On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Dr. Shabnam Das Kar and I presented a talk on the future and present of wellness, biomarkers and technology.

1. WELLNESS -
HEALTH 4.0 &
FUNCTIONAL
MEDICINE
PERSPECTIVE
DR. NAMRATA BAGARIA
DR. SHABNAM DAS KAR
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2. TODAY’S AGENDA
 What is health?
 What are parameters for health?
 Scenario for Employee Wellness
 Health 4.0 as integrator of existing technologies and beyond
 Digital Twins as the driver of Health 4.0

3. HEALTH 4.0 THROUGH DIGITAL TWINS– THE FUTURE
DR. NAMRATA BAGARIA

4. WHAT IS HEALTH, WELLNESS & WELL-BEING?
THERE IS NO ONE DEFINITION – RATHER MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS

5. PARAMETERS FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
5
PHYSICAL HEALTH
PARAMETERS
LIFESTYLE
PARAMETERS
WELL-BEING AND
MENTAL HEALTH
PARAMETERS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
PARAMETERS
CONTEXTUAL &
CULTURAL FACTORS
World Health Organisation, https://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/.
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health.
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_indicator

6. TODAY NO HEALTH ECOSYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL
THE PARAMETERS FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS
HEALTH 4.0 OFFERS INTEGRATING THESE PARAMETERS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

7. LET'S UNDERSTAND THIS THROUGH THE CONCEPT
OF EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
HEALTH 4.0 & EMPLOYEE WELLNESS

8. Mind & Body 100% Sync
OR
Mind & Body 0% Sync
Mind & Body 60% Sync
OR
Social Network
& Culture
Work & Housing
Environment
Work & Personal
Stresses
Weather
WHAT IS EMPLOYEE WELLNESS?
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9. HEALTH 4.0 INTEGRATES WELLNESS TECHNOL0GIES 1.0—3.0
El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb & Badawi, Hawazin & Martinez, Roberto & Laamarti, Fedwa & Diaz, Rogelio & Bagaria, Namrata & Arteaga-Falconi, Juan. (2019). IEEE COMSOC MMTC
Communications -Frontiers Dtwins: A Digital Twins Ecosystem For Health And Well-Being. 14. 39-46.

10. RECAP
 What is health?
 What are parameters for health?
 Scenario for Employee Wellness
 Health 4.0 as integrator of existing technologies and beyond
 Digital Twins as the driver of Health 4.0

11. WELLNESS FROM A
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE.
DR. SHABNAM DAS KAR

12. FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH

13. PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS :
NUMBERS TO KNOW
 Waist Circumference. Belly Fat
 Blood Pressure
 Fasting Blood Glucose Levels

14. OPTIMAL WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
 Men : Less than 34 inches (<80-90 centimeters)
 Women : Less than 31.5 inches (<80
centimeters)
 OR Waist Circumference=Half Your Height

15. NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE
120/80 mm of Hg
American Heart Association, 2018

16. Whelton, Paul K., et al. "2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and
management of high blood pressure in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice
Guidelines." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71.19 (2018): e127-e248.

17. OPTIMAL FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
Fasting Blood Glucose Level
Less Than 88 mg/dl (4.9 mmol/L)
American Diabetes Association. "Blood glucose and risk of cardiovascular disease in
the Asia Pacific region." Diabetes care 27.12 (2004): 2836-2842.

18. PROBLEMS START MANY YEARS BEFORE!
Diabetes
0 5-10 -5 10 15
YEARS
Fasting Blood Glucose
High BP
Heart Disease
Obesity
Cholesterol
Abnormalities
Dementia
Mood Issues

19. PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS :
NUMBERS TO KNOW
 Waist Circumference:
Men : Less than 34 inches (<80-90 centimeters)
Women : Less than 31.5 inches (<80 centimeters)
 Blood Pressure : 120/80 mm of Hg
 Fasting Blood Glucose Levels : Less than 88
mg/dl (<4.9 mmol/L)

20. HOW WILL YOU REACH THESE
OPTIMAL LEVELS?

21. SLEEP
EAT
MOVE
MIND-BODY
S
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M
M

22. SUGAR IN DIFFERENT FORMS
Dr. David Unwin

23. THANK YOU
DR. NAMRATA BAGARIA DR. SHABNAM DAS KAR
www.drkarmd.com
www.mdsprogram.com
https://namratabagaria.com
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