I discuss some reasons in the above video. If you have any other theories, please comment down below!
Suneel Dhand is a physician, writer, and YouTuber. He is Founder at MedStoic Lifestyle Medicine and DocsDox . Follow him on YouTube and Instagram
Why are INDIA’s COVID numbers so LOW?
The most important factor is the anti inflammatory diet most Indians follow; grains, lentils, yogurt/butter milk, lassi, turmeric milk, desi ghee, coconut oil/mustard oil, and other vegetable oils, fermented food like pickles, locally grown, seasonal fresh fruits, leafy greens, and vegetables, and most importantly turmeric, ginger, garlic, coconut, chilies, and other spices like black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, just to name a few.
Following the basic principles of ayurveda and sanathana dharma, they were living in harmony with nature makes a tremendous difference in the quality of food and life.
Indians traditionally used to eat more home cooked, fresh, hot and light meals and less meat and less processed food, of course times are changing.
Really good point Pramo, there’s a lot in the Indian diet that the west is lacking…spices/turmeric… and also eating way less too! Regards, Suneel
I wanted to add earlier that we all know now that a great gut microbiome and the vast gut immune system are the key to physical, emotional, and all aspects of health, which was a given in Indian diet.
Couldn’t agree more with your propositions, Suneel. I loved your comment about being exposed to dirt!! So right on in our hyper vigilant, antiseptic environments.
In my early years I lived in the country and took baths once a week, didn’t wash our hands all day until before dinner, exposed to animals and had little processed foods available. During WWII we had to grow what we consumed.
I remember a major medical center in a major city where I went to school in the 50’s, the ward rooms were large, twelve patients to a room and only one sink that wasn’t used very much. The rare infectious disease patient was put in a single room with full precautions. These were city folk and lived in compacted housing (this was before Medicare) so they were younger as well.
So, while we are washing our hands during this pandemic, I hope that the population will realize the old adage “You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die.”