I am a doctor (MD in Preventive and Social medicine). I have had rheumatoid arthritis since 2009. I tried all treatments but was still having bouts of joint pains which were debilitating. In 2020 I got introduced to the whole food plant-based diet and started following it sincerely. But I was not satisfied with the few cooking options I had. Through the internet, I found SHARAN’s website and YouTube channel and I was amazed to see a whole lot of recipes and other videos related to health. I watched almost all the videos available on YouTube and also attended the Basic Cooking online workshop and others. Reading Dr Nandita Shah’s book reassured me when I was doubtful about whether I could continue this lifestyle lifelong.

Later, I also realised the importance of our thoughts in the causation of disease. I attended a workshop on Affirmations and it helped me a lot. Even though I am a doctor I was unaware of this lifestyle and I was suffering so much due to an unhealthy lifestyle and wrong choices. I used to have pain after consuming milk products but I never thought of quitting dairy as I thought milk is essential for me. But after getting this knowledge I removed it from my diet and got the results in less than 3 months. I have been in remission of RA for 18 months now. This lifestyle has given me a new life, I feel more energetic and younger by 10 years. I have suggested this lifestyle to my parents who are cancer survivors and they also saw improvement in their health issues like constipation, gastritis and prediabetes. Thank you so much, Dr Nandita Shah and team SHARAN for being torchbearers in spreading this knowledge to all.

I am currently pursuing a Board Review Course in Lifestyle Medicine from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle medicine is my passion now and I wish to help more and more patients to adopt this healthy lifestyle.

Children are the portal to change, so I wish to start awareness campaigns in schools to bring about a healthy generation.