Comprehensive Health Guides
Health Guides are Heal & Happy’s most detailed content — long-form, structured articles that cover a health topic from understanding to management. Each guide is written or reviewed by a medical professional and is designed to be genuinely useful, not just reassuring.
Guides by Category
Diagnostics & Lab Tests
- Understanding your complete blood count (CBC)
- How to read a lipid panel and what each number means
- Blood pressure numbers explained: systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure
- What HbA1c tells you about blood sugar over time
- Thyroid function tests: TSH, T3, T4, and when antibodies matter
Chronic Condition Management
- Living well with Type 2 diabetes: diet, monitoring, and medication basics
- Hypertension management without over-relying on medication
- Managing hypothyroidism: what to expect from levothyroxine
- Osteoarthritis of the knee: a complete guide to conservative care
- PCOS management: hormonal balance through lifestyle and treatment
Preventive Health
- The adult health screening schedule: what to check and when
- Cardiovascular risk assessment: understanding your 10-year risk score
- Cancer screening guidelines for Indian adults
- Vaccination schedule for adults: what you may have missed
- Building bone density in your 30s and 40s before it becomes urgent
Medication & Treatment
- Statins explained: who needs them, how they work, and what side effects to watch
- Antihypertensive medications: understanding the main drug classes
- Iron supplementation: forms, dosing, and why timing matters
- Vitamin D: supplementing correctly and avoiding toxicity
- When to use antibiotics and when to wait
How Guides Are Created
Each Health Guide begins with a detailed brief reviewed by a clinician in the relevant specialty. The writing follows clinical guidelines from organisations including the Indian Council of Medical Research, the World Health Organization, and relevant specialty societies. A medical reviewer approves the final text before publication, and guides are updated when guidelines change.
Guides are designed for people who want more than a surface-level answer — readers who have a diagnosis, are supporting a family member, or simply want to understand their health decisions properly. They are not designed to replace specialist consultations, but to help you arrive better prepared for them.