October 7, 2026
A proven method to reduce your HbA1c: supervised cardiac rehab
To reduce HbA1c, open the way out for glucose. Working muscle pulls glucose in even without insulin, and the effect lasts about 48 hours.
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Plain answers about the heart, exercise and recovery, from Dr. Muralidar Babi.
October 5, 2026
EECP or cardiac rehab? Passive cuffs, or active muscles
In EECP, cuffs passively squeeze blood up while you lie still. In cardiac rehab, your muscles actively squeeze it up while you walk or jog. How they differ.
October 3, 2026
Panic attacks feel like a heart attack. Cardiac rehab calms the heart
A panic attack feels like a heart attack. Learn how the vagus nerve calms the heart and how physician supervised cardiac rehab helps with palpitations.
October 2, 2026
Leg pain when you walk? How cardiac rehab helps blocked leg arteries
Leg artery disease causes calf pain when you walk. Supervised exercise in cardiac rehab helps you walk further, with symptoms and after a stent.
October 1, 2026
You have never walked in a straight line: the wave that saves energy
Your centre of gravity moves in a wave when you walk, up and down and side to side. This wave reuses energy, so walking costs your heart less.
September 30, 2026
Diabetes and your muscles: how cardiac rehab opens the sugar doors
Exercise and blood sugar: muscles take up about 80% of the sugar cleared under insulin, and exercise opens their sugar doors, even in diabetes.
September 29, 2026
Heart attack in the family? How cardiac rehab silences the risk genes
A family history of heart attack doubles your risk. Cardiac rehab changes how those genes are read, through epigenetics, and cuts the risk.
September 25, 2026
Can exercise make your lungs work better for your heart?
Yes. In cardiac rehab, the working muscles drive every breath, keeping lungs supple, the vagus strong and heart attack and stroke risk lower.
September 22, 2026
The damage you cannot feel, and the programme built to undo it
In nearly 480,000 adults, long term inflammation went with hearts that had already changed shape, and nobody felt it. What physician supervised cardiac rehab does.
September 22, 2026
What is Angioplasty? A Simple Guide for Indian Patients and Families
Understand angioplasty in simple terms—what it is, how it’s done, recovery tips, and why cardiac rehab is vital for heart patients in India.