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
#SelfCoaching – Is Depression inherited? Answer: yes and no
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#SelfCoaching – Is Depression inherited? Answer: yes and no

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, β€œFirst-degree family members of individual with major depressive disorder have a risk for major depressive disorder two-to fourfold higher than that of the general population….Heritability is approximately 40%…” However, from a Self-Coaching Perspective: There seems to be little debate that depression has a genetic component,…

If You Have One Of These 5 Symptoms, You Might Have Early Heart Disease
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If You Have One Of These 5 Symptoms, You Might Have Early Heart Disease

Preventing heart disease in patients is my main goal, but early detection is the next best thing if you cannot totally block its development. Changes in lifestyle and medical therapies can delay or deny the onset of a heart attack, and almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable with lifestyle changes. My patients are…

Some All-Too-Common Excuses for Overeating
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Some All-Too-Common Excuses for Overeating

If you’re trying to lose weight, you may be dieting, but hopefully you’re really working on making positive, permanent lifestyle changes. Only lasting changes to your eating and exercise habits yield lasting results. But either way, while you’re dieting or transitioning, you’re bound to suffer some periodic feelings of deprivation. These feelings, as well as…

8 Common Diseases Can Be Reversed By A Plant-Based Diet
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8 Common Diseases Can Be Reversed By A Plant-Based Diet

Some people are drawn to the plant-based lifestyle for the impact it makes on protecting the environment and some to avoid harming animals. Most of us hope that we also may derive some health benefits from skipping animal products, even if it is occasionally hard on holidays and while traveling to find appropriate meals. You…

Not Finding the Right One, Are You Overcorrecting?
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Not Finding the Right One, Are You Overcorrecting?

The relationship just ended and he/she was not the right one and you’re so D-O-N-E. The stages of shock, sadness, anger, relief, or whatever you were feeling have come and gone and you’re secretly thinking that you will never date a person who has THAT quality ever again. It doesn’t matter if the relationship was…