Holistic Health Over Medicine

This book written by Dr.Sanchita Bhattacharya a Holistic Health Physician is a must read for everyone from a common man to the scientist including medical doctors. This is an extremely useful and important contribution during the current prevailing situation when everyone is concerned about the Covid-19.The part 1 of the book covers the fundamental aspects of health and disease along with their determinants. Further on it deals with three important ways of handling any health related issues through nutrition mental health approach and exercise. The part 2 of the book deals with some of the most common lifestyle related health issues commonly seen all over the world including India and how to manage them holistically using above mentioned approaches. The book links an essential gap between allopathic modern medicine and the traditional medicine approach. The book also stresses the importance of prevention over cure; and when the disease still occurs how to manage it without getting unnecessary treatment. Dr. Harshad Thakur MBBS MD DBM Director National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) New Delhi India.