Selfcare by Suman Agarwal

I’d joined Dr Anand’s program to address certain specific...

I’d joined Dr Anand’s program to address certain specific issues. I’ve been to quite a few doctors before but Dr Anand’s diagnosis has been the most accurate. The program has helped me identify the gaps, catered to the relevant nutritional requirements. The experience has been great. There is a remarkable improvement in the concerns I had. Thanks to Vishakha as well for continuous monitoring. I would strongly recommend them !!

I enrolled in the three month plan for weight loss/insulin...

I enrolled in the three month plan for weight loss/insulin resistance/pre-diabetes and my experience was rather disappointing. In the initial plan, I was given paneer and yogurt at night which caused severe acidity and insomnia, and white bread for breakfast, which caused sugar spikes/crashes and hunger pangs. I didn't have a wheat/gluten allergy but was told that wheat would be contra-indicated for one of my conditions [which they incorrectly classified as an autoimmune condition], and as far as I know, refined products are generally not recommended. I followed the plan to the letter though as they are the experts, and I wanted to give it a fair shot. Other recommendations also did not work for me unfortunately, and I was feeling even more hungry with more spikes and crashes compared to before I started the diet. I know this not only because of the symptoms but because I was tracking my blood sugar multiple times a day via a glucometer [painful initially but got used to it]. My sugar levels (both fasting and post prandial) became worse on their diet. One thing that really amazed me was that within just 2 weeks or so, wheat products were added to my diet multiple times per day in the revised plan despite they themselves saying that I should not eat wheat. The diet was really generic as well and I was quite amazed to find nearly an identical diet - same timings, quantities and fruits recommended etc - on the web. The only differences were that no dairy was given at night and no refined products were recommended. I changed the diet on my own and started feeling better, with blood sugar levels all within normal range in a short period. That's when I asked for a refund, and ended my journey with them after a month. I had paid Rs. 42900 and received a refund of Rs. 15150 or so for one months consultation (3 consults in total in one month). They didn't even send a tailored guideline - sent a generic/general one which had contradictions for my requirements. They also said I needed to upgrade to a plan that cost almost double of this as my case was complicated and required medical supervision but I had clearly explained everything on the introductory call and shared all reports, and this was the recommended plan. When I declined to upgrade, they were okay with it. If the upgrade/medical supervision was so essential, why were they okay with not upgrading to it? It seems as though many have had positive results with them, but it just didn't seem to work for me. Two stars because the nutritionist checked in regularly and was quite sweet [though she rushed through the calls]