"Two years ago, I as overweight. Even thought I knew all the complications of obesity and overweight, I was matter of fact obese. My BMI (Body Mass Index) was 31. That put me right into the obese category. Obesity brings with its own complications and its own issues. I had high blood pressure. I was on two medications and my blood pressure was still running into 130-140 range. I had very bad cholesterol profile. My triglycerides, which is a type of fat in the blood, was 400: very alarmingly high. My HDL, which is the good cholesterol, was 28: extremely low. That itself put me into high risk for having heart blockage and heart attacks. My blood sugar was 100 which put me right into prediabetic category. My hemoglobin a1c was 5.9: 6.5 is diabetes; 5.9 is prediabetes. I was heading towards a major health catastrophe. I was heading towards a heart attack. I was heading towards diabetes. I was heading towards passive stroke. Then a wake up call came. My a1c was 5.9. I was going through lifestyle change."

"I was always vegetarian from childhood. But I started eating healthier. When people tell me that they are vegetarian, I joke with them that eating French fries is also vegetarian but it's probably as worse as eating red meat."

"I started eating more Whole Food Plant-Based food. I started incorporating more greens, more beans, more seeds and more berries in my diet. I also started exercising regularly. I bought a Fitbit device which actually measures your steps every day. Average American walks 4,000 steps a day. Now I walk at least 20,000 to 25,000 steps a day."

"I started incorporating some light weight training in my eercise program."

"10-15 minutes of flexibility."

"My sleep automatically improved as I started exercising regularly."

"I also incorporated 10 to 15 minutes of some kind of relaxation technique; some meditation. And that has made a major difference."