Janani Dhinakaran (Ph.D. in Neuropsychology) founded Rise in 2016.

Dr. Dhinakaran works in preventive health by teaching Brain Fitness, ​StressLess, and Qigong. She is trained in YMCA’s CDC approved Diabetes ​Prevention Program. She is also a Program Director, Health Coach Lead and ​Facilitator at Whole Brain Health Initiative.

She has seen first hand how powerful lifestyle changes can be at improving ​health. She is deeply passionate about helping those who have chronic ​illnesses see results as they work on their lifestyles with her. She also enjoys ​conducting workshops, giving classes and talks on health as she believes ​that spreading health education empowers people to behave more ​proactively to prevent the suffering of illness.

Toolkit

• Nutrition and dietary guidance
  
• Guidance on Sleep, Physical activity, Cognitive challenge, Social Connection
• Mind Body Practices: Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, Breathing exercises
  
• Mental techniques: Self hypnosis, Visualisations
  
• Expression arts therapy: Writing, Art, Drama, Music
  

The Sarcoid Uveitis Story

I help people with Sarcoid Uveitis reduce their inflammation naturally so they can see better, lose weight, reduce their dependence on ​dangerous medication and lead a better quality of life.

I was diagnosed with Sarcoid Uveitis around a year after my symptoms started and tried managing the condition with steroid ​medications. But the side effects of the medication gave me cataracts, unbelievable weight gain, terrible temper and depression, and ​increased my eye pressure.

I started to lose vision and the doctors told me I need to get on an immunosuppressive drug which might give me cancer or deadly ​infections in order to save my eyes. The head of the Sarcoidosis Foundation told me they have no answers as to why it happens and they ​only have research to explore which drugs work best. She told me to do whatever works for me from other modalities because they don’t ​have answers. That was when I realised I had to be my own doctor.

Being a health coach, I was able to research various reliable sources and experiment on myself. I found a combination of diet changes, ​fasting, meditative movement and social connection start to heal my eyes, my whole body, and make me stronger than I’ve felt before.

I was able to get my inflammation under control enough to qualify for the cataract surgeries. I had dreamt for so long to be able to see ​the faces of those I love and read books again and see the stars clearly. Now I do all those things. I am enjoying great vision. After the ​surgeries I started to taper off my medications and have lost all gained weight, feel more grounded and in control of my health and life.

If you are someone whose life has been put on hold by this condition or others like it, and want to heal yourself naturally, creating habits ​that support your long term health and vibrancy, I have the program and the personal mission to help. I’d love to hear from you.

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