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From Strength to Strength
Mobility and Independence at All Ages
Speakers
Who doesn’t want to remain strong, mobile, and independent as long as they live? Is there a silver bullet to achieve it? Perhaps, not. So, how exactly does one do it? The answer is a healthy lifestyle. We can prevent or reverse Osteoporosis and sarcopenia with lifestyle interventions. Can it be done without a fancy gym membership or complex equipment? How useful is walking or running? What about vitamin D or calcium supplements? What exactly is resistance training that has the power to prevent and reverse bone and muscle loss that naturally starts in our 30s itself?
Older adults and, increasingly, the young too are beset by chronic lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Osteoporosis and sarcopenia often fly under the radar. Sadly, this comes to light suddenly after a fall and the resulting fracture or a long period of immobility. From debilitating chronic back pain in people of all ages to conditions like osteoporosis that severely deteriorate one’s quality of life and significantly contribute to all-cause mortality. Weak bones and muscles are real, but not always visible issues.
In his talk, Dr Rajiv Bajekal will illuminate how conditions related to the degeneration of the neuromusculoskeletal structure such as osteoporosis are an underestimated epidemic. The session hopes to shed light how on the diseases of bone and muscle weakness are a huge menace, especially in the Indian context where strength and resistance training, often confused with bodybuilding, is not a popular choice as a form of exercise and sedentary lifestyles are increasingly common. His presentation will be followed by a conversation with Nidhi Nahata and a Q&A with the audience.
Speakers
Rajiv Bajekal
Dr Rajiv Bajekal (MS, FRCS Orth. MCh Orth. IBLM) is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon practising in London. He has over 35 years of experience in Orthopaedics and Spinal surgery. His surgical practice is mainly in the lumbar spine with a keen interest in managing Sciatica, low back pain, Spinal Stenosis, Osteoporotic fractures, and infections. He was a senior examiner for the FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedic Examination and lectures widely Nationally and Internationally for General Practitioners and is part of a group called Total Orthopaedics which provides high-quality patient focused care. He has written a module and lectured on the UK’s first plant-based nutrition course on bone health and osteoporosis conducted by Winchester University. He has also co-written a chapter on bone health in the academic book for health professionals titled ‘Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice’.
Nidhi Nahata
Nidhi Nahata is a health and wellness coach and the founder of Justbe resto cafe, India’s first whole food plant-based (WFPB) restaurant that she started in 2017. It has won several prestigious awards during its 6 years of operation.
