Atmavasth is the culmination of the process that started with the MatkaMedicine blog that I published on Substack from Dec 25th, 2020 onwards.
You can read about the process in "About".
The site and all the content is free, unlike when it was hosted on Substack. However, only the articles under Featured Posts can be read without a log in. The rest of the articles need a sign in / subscription. That is all I ask.
The Atmasvasth Guide to Living Long, Healthy
The premise of Matka Medicine is that we can control our health, lengthen our healthspan and lifespan, and be atmasvasth, on our own, with just a little help, if at all, from doctors and the healthcare system. The very first article that I published last December explains this in detail.
Healthspan over Lifespan
A long healthspan is as important as a long lifespan, perhaps more
Atmagyan, Atmasurakshit, Atmanivaaran and Atmanirbhar - The Four Atmas to Be Atmasvasth
Ideal health or healthfulness for us as individuals is the ability to live long and healthy, preventing disease and if disease does occur, being able to treat and control it as early as and in the best way possible. While the rest of the stakeholders (governments, doctors, hospitals, insurance and
Our Health Matkas, Understanding Them and Then Taking Control
Understanding our health matkas and then taking control
It is Better to Not Start Smoking Cigarettes than to Try to Stop
It is Better to Not Start Smoking Cigarettes than to Try to Stop
Interdependence
Our health is a sum total of multiple factors, all interdependent, some what we have control over, and many that we don't
Why Every Low Vitamin B12 Level Does not Need Fixing
We need to start comparing apples to apples when it comes to interpreting vitamin B12 levels
A Few Peanuts a Day Keep Brain Strokes Away
A few peanuts a day reduce the risk of ischemic strokes and reduce cardiovascular risk
The Disconnect Between How Thin or Fit We Look and How Healthy We Actually Are
There is a disconnect between the healthy life extending benefits of physical activity and its use to look good and thin and lose weight
The Inevitability and Certainty of Death
We are just passengers on a road that time draws for us from birth to death with no control over either of the two events.
Sleep
7-8 hours of deep, undisturbed sleep increase your healthspan and lifespan
Time of Day and Day of Week for Elective Surgeries
Unless the surgery is a dire emergency, in all elective situations, it is best to get operated during regular working hours, preferably between Monday and Thursday or the first half of Friday
The 10 Commandments to Deal with "Digital Noise"
How to reduce the digital noise in our lives
The Matka of Finding The Right Doctor and the Challenge of Online Platforms
The matka of finding the right doctor
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