October 18, 2026
Health is the next big business. That is not good news
Health is big business: wellness spending hit 6.8 trillion dollars in 2024 because we move less. Low fitness carried 5x the risk of death.
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Plain answers about the heart, exercise and recovery, from Dr. Muralidar Babi.
October 17, 2026
Running injury: why one long run raises the risk
Running injury and the one long run: a run 10-30% longer than your longest of the last 30 days was linked to 64% more injuries in 5,205 runners.
October 16, 2026
Gut bacteria: 55% of your poop, and how to keep them strong
About 55% of dry stool is gut bacteria. Antibiotics and packet-food preservatives hit them; regular exercise helped them in a 6-week study.
October 14, 2026
Gout attack after a party: why the big toe burns
A gout attack after a party? Drinks and meat set it off, often at night. Men who ran 8 km a day had half the risk. Here is why, with the studies.
October 13, 2026
Life with a pacemaker or an ICD: exercise, rules, and the shock
Life with a pacemaker or an ICD: the first six weeks, phone and kitchen rules, exercise, what to do after a shock, and how cardiac rehab helps.
October 13, 2026
Heart failure: where cardiac rehab fits in the treatment
Cardiac rehab for heart failure is the exercise part of treatment. The NHS says everyone with heart failure should be offered it. What it does, and why.
October 12, 2026
Why diabetes sends you to the washroom: sugar is a water magnet
Diabetes and frequent urination: sugar in the urine pulls water with it. The same pull fills a gym muscle. Exercise moves sugar from urine to muscle.
October 12, 2026
Weight loss injections or aerobic endurance: which one lasts?
Weight loss injections and aerobic endurance both lower appetite in the same part of the brain. One wears off. See what stays after you stop.
October 8, 2026
Heart failure after breast cancer: can cardiac rehab help?
Heart failure after breast cancer is common and often silent. Physician supervised cardiac rehab, an exercise intervention, can rebuild heart strength.
October 7, 2026
Cardiac rehab and health insurance in India: where we stand
Does health insurance in India pay for cardiac rehab? No policy we read names it, but all pay costs after a hospital stay, for 60 to 180 days.