausted going about our daily routines. My brother, Subramanian, who I call KSM with a lot of love and affection, was the one who helped us live better. KSM is no doctor; he is a mechanical engineer but with tremendous knowledge on Holistic Wellness. Today, I walk 3kilometers daily – to the temple and back home. I am very thankful to my brother who suggested us some lifestyle changes that helped us regain our health.

No conventional medication could offer a long-term solution for my acidity, severe indigestion, and irritable bowel syndrome I was suffering from for almost a decade. Even my regular diet was often causing issues. Being a working woman, I could not always prepare wholesome and nutritious food for myself. Whatever food I took seemed inadequate as I used to feel tired after a long day at office and managing home. Around that time, one of my well-wishers introduced me to natural supplements that could help me overcome my digestion issues. I have been taking them regularly and have found great relief. Thanks to the wonderful community at HWC for guiding and helping me understand the value of a healthy lifestyle. This sure has become a blessing in my life. Today, in spite of spending nearly three hours daily in travel, I do not feel as fatigued. Thanks to the addition of nutritional supplements to my diet, I run my life in a healthy and effective way.