Picture this. You walk into a lab, get your annual “complete” health check-up, and come home with a 6-page report full of numbers. Cholesterol — check. Triglycerides — check. Blood sugar — check. Vitamin D — maybe low, but nothing...

There’s a strange phenomenon that happens in almost every Indian family once someone crosses 35. They go for a “routine” health check-up. They return, clutching a report full of numbers and green bars. And then proudly announce, “All normal!” before...

Let’s start with a confession. Most people don’t really read their cholesterol report. They either: a) Glance at the numbers and go, “Phew! All normal.” b) Spot one red mark, panic, and Google “home remedies for high cholesterol” faster than...

Say the word cholesterol in any Indian household and watch everyone suddenly look guilty. It’s the Voldemort of health — “the thing that must not be named.” Aunty stops eating eggs. Uncle swears off butter (for a week). And everyone...