<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-05-05T12:21:56+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/feed.xml</id><title type="html">Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</title><subtitle>Public health physician and policy leader. Researching lifestyle medicine, NCD prevention, and integrative health.</subtitle><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><entry><title type="html">A CT Scan Said IBD. A Colonoscopy Said Otherwise. What Finally Helped This IBS Patient Wasn’t a Drug</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/05/restlessness-to-actively-calm" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="A CT Scan Said IBD. A Colonoscopy Said Otherwise. What Finally Helped This IBS Patient Wasn’t a Drug" /><published>2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/05/IBS-Patient-Drug</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/05/restlessness-to-actively-calm"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Gut Health" /><category term="Yoga" /><category term="Diet" /><category term="Lifestyle" /><category term="Spices for heatlh" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[How a structured diet, yoga, and a simple traffic-light system led to full remission in a chronic case of Irritable Bowel Syndrome — and what it could mean for the millions still suffering.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">From Restlessness to Actively Calm</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/restlessness-to-actively-calm" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="From Restlessness to Actively Calm" /><published>2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/restlessness-to-actively-calm</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/restlessness-to-actively-calm"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Mental Health" /><category term="Yoga" /><category term="Balance of mind" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A Six-Step Practical Pathway to mental clarity, drawn from Indian Wisdom Traditions]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Red, Yellow, Green: A Simple System Changing How We Fight Chronic Disease</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/traffic-light-approach/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Red, Yellow, Green: A Simple System Changing How We Fight Chronic Disease" /><published>2026-04-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/traffic-light-approach</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/04/traffic-light-approach/"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="lifestyle medicine" /><category term="diabetes" /><category term="chronic disease" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Traffic Light approach is as relevant to the West as it is to the East, since both societies are affected by the rising tide of chronic diseases driven by unhealthy behaviors.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">The long road to universal health coverage</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-1/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The long road to universal health coverage" /><published>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/UHC</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-1/"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="UHC" /><category term="Prevention" /><category term="Lifestyle" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Why Reading on Website is Better than Email Subscription</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-2/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Why Reading on Website is Better than Email Subscription" /><published>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/website</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-2/"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Website" /><category term="Email" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Universal health coverage begins with prevention, not insurance</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/08/blog-post-1/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Universal health coverage begins with prevention, not insurance" /><published>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/08/blog-post-1</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2026/08/blog-post-1/"><![CDATA[<p>A prevention based personal lifestyle and health system is efficient, cost-effective, accessible and soft on the planet. (publisehd in Policy Cirlce)</p>]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="UHC" /><category term="Prevention" /><category term="Lifestyle" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A prevention based personal lifestyle and health system is efficient, cost-effective, accessible and soft on the planet. (publisehd in Policy Cirlce)]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Reaping India’s demographic dividend</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2022/01/blog-post-2/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Reaping India’s demographic dividend" /><published>2022-01-13T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2022-01-13T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2022/01/reaping-indias-demographic-dividend</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2022/01/blog-post-2/"><![CDATA[<p>India has a unique opportunity to develop and grow richer before ageing sets in</p>]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Demographic Dividend" /><category term="Demographic Transition" /><category term="India Developed" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[India has a unique opportunity to develop and grow richer before ageing sets in]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">What the new govt can do to set the health system right</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-3/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="What the new govt can do to set the health system right" /><published>2021-07-20T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2021-07-20T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/Tripura</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2021/07/blog-post-3/"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Governance" /><category term="Policy" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Combating Malnutrition Requires Granular Approach</title><link href="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2020/11/blog-post-1/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Combating Malnutrition Requires Granular Approach" /><published>2020-11-23T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-11-23T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2020/11/combating-malnutrition</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://dr-rakesh-sarwal.github.io/posts/2020/11/blog-post-1/"><![CDATA[]]></content><author><name>Dr. Rakesh Sarwal</name><email>sarwalr@gmail.com</email></author><category term="Malnutrition" /><category term="Integratred Management" /><category term="Lifestyle" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[]]></summary></entry></feed>