About Ashok
It was like a bombshell when Drs asked me not to sit on the ground and not to walk on the road lest somebody hit me and I take a fall and break my bones. I was 45 then. This was no life I thought. I was better off dropping dead rather than living a life of a living zombie.
Since my teenage, I have been in the habit of doing meditation sitting in lotus posture for two to three hours in the morning. I was very fond of mountains and loved trekking regularly. I felt as if my life was being taken away, it was trying to snatch away what I loved most, my padmasana posture, my meditations, my passion for trekking.
That was a wake call. I simply refused to submit to this cruelty. This can’t be my fate. After just six months, I shifted to the mountains, lived there for 10 years, trekked almost 6 to 8 hours daily, and meditated in my favorite posture for 30 minutes twice daily. Today, at 63, I feel a lot more energetic physically and a lot more resilient mentally than I was in my 30s.
“The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated.” ― Plato
Ashok is a health and mind coach, who specialises in treating gut health issues, metabolic disorders like diabetes and hyperlipidaemia, Hormonal issues like PCOS, Estrogen dominance infertility, obesity, skin problems, and autoimmune conditions using the principles and tenets of Functional Nutrition where both mental and physical health are considered equally important.
Ashok strongly believes that the mind and body are not separate entities but two sides of the same coin hence body cannot be healed without healing the mind. Though nutritional interventions, diet, and lifestyle changes are deeply appreciated, without healing human psychology, you can't treat a whole person. He understands stress management is equally important in treating health issues.
Ashok is also a mind coach, and a clinical hypnotherapist, specialising in treating early childhood traumas, sexual abuse, and resultant behavioral problems. Ashok is equally adept at Guided imagery and Meditation, Mindfulness techniques, Holographic energy repatterning, and Breathing exercises that help activate the vagus nerve and bring people out of fight or flight mode.
He worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 30 + years and even owned two start-ups in the space of ayurvedic and allopathic medicines. Despite being in the thick of medicine and the pharma world, he suffered all his youth from hyperacidity and indigestion. Later, this led to the development of rheumatic arthritis and osteoporosis. He started having severe crippling backache. So much so, Drs advised him to confine himself to his bed.
This was the time he started exploring alternative systems of healing that prompted him to dramatically change his diet and lifestyle, and adapt ways to detoxify metabolic pathways. He started learning qi-gong and self-body weight exercises. Within six months, he improved so much that he closed his start-ups and shifted to the mountains in Dharamshala. For 10 years he stayed there, he served Vipassana centers as an honorary server, stayed in many Buddhist monasteries, and attended workshops with his holiness the Dalai Lama. Feeling inspired and motivated, he took a vow and went into seclusion for three years.
During the COVID period, he found exactly what he had been searching for in Alternate Medicine and Functional Nutrition. A highly personalized approach in treating chronic and modern-era diseases, largely based on scientifically researched nutritional supplementation, natural wholesome foods, and making positive lifestyle changes. In last two decades, with human genome and microbiome mapping, a seismic shift has taken place in the understanding of human biology at molecular, cellular, and genetic levels. These discoveries are so cutting-edge that your doctor, therapist, or dietician may not be even aware of them.
Today, Ashok consults people around the world online (through video calls), and specialises in working on the underlying factors of chronic diseases putting them into remission in just 3 to 6 months through targeted nutrition supplementations, dietary and lifestyle changes, and by providing mental & emotional support./p>
Ashok believes once your digestion and metabolism start improving, your cells & their mitochondria – the energy factories start getting enough nutritional support, healing starts happening. After all, your organs are made up of cells. The moment your cell's needs are taken care of, they stop sending SOS messages to the brain. Inflammation in tissues and organs starts receding, the immune system calms down, Symptoms go away and the disease goes into remission. The body once again comes back to its natural state of ‘resilience and vitality’.
Ashok has successfully worked on cases of Leaky gut, Bloating and Acid reflux, Chronic Constipation, IBS/ IBD, Migraines, Insomnia, Diabetes, Hormonal imbalances, PCOS, Gut infections like Candida, SIBO, Parasitic overgrowth, H. Pylori, Ulcerative Colitis, Skin diseases, Asthma & bronchitis.
Autoimmune conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Hashimoto’s, and Thyroiditis.
Brain & emotional health cases like Anxiety, Depression, Brain fog, Mood swings, Anger& behavioral disorders, Negative ruminating thoughts, Panic attacks, Childhood traumas, and addictions.
Medical conditions we support:
- Digestive issues like hyperacidity, GERD, bloating, nausea, burping, and feeling of fullness or heaviness after meals. indigestion, poor absorption of nutrients, anaemia, malnourishment, Esophagitis, and ulcers. Chronic Headaches and Migraines.
- Skin conditions like acne vulgaris, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, hives, rashes and itching, excessive dandruff, and itchy flaky scalp,
- Unexplainable conditions where you are told it is all in your head like foggy thinking, lack of focusing, short-term memory loss, anxiety, depression, low energy, fatigue, numbness in hands and feet, unexplained weight gain or weight loss, poor sleep, thinning or falling hair, vague body and joint pains.
- Leaky gut aka compromised intestinal permeability, food allergies, and sensitivities, Crohn’s, Colitis, Inflammation in the colon chronic IBS (constipation and diarrhoea), piles, haemorrhoids.
- Metabolic dysfunctions like Diabetes, Insulin resistance, Hyperlipidaemia, Hypertension, fatty liver, and bile congestion, etc.
- Autoimmune conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Vitiligo, Alopecia, Sjogren’s, Celiac, Fibromyalgia etc.
- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Hypo and Hyperthyroidism.
- E.N.T. and respiratory disorders like Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinus, excessive mucus formation, drippy nose, choking, or feeling of a lump in the throat.
- Hormonal issues like PCOD, painful periods, heavy bleeding during periods, no periods, missing periods, irregular period cycles, fibroids, cysts, perimenopause, and menopause issues. Male and female infertility, low libido, etc.
- Stress, anxiety and depression, low moods, negative thoughts, low esteem, anger and irritability, brain fog, Panic attacks, relationship issues, adverse childhood experiences, emotional traumas, Autism, ADHD, etc.
Thanks for visiting, hoping to meet you soon on your health journey.