majority of the people to eat every two hours no matter what is being propagated on the internet the goodness of intermittent diet when you cut down the sugar and starch in the form of junk food snacks and packaged food items you actually eat to fullness and dont feel as hungry as before speaking about intermittent diet dr aseem agreed that there are emerging pieces of evidence which back the claim that it can be good for your metabolic health he also underlined different methods of doing the intermittent diet and explained that for two or three times a week he fasts for 16 hours a day and eats in a window between 12 to 8 pm the lack of protein in the average indian diet as per a statement by the indian dietetic association a whopping 84 per cent of indians are protein deficient this is not surprising considering the fact that meat inadvertently remains one of the best sources of protein which doesnt find its place in an average indian thali he pointed out that protein deficiency poses a big threat to the elderlies as they lose muscle mass and strength with age he listed down some of the best sources of protein which included eggs paneer cottage cheese lentils etc and pointed out that indians need to consume more of these proteinrich products in their diet instead of flourbased products and rice eggs remain one of the best sources of protein including the yolk the cardiologist reiterated the fact that the cholesterol present in egg yolks does not raise our cholesterol and will not give you a heart attack move over vegetable oils it is time to bring back desi gheethe vegetable seed oils used for cooking in the indian households including the sunflower oil canola and soybean oil are not exactly healthy dr aseem suggests swapping them with desi ghee coconut oil and extra virgin oil since these oils remain quite stable even after they are heated up they make for a healthier alternative to the vegetable oils that become toxic after heating he also reiterated that the adoption of the modern western diet through these fast food joints is actually increasing the consumption of toxic food items and should be avoided as much as possible why you need to quit smoking and start walkingit is important to note that the reduction in smoking remains one of the biggest reasons for lowering the death rate from heart disease in the uk and us infact he points out that quitting smoking can be more powerful than all the medications given for reducing the risk of a future heart attack combined together dr aseem also simplified the whole formula of physical activities and nudged the people to take out 30 minutes every day from their daily routine and go for a brisk walk at least five times a week the need to get up and get moving for at least 30 minutes is all the more important