TOI Health Plus

At 25, heart health may be the last thing on your mind. But could the lifestyle choices you make today already be shaping your heart health for the future? In this episode, host Anuja Jaiswal , a senior assistant editor with TOI, speaks to senior cardiac surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan , chairman and managing director of Medanta, about why heart disease remains a major concern in India and why younger pe...

For every viral reel warning you against gluten, seed oils or everyday foods, this man has a counter-reel explaining the science — and often, the pseudoscience — behind the claim. In this episode, host Srirupa Ray, an Assistant Editor with TOI, speaks with Krish Ashok, food science writer, techie, musician and author of ‘Masala Lab’ fame who is known for using first principles to debunk nutrition...

Does your body get used to lack of sleep? Can napping fill in for night-time shut-eye? If you think these are true, then this podcast is for you. For, sleeping is something we all do but know so very little about. In this episode, host Himanshi Dhawan, a Senior Editor with TOI, sits in with Dr Sanjay Manchanda, a pioneering sleep specialist who established Delhi’s first sleep clinic at Sir Ganga R...

When we think of unsafe food or water, we usually expect stomach infections, vomiting, or diarrhea. But can what we eat or drink directly impact our brain and nervous system? In this episode, host Anuja Jaiswal, a senior assistant editor with TOI, speaks with Dr Manjari Tripathi, professor and head of neurology at AIIMS, Delhi, to explore the surprising and serious ways unsafe food, water, and env...

Flu season in India doesn't follow the calendar the way it does in the West — cases are spiking right now in Delhi, Bengaluru and beyond, even as Tamil Nadu's H1N1 wave was reported to have peaked between March and August. In this episode, host Pushpa Narayan, senior editor (health) with TOI, speaks with Dr V Ramasubramaniam, infectious diseases expert with Apollo Hospitals, about why Indi...

Vitamins and mineral supplements have become a routine part of many people’s lives. From vitamin D and B12 to iron, calcium, magnesium and multivitamins, it can be difficult to know what we actually need — and what we may simply be taking because everyone else is. In this episode, host Jahnavi, a senior digital content creator with TOI, speaks to two experts from Bengaluru — nutritionist Prachi Ch...

Muscle loss, or sarcopenia, was once considered a condition affecting only the elderly — but new research shows it's now showing up in adults as young as their 30s and 40s. In this episode, host Kamini Mathai, coordinating editor with TOI, speaks with Dr Nitin Kapoor, Professor and Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellor...

Photographs are memories but clicking too many can impair the very experience they are trying to preserve. In this episode, Anuradha Vellat, Assistant Editor with TOI, speaks to two experts — cognitive scientist and IIT professor Jaison Manjaly, and clinical psychologist Nupur Dhakephalkar — about what scientists call the 'photo-taking impairment effect', a phenomenon where we are distract...

Heart disease is no longer a condition associated only with older adults. Across India, cardiologists are seeing an increasing number of younger patients with heart attacks, raising important questions about early detection, prevention and the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment. In this episode, Anuja Jaiswal, a Senior Assistant Editor with TOI, speaks with Dr Ambuj Roy, professor of cardi...

Don’t frequent small bites actually boost your metabolism and keep steady energy levels? Well, that’s the myth that needs busting. In this episode, host Srirupa Ray, Assistant Editor with TOI, sits down with Delhi-based clinical nutritionist, biohacking coach, and nutrigenomics researcher Tanya Malik Chawla to understand how our modern grazing habits are driving a quiet crisis of overfed but malno...

Is your child spending too much time on screens? Does endless scrolling, binge-watching and short-form content really affect children’s brains, or is the viral term ‘brain rot’ more hype than science? In this episode, host Kritika Sharma, an Assistant Editor with The Times of India, explores one of the biggest parenting concerns of the digital age with developmental therapist and play practitioner...

From step counts and sleep scores to heart rate alerts and daily streaks, wearable devices and wellness apps have become part of everyday life. But when does healthy tracking become an unhealthy obsession? In this episode, host Jahnavi, a senior digital content creator with TOI, speaks with Dr Naveen Chandra GS, interventional cardiologist, and Neha Cadabam, mental health expert, both from Bengalu...

We have enough and more sunlight in India, then why do we lack in the one vitamin that sunlight provides — vitamin D? Is it because of our modern indoor lifestyle, or the rising pollution levels? In this episode, host Anuja Jaiswal, a Senior Assistant Editor with TOI, has a candid chat with Dr Ravinder Goswami, AIIMS professor and a Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-winning endocrinologist. Together,...

Jonty Rhodes’ eyes just light up when he sees a red cricket ball. You throw one at him, he catches it cleanly and then pretends to throw it back, startling the daylights out of you. This is Jonty that world’s top cricketers had come to fear in the 90s and early 2000s. He was lightening quick in the outfield, could pluck impossible catches out of thin air and hit the stumps from any angle. At the c...

Why do we get “butterflies in the stomach” when we’re nervous? We have all felt that at some point in our lives, right? It’s because our gut microbiome directly communicates with the mind. That’s why the gut is often called “the second brain”. In this episode, host Srirupa Ray, an Assistant Editor with TOI, dives deep into the fascinating world of the gut-brain axis. Joining the conversation is Dr...

Anxious, agitated, angry? Does this describe your day? It doesn’t have to be that way. Yoga coach Pragya Singh speaks to Himanshi Dhawan, senior editor with The Times of India on how to move beyond Instagram-worthy poses towards meditation, pranayama, and stillness. Singh, who is a founding member at Lifeyoga, an immersive yoga centre in Delhi, shares how yoga is far more than a physical workout....

Feeling jetlagged on Mondays even though you haven’t flown across time zones? It’s called social jetlag, where you have to literally drag your sleepy self to work after a weekend of partying or OTT binge. It’s not just your mind refusing to wake up to the grind, it’s also your body telling you it’s not ready for the rigour yet. In this episode, host Srirupa Ray, an Assistant Editor with TOI, explo...