Book details

  • Genre:health & fitness
  • Sub-genre:Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Better Health with Dr Das
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:84
  • Paperback ISBN:9781971672007

Better Health with Dr Das

A Doctor's Easy Guide to Understanding & Managing Obesity

By Dr Prabhat Das

Overview

Many adults struggle with weight gain, obesity, and failed diets for years without fully understanding why losing weight is so difficult and why it often comes back. Confusing advice, extreme diet plans, and constant self-blame only add to frustration. In Better Health with Dr Das, Dr. Prabhat Das, an experienced American physician with more than thirty-five years of medical practice, explains obesity as it truly is: a chronic medical condition influenced by metabolism, hormones, lifestyle, stress, sleep, and modern food environments. Written in clear, simple language for everyday readers, this book helps you understand obesity, weight management, and the real reasons willpower alone is not enough. You will learn practical, evidence-based approaches to healthy eating, physical activity, medications for weight loss, GLP-1 treatments, and long-term obesity management. Each chapter includes easy summaries and realistic action steps, especially designed for adults over 40 who want better health, sustainable weight loss, and a clear path forward.
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Description

Many adults struggle with weight gain, obesity, and failed diets for years without fully understanding why losing weight is so difficult and why it often comes back. Confusing advice, extreme diet plans, and constant self-blame only add to frustration. In Better Health with Dr Das, Dr. Prabhat Das, an experienced American physician with more than thirty-five years of medical practice, explains obesity as it truly is: a chronic medical condition influenced by metabolism, hormones, lifestyle, stress, sleep, and modern food environments. Written in clear, simple language for everyday readers, this book helps you understand obesity, weight management, and the real reasons willpower alone is not enough. You will learn practical, evidence-based approaches to healthy eating, physical activity, medications for weight loss, GLP-1 treatments, and long-term obesity management. Each chapter includes easy summaries and realistic action steps, especially designed for adults over 40 who want better health, sustainable weight loss, and a clear path forward.
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About The Author

Author Introduction: - I am Dr Prabhat Das, MD, PhD, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. I began my medical journey in India and have been practicing medicine in the United States for more than thirty-five years. Through all these years, my commitment has remained steady. To practice medicine with honesty, empathy, and respect. To treat patients not as cases, but as people. And to use whatever knowledge and experience I have gained to serve them with sincerity and care. That, more than anything else, defines my life in medicine. Medicine has been a lifelong commitment to learning, caring, and serving people at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. I am trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care. My work has taken me from quiet clinic visits to intense hospital settings where decisions must be made quickly, thoughtfully, and with deep compassion. These experiences have shaped not only how I practice medicine, but also how I think about health, illness, and the human side of healing. Through this "Better Health with Dr Das" book series, I am trying to reach people I cannot meet personally in my office. Many individuals struggle with health questions, fears, and confusion, often without clear guidance. My goal is to explain medical issues in a simple, practical, and truthful way, so readers feel informed, reassured, and empowered to take better care of themselves.
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