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- B. Tech., Electrical Engg, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1983–87
- M.S., Electrical Engg, Princeton University, USA, 1987–91
- CEO, medical informatics firm Analgesia Technologies, 1993–2013
- Preventive health consultant since 2002
- Health industry blogger since 2009
- Keen 'student' of anti-ageing science since 2005
- Marathon runner since 1989—I have run 185 full marathons (42 km or 26 miles) till date, with 52 of them in 2011.
- For the last 36 years, I have run at least one full marathon every calendar year. When I talk about staying fit and healthy for life, I am not giving just theory.
Hi, I am Madhur Kotharay.
- For the last 20 years, I have been meeting thousands of people like you, as a part of my preventive health profession.
- They would discuss their health problems and ongoing treatments. They would ask me, "the doctors are doing their job; but what more can I do, at my end?" They would say things like, "my mother has diabetes", or "my father died from cancer", or "I am getting old". So, "what can I do to prevent getting a dreaded disease?"
- I would spend a lot of time with them explaining what can go wrong, what did their test reports mean, or what treatment their doctor was administering, and why. I would tell them what the new medical research is saying about their condition and what they can do at their end to heal faster or cope up better.
- All for no fees, of course, since most of them were my acquaintances, friends or their contacts. I was their trusted friend and well-wisher.
- I always believed that they should do their own homework before making an informed health decision. So, in my interactions, I would give them reference links to research articles from reputed sources. Occasionally, I would give, or suggest, a book about their condition.
- They would say things like:
- "Thanks for telling me all this. Now, I know what is going on with me", or
- "Why doesn't my doctor tell me all this?", or
- "But, I was told that I have no other option", et cetera. They would call, month after month, with a better and improving health condition.
- No credits to me, for all that. I simply told them the wisdom of the scientific and medical world.
- Some would ask me: "Is there any website where I can find all this information?" When I would say "no", they would exhort:
- "Why don't you have one? There are thousands like me around the world, who would also find it quite useful."
- So here it is: This website was not written in a month. It took tens of thousands of hours of reading, learning and interacting with real people, solving their real problems, to come up with this condensed bit of information.
- One caveat: I am a human being. I can go wrong, and I often have. So I always give a corresponding reference link to the claims in the article. It is the job of the reader to go through the evidence that I offer and take her own call.
- The best person to take care of your health is you, not me nor your doctor. This website is my attempt to give you enough ammunition to become and stay healthy person.
- Do write on [email protected] or to me personally, on [email protected], if you have any suggestions or questions.
- With best wishes,
Madhur Kotharay
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