Author: Partha Nandi, MD

Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P. is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. A practicing physician and a renowned international speaker, his appearances include TEDx, college commencements, numerous charity functions, premier medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week, and nationally syndicated television programs such as The Katie Couric Show. Dr. Nandi has partnered with the Ministry of Health in multiple countries, including Jamaica and India, and has collaborated with The World Health Organization in multiple areas throughout the globe, Dr. Nandi delivers passionate and inspiring talks to diverse audiences. He continues to travel internationally for conferences and symposia, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access, and to empower people across the world β€œTo Be Your Own Health Hero.” DrNandi@AskDrNandi.com
The Next Parkinson’s Treatment Might Target Your Digestive Tract
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The Next Parkinson’s Treatment Might Target Your Digestive Tract

The fight against Parkinson’s disease focused almost exclusively on the brain, with researchers searching for advanced pharmaceuticals to halt the progressive loss of motor control. However, one of the most promising recent breakthroughs in neurodegenerative research completely changes this paradigm. Instead of focusing top-down, the latest clinical data points directly to the digestive tract, uncovering…

Type 1 Diabetes Is Actually Two Different Diseases, New Study Shows

Type 1 Diabetes Is Actually Two Different Diseases, New Study Shows

When I sit down with patients to discuss an autoimmune condition, I always emphasize that an effective treatment plan relies entirely on understanding the exact mechanics of their illness. If we misjudge the root cause, even the most advanced medications will fail. We are now realizing this exact scenario has been playing out with type…

Researchers Identify the Specific Fat Molecule That Drives Cellular Aging
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Researchers Identify the Specific Fat Molecule That Drives Cellular Aging

The exhaustion that hits in your 40s and 50s is not just the inevitable cost of getting older. It is a specific, mechanical failure happening deep inside your cells, and researchers just figured out how to treat it. For decades, the medical community accepted that our cellular energy centers permanently deteriorated over time, steadily draining…

New Magnetic Powder Removes 95% of Microplastics and PFAS from Drinking Water

New Magnetic Powder Removes 95% of Microplastics and PFAS from Drinking Water

Every time you turn on your tap, there is a high probability that microscopic plastics and toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are flowing straight into your glass. As a doctor, I find this reality highly concerning because these synthetic particles easily bypass standard municipal filters and accumulate inside human tissue over time. However, a recent engineering breakthrough…

Study: People Over 100 Possess Higher Concentrations of Cancer-Targeting Immune Cells
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Study: People Over 100 Possess Higher Concentrations of Cancer-Targeting Immune Cells

What exactly separates the rare individuals who live past 100 from the rest of us? In medicine, we have spent decades searching for the biological mechanisms that allow some people to avoid major diseases and reach extreme old age in excellent health. A recent study has finally identified a major piece of this puzzle hiding…

What is tRNA? Understanding the New Therapy for Rare Diseases

What is tRNA? Understanding the New Therapy for Rare Diseases

As a doctor, one of the hardest conversations I have is telling a patient that their genetic condition has no cure. We often spend years just managing symptoms, but recent medical research is shifting focus directly to the root cause. You likely know about mRNA from recent vaccines, but scientists are now looking closely at…

Can a Common Diabetes Medication Actually Slow Our Aging Process?

Can a Common Diabetes Medication Actually Slow Our Aging Process?

For over seventy years, a standard pill has been sitting in medicine cabinets across the world with one specific job: lowering blood sugar for patients with type 2 diabetes. But researchers now suspect we have severely underestimated it. A growing body of clinical evidence suggests that metforminβ€”one of the most prescribed medications in historyβ€”might actually…

Your Daily Meat Choices Affect Your Stomach Cancer Risk: Study Shows

Your Daily Meat Choices Affect Your Stomach Cancer Risk: Study Shows

Dietary guidelines have long painted red and processed meats as the primary culprits behind cancer risk, but a massive new study tracking over 450,000 adults for 14 years is forcing a critical reassessment of those rules. While the findings definitively link everyday processed foods like hot dogs and bacon to aggressive stomach and esophageal cancers,…

Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Protein That Drives Age-Related Memory Loss

Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Protein That Drives Age-Related Memory Loss

As we get older, many of us notice small slips in our memoryβ€”forgetting a name, misplacing keys, or struggling to find the right word. For decades, the medical community accepted these cognitive changes as an unavoidable part of aging. But recent research suggests we have been looking at brain aging the wrong way. Scientists have…