KOCHI: At a time when rise in lifestyle diseases is raising concerns, two young doctors in the city are gearing up with a mission to guide people to a disciplined and healthy way of life.
The doctor duo Dr Varun Nishanth and Dr Jase John have launched ‘HelloDoc’, a state of the art primary and preventive ecosystem for good health, at Panampilly Nagar. It was inaugurated by celebrity couple Ashiq Abu and Reema Kallingal.
Dr Varun said the facility would be the first of its kind in the country and a one-stop solution for preventing and combating harmful lifestyle diseases with a patient-centric approach. “According to the figures available with World Health organisation (WHO), 56 per cent of Malayalis are affected with cholesterol, which is an alarming trend. Besides, Kerala continues to be the ‘diabetes capital’ of the country. This has to change,” he said.
Talking about the facilities, Dr Jase John, said that the lifestyle joint was membership based. “We offer a healthy living style with the add-ons such as visiting specialists, doctors on call, periodical check-up, diet clinic, counselling, electronic health records, health store, organic bar and yoga studio. Above all, we have in-house specialists in allopathy and ayurveda. We will also organise informal discussions, debates and updates on o healthy lifestyle on a monthly basis,” he said.