About the book: How To Be Heart Healthy and Avoid Diabetes and Cancer

C M Ramakrishna was born and educated in Bengaluru. He received B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Mathematics from Bengalur Central College. He later studied Electrical Communications Engi-neering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He worked at the Atomic Energy Establishment Trombay, Bombay (the present Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai) for a few years, and then went to America for higher studies. After receiving his Ph D., in Electrical Engineering. from The Ohio State University. he worked for Computer Sciences Corporation, Litton (Amecom) and General Electric Co. for several years. From his personal experience, the author says that our health depends not only on what we eat but also on what we avoid eating. In fact, with a regimen of nutritiousfoods and regular exercise, and with a positive attitude, we can even beat the odds of falling victims to our genetic predisposition, if any, to illnesses like diabetes, car-diovascular diseases and even cancer. Contracting a disease just because of genetic predisposition is not inevitable. Genetics is only one of many factors affecting our health. In fact, environment is a huge factor; and,it has many components. They affect our thinking and behaviour, and hence our lifestyle itself. Thus, the environment has a great impact on our health. both physical and mental Also, ignorance and indifference are the two main reasons why we succumb to many diseases. If we follow a lifestyle of healthy food habit, regular physical exercise and pleasant disposition, we can prolong our youthful vigor and vitality, almost intact, well into our eighties and beyond.