How self-care promises a healthy life

Most people have to deal with stress almost on a daily basis. Psychological stress is a leading cause for almost all illnesses faced by man today. While many would resort to having western medicine to find cures for stress, Dr. D.B Nugegoda advises people to also focus on self-care such as getting closer to nature. Having graduated in the field of Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine Peradeniya, Dr. Nugegoda joined the University of Peradeniya, as a lecturer in Community Medicine. He obtained his post-graduate qualifications in the field of Community Medicine from the University of London and the Royal College of Physicians, UK. After 34 years of teaching at Peradeniya, he retired as the Professor of Community Medicine. After retirement he served the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and the South Asian Institute of Technology & Medicine as the professor of Community Medicine. “During my days it was the craze to become a doctor,” Dr. Nugegoda said in an interview with the Daily Mirror. “So I took up to medicine and ended up specialising in the field of community medicine. Community medicine, also known as public health, is a discipline where the emphasis is on preventing illnesses. Medical students are taught on preventive aspects of illnesses and how to lead a healthy life. For example if you take heart disease, we have to study risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, psychological stress, obesity, lack of physical activity, unhealthy diet, lack of sleep etc. which are factors positively associated with this illness.” Towards a Stress-Free Healthy Life In his book titled ‘Towards a Stress-Free Healthy Lifestyle’, Dr. Nugegoda explores connections between the mind and the body. The book includes chapters that shed light on how areas such as living with nature, diet, laughter, sleep, obesity, earthing, social […]

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