Dr. Mani Kukreja on the Power of Integrated Medicine for Longevity

According to healthcare experts, we are the first generation that might not outlive the generation before us.

This might be a bewildering statement, due to the fact that our world has advanced tremendously in terms of medicine and technology. Yet, how come we still find ourselves in this dangerous conundrum?

The silent killers in the modern world are hard to avoid, especially given that our environments are saturated with them. Cheaply processed foods lace the grocery store aisles and highway lanes, and toxins surround our environment. Furthermore, hundreds and millions of dollars are poured into product advertisements that keep feeding us the same temptations.

As a result, the rates of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes have catapulted over the last five decades, and a lot of these issues are interconnected. Approximately, 1.4 million Americans get diagnosed every single year with type 2 diabetes. Now, what if there was a way we could prevent illness from happening in the first place?

Our healthcare providers often treat patients only when it’s too late. They provide the “solution” to ailments, but with their vast knowledge of human anatomy, microbiology, and health—they also hold a unique key that can be shared with the masses.

Here are the simple keys to longevity according to a wellness expert.

Finding Intrinsic Motivation to Stay Healthy

We all carry out our daily activities with a certain hierarchy of priorities. In general, people that don’t have a goal for good health will not take any action to prioritize it.

But without awareness and intention, there is no prevention.

Dr. Mani Kukreja graduated with a medical degree, MD, then proceeded to get a Masters in Public Health, MPH. As a doctor, she had spent over a decade conducting clinical research in heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Seeing the results, she realized how quickly the health of the affected patients deteriorated, as well as how certain interventions could have controlled their disease and prevented fatalities. 

Her own father had passed away due to kidney failure which was exacerbated by his Chronic Diabetes. This alarming ailment could have been prevented through a holistic and prevention-based protocol.

This event shook her to the core, and Dr. Kukreja became determined to help others forestall disease, rather than attempting to cure it at later stages. She believed that functional and holistic health experts could best help educate people on the factors that influenced their health and well-being. These include consuming nutritious foods, managing inflammation and stress, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, nurturing relationships, and boosting the body’s immune system to fight off infections.   

The Wheel of Health: Metabolic, Mental & Emotional

Having good health is not just about going to the gym and following a certain diet. When you begin your own research, you will find that much of your physical, mental, and emotional health are interconnected. For example, if your gut is healthy, you have lower chances of having depression or chronic stress. That’s why it may be helpful to look at health from a holistic perspective.

Dr. Kukreja’s life work revolves around consulting people on how to optimize their health from all levels. She started LivAgeWell as a platform to help people achieve longevity and better health by improving their immunity, gut health, metabolism, and emotional/mental health. The combination of her medical expertise, extensive experience in research, and passion for nutrition has helped her become one of the few CEOs that base their offer on a holistic and functional approach. 

“My journey of pursuing a Master’s in Women’s Health and Epidemiology as well as an education in nutrition science from Cornell and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition after my medical degree, allowed me to develop a unique preventative approach in the field of health care”, Dr. Kukreja commented.

Improving Immunity as a Preventative Measure 

If our bodies are like forts, our immune system act like guards protecting them against harmful agents and viruses. When those guards are malnourished and weak, it makes us more prone to infections and diseases. Therefore, improving one’s immunity on an ongoing basis is a crucial step in preventative medicine.

Dr. Kukreja has extensive comments about the power of boosting your immunity for longevity:

“One of the most prevalent killers of immunity in modern life is chronic stress. Cortisol, the stress hormone increases inflammation, interrupts the sleep cycle, increases blood sugar levels, and makes our body prone to infections.” She advises that people take necessary action to either reduce the amount of mental or emotional stress in their life or practice calming techniques like meditation and yoga.

For people struggling with a host of ailments, Dr.Kukreja has created a comprehensive “21-Day Immunity Reset” course that helps people combat the root of these complexities, starting from mindset to nutrition, sleep, emotional health, and exercise modules. The goal of the course is to achieve a holistic understanding of what the immune system is and how we can improve it for optimized health 

Conclusion

The majority of us want to live a long and fulfilling life. We want to have the energy to play with our grandchildren, and still partake in the activities we love when we grow older. Not taking care of our health early on is a detriment to not only ourselves, but to the people closest to us.

Fortunately, there are preventative measures one can take to radically transform and even reverse some of the ailments. At the end of the day, regardless of what advice your trusted practitioner gives you, the ultimate choice is up to you to determine whether your health is enough of a priority for you to take action. Making educated decisions early on will increase your likelihood of living a long and vibrant life.