NuvoVivo Center For Obesity, Lifestyle Disorders & Research
NuvoVivo is an online health and fitness company, in the field of ‘Medical Fitness’. At NuvoVivo, we help our clients manage Lifestyle Diseases, viz. - diabetes and associated complications, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol) , fatty liver, uric acid, hypertension, acidity and IBS etc. PCOS and thyroid disorders are two other common conditions that we work with, for our female clients. Weight is yet another area where our clients seek our help and enrol for our online programs. That said, weight loss is just a byproduct of improved health and metabolic parameters; our goal is to improve body vitals & blood parameters such as blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol etc for our clients.
Let me explain what I mean by the term ‘Medical Fitness’, by taking an example of a - Diabetic Person. The word fitness reminds us of exercises, physical activity, looking fit and looking good - which is nice and great! But, after 30 or 35 years of age, a diabetic person needs a ‘Medical Fitness’ approach, to both - look good & also to improve health. For example - reducing carbohydrates and increasing protein and fibre in diet and exercising a lot is a simple fitness approach. It might work for a 20 - 25 year old person.
But, checking s.creatinine, urine albumin levels, renal health and other necessary parameters and then deciding how much protein one should eat would be a - ‘Medical Fitness’ approach! Because, chronic and uncontrolled diabetes may impact the kidney and increasing protein intake in such a scenario can make health conditions much worse!
Along with a proper diet, exercises also are very important.
So What exactly is our program and how does it work?
We create an individualised diet plan based on the cultural-eating habits, preferences, medical conditions etc of our clients. In most cases, the diet will not be very different from the current eating habits, keeping in view of sustainability and long term adherence. That said, there will of-course be around 20 - 30% change from the current eating habits, such as usage of oil, fresh-cream, sauces, sweets, sugar etc to name a few.
The plan is usually given for a period of 1-2 weeks, with substitutes mentioned for each meal. For example. - 1 whole egg can be replaced with 25 grams of cottage cheese or paneer, or 1 cheese slice. This makes the dieting not boring, and easy, flexible & sustainable.
These plans (calories, macros etc) are changed periodically depending on the progress - ie centimetres lost around the belly, weight in kilograms etc. In case of specific medical conditions, certain blood tests may be warranted. For example - diabetic clients are to report both fasting and postprandial values once in a week for initial 3 - 4 weeks.
Exercises are sent by our exercise experts, as video explanations which are individualised for every person based on their physical conditions. Physical ailments like knee pain, back pain etc need different types of exercises, while conditions like piles, haemorrhoids, hernia, arthritis, spondylosis, vertigo etc all need specific exercise that one should and should not do!
Together with our panel of doctors - endocrinologist, diabetologist, physicians, gynaecologist etc, we help our clients also make necessary changes in medications as and when required. For example - often our clients who join for diabetes management, end up reducing the medication as per doctor’s advice, once their insulin sensitivity improves.
Apart from the diet and exercise plan - the support and follow up makes a ton load of difference in our clients health journey. The hand holding through whatsapp messages, direct calls, emails, video calls etc makes it easier for the clients to ease into a changed lifestyle.
Over all, this is a sustainable and scientific approach to becoming healthy; our goal is to improve your blood parameters and eventually help you reduce your medications.
I just want to end this voice note by emphasising one point - All good things in life take time, and improving your health is not any different! Our job is to make that easy and sustainable for our clients
