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The World Health Organization defines health as, "a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." Simply put, this means that just because your medical reports indicate no disease or illness, you are, you think, in the pink of health. The fact is we are so dominated by various definitions of health that we are limited in our understanding of what 'well-being' really means.
Capt. (Dr.) G.S. Nayar, with over three decades of experience as a doctor of high standing in the Air Force and the brain behind Ojus Healthcare is passionate about his concept of wellness management. According to him, it's important to distinguish between being healthy and well-being. He explains, "The definition of 'Good Health' as we know it means, 'the absence of disease'. In the olden days, one had a lot of physical activity which is a very important part of fitness. The stress levels were much less, unlike the fast-paced life these days. Traditionally, both the doctors and consumers of healthcare have been brought up in this particular paradigm that health means absence of disease. One went to a doctor only if there was a problem and most doctors were trained to treat illness, not promote wellness." And this is the nub of the issue.
Most of healthcare was, and perhaps still is, oriented towards an out-patient sort of approach, where the doctor gives an appointment and with 20 people waiting their turn, one went through a quick examination and walked out with a prescription. This traditional model, and with much of the evidence conflicting, provided no productive contribution to long term health; just a quick-fix solution. And if the findings did throw up some symptoms, the medical profession will give it a classification, identify possible treatments to cure or reduce the symptoms, pat you on the back, collect a heavy fee and 'Cheerio!". Then one fine day, you're back again. Only this time, the problem is a bit more serious than what you thought it was. The missing piece in this jigsaw puzzle was the doctor-patient relationship, which according to Dr. Nayar, "cannot be limited to just 3 or 4 minutes."
"This is the crux of a wellness program, spending quality time with the patient" says Dr. G.S.Nayar. "This is an important part of the drill at Ojus Healthcare. Each doctor is trained to spend maximum time with each patient and find out what makes him or her tick. We correlate all the risk factors a person has got to his or her health profile. This is what we mean when we say managing health and wellness."
Remember your family doctor? Who best knew the family background? Who had what complications or specific disease and was perhaps the best judge to identify a potentially hereditary problem. Adds Dr. Nayar, "At Ojus Healthcare I'm offering the family doctor' concept and support my clients who could be corporate, individuals, their families with systematically designed health improvement packages directed towards their over all well-being."
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