Dr. Manickam Palaniappan

And then they found out that I had an angina and then, you know, treatment was done. And while I was sitting in that hospital bed, and that was the time where I was actually looking at what am I doing to my body?

And then they found out that I had an angina and then, you know, treatment was done. And while I was sitting in that hospital bed, and that was the time where I was actually looking at what am I doing to my body?

And that opened up so many mistakes that is happening to every immigrant, not only Indians, every immigrant who comes to United States for better life, better financial status and better work profile and all those things.

And that opened up so many mistakes that is happening to every immigrant, not only Indians, every immigrant who comes to United States for better life, better financial status and better work profile and all those things.

And that opened up so many mistakes that is happening to every immigrant, not only Indians, every immigrant who comes to United States for better life, better financial status and better work profile and all those things.

At the same time, and everybody can relate to this, that we are the last person in the list to focus on our health and we are the first person in our list to focus on our education and career. And statistics says that Indian immigrants are the most successful immigrant population over here in US.

At the same time, and everybody can relate to this, that we are the last person in the list to focus on our health and we are the first person in our list to focus on our education and career. And statistics says that Indian immigrants are the most successful immigrant population over here in US.

At the same time, and everybody can relate to this, that we are the last person in the list to focus on our health and we are the first person in our list to focus on our education and career. And statistics says that Indian immigrants are the most successful immigrant population over here in US.

Of course, of course. And in the hospital, if you look at it, all the patients in the ICU unit with the cardiovascular disease We are seeing so many young people, you know, like 35 to 45 years old, working so hard in the software industry. I come from nearby area and it is pretty common. It is very common. And they say all these big names, you know, all these giant tech companies where

Of course, of course. And in the hospital, if you look at it, all the patients in the ICU unit with the cardiovascular disease We are seeing so many young people, you know, like 35 to 45 years old, working so hard in the software industry. I come from nearby area and it is pretty common. It is very common. And they say all these big names, you know, all these giant tech companies where

Of course, of course. And in the hospital, if you look at it, all the patients in the ICU unit with the cardiovascular disease We are seeing so many young people, you know, like 35 to 45 years old, working so hard in the software industry. I come from nearby area and it is pretty common. It is very common. And they say all these big names, you know, all these giant tech companies where

On paper, it looks great. But when they are admitted as a patient, that's where they are realizing that, okay, no, we are going too far. I think it is high time that we dial back down and then see what happened to me where I was pretty normal. I was not obese. And I just recently had a physical exam just before the attack and my body mass index was 24.7. But that is where the problem started.

On paper, it looks great. But when they are admitted as a patient, that's where they are realizing that, okay, no, we are going too far. I think it is high time that we dial back down and then see what happened to me where I was pretty normal. I was not obese. And I just recently had a physical exam just before the attack and my body mass index was 24.7. But that is where the problem started.

On paper, it looks great. But when they are admitted as a patient, that's where they are realizing that, okay, no, we are going too far. I think it is high time that we dial back down and then see what happened to me where I was pretty normal. I was not obese. And I just recently had a physical exam just before the attack and my body mass index was 24.7. But that is where the problem started.

I think that, you know, I went to a primary care physician here in US and then BMI is good. Your LDL was slightly high and HDL was slightly low. Triglycerides was slightly high. Okay. So I want audience to focus on this three parameters, high triglycerides, low HDL and increased LDL. That's exactly what happened to me. And that was exactly one week prior to this heart attack that I had.

I think that, you know, I went to a primary care physician here in US and then BMI is good. Your LDL was slightly high and HDL was slightly low. Triglycerides was slightly high. Okay. So I want audience to focus on this three parameters, high triglycerides, low HDL and increased LDL. That's exactly what happened to me. And that was exactly one week prior to this heart attack that I had.

I think that, you know, I went to a primary care physician here in US and then BMI is good. Your LDL was slightly high and HDL was slightly low. Triglycerides was slightly high. Okay. So I want audience to focus on this three parameters, high triglycerides, low HDL and increased LDL. That's exactly what happened to me. And that was exactly one week prior to this heart attack that I had.

And this is a very common lipid profile among all Indian immigrants, especially Indians in India as well. And if you look at me, my BMI was normal at 24.7 according to the US standards. But that is not the problem for the Asians and Indians, South Asians mainly. So I didn't realize that BMI should be 23 and not 24.9 for South Asians because all the studies were done in Caucasian population.

And this is a very common lipid profile among all Indian immigrants, especially Indians in India as well. And if you look at me, my BMI was normal at 24.7 according to the US standards. But that is not the problem for the Asians and Indians, South Asians mainly. So I didn't realize that BMI should be 23 and not 24.9 for South Asians because all the studies were done in Caucasian population.

And this is a very common lipid profile among all Indian immigrants, especially Indians in India as well. And if you look at me, my BMI was normal at 24.7 according to the US standards. But that is not the problem for the Asians and Indians, South Asians mainly. So I didn't realize that BMI should be 23 and not 24.9 for South Asians because all the studies were done in Caucasian population.