Dr Baldiwala's Medipedia

08/08/2025

Post meal exercise - beneficial or harmful ?

Walking after meals has been an ancient practice that's said to bring many benefits for physical and mental health. Known as “Shatapavali” or 100 steps, the age-old Indian custom encourages one to take a stroll post meal for enjoying a range of benefits:

1. It helps in digestion by increasing the movement of food through the digestive tract.
2. It helps in sugar control especially in diabetics by increasing the glucose uptake by the muscles.
3. Regular walks improve the heart health, elevate the mood, reduce the stress and enhance sleep.

However, intense exercise or brisk walking should be avoided after a full meal.

Similarly, swimming after a meal should be avoided since it is a full body workout and demands increase blood flow to the muscles. A short dip in the pool, with a little bit of floating and wading should do no harm though.

Thus, a post-meal stroll is beneficial for the body but any intense form of exercise could contrarily prove harmful.

05/08/2025

VITAMIN B 12 deficiency: Don’t ignore the fatigue

28/07/2025

Why it’s important to change directions when walking (or running) on a circular or oval track, especially if you’re doing a few kilometers.

✅ Avoids muscle imbalance
Walking in the same direction repeatedly causes your body to lean slightly inward on curves. Over time, this creates uneven stress on your hips, knees, ankles, and even your lower back. Alternating directions balances the load.

✅ Reduces joint strain
On a track, the inner leg is always on a slightly shorter radius, so it works differently from the outer leg. If you never switch, it can lead to overuse injuries like IT band strain or knee pain.

✅ Improves posture & gait
Your spine, shoulders, and pelvis subtly rotate with each turn. Changing directions helps maintain symmetry in your movement.

✅ Keeps your walk mentally fresh
Even psychologically, reversing directions breaks monotony and keeps you more alert.

Rule of thumb:
If you’re walking more than 15-20 minutes, try switching directions halfway (or every 1-2 km).

30/06/2025

If you find someone napping differently, do consult a doctor.

17/05/2025

Diabetes and High blood pressure have increased manifold in our city.
What is alarming is that the age bar has significantly reduced and we are now commonly seeing these lifestyle diseases in the younger population.
Stress, urbanisation, smoking, alcohol, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity apart from genetics are all risk factors.

26/02/2025

Va**ng might seem like the “healthier” choice, but science says otherwise. Turns out, swapping ci******es for a v**e just changes the habit—not the risk.

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18/12/2024

Vitamin D deficiency is surprisingly prevalent in India, a country blessed with abundant sunlight, which is a natural source for its synthesis.

Read on to know more…

https://www.drglobernaut.com/post/india-s-vitamin-d-puzzle-deficiency-in-the-land-of-sunshine

When the UVB rays from the sun interact with the skin, it triggers the production of Vitamin D.Despite abundant sunlight in India, the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is more than 50% amongst Indians.Several factors play a role:1. Most of us are indoors between 10am- 3pm when the UV radiation fro...

26/05/2024

The most common presentation of tinea pedis (athlete's foot) is that involving the interdigital spaces.
It is a fungal infection which is very common in diabetics and in people who sweat a lot or have frequent contact with water.

Application of a local anti fungal cream helps.

Complications:
* Secondary bacterial infection
* Cellulitis
* Lymphangitis

To minimise recurrence of tinea pedis:
* Dry feet and toes meticulously after bathing.
* Regular checks of the web spaces in between toes and application of anti fungal powder.

03/05/2024

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