In Today's Hindu I read a very important article :
Results of Sreeramachandra uty project by S.Thanikachalam
8080 persons from Chennai ,Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram studied.Age distribution 25-65 yrs
Males 56 % Females 44%.Maximum income per month :Rs 15,000/month
Between April 2008 and June 2011.
Urban Semiurban Rural
Smoking 25.8% 23.8% 38.3%
BMI (>25) 47.92 53.63 28.34
Body fat %(>25) 81.1 85.44 64.91
Anxiety 20.2 17.5 11.2
Depression 15.3 14.8 11.8
Stress 21.2 20.6 13.7
Qbnormal ECG 31.7 18.8 22.8
Diabetes 19.32 17.82 12.05
High BP (over 140/90 mmHg) 18.64 18.1 15.24
Lipid abnormalities 72.21 61.26 61.17

1/3rd of population has conditions conducive to development of vascular illness-stroke,heart attack,peripheral vascular disease,among others.
Normal reference value for vascular aging among Indians was much higher than Caucasianpopulation.Aging was advanced by at least 10 years ,in comparison with Caucasians(Carmel Mary McEniery ,Uty of Cambridge).Vascular age of 30 yr old Indian is comparable to that of a 40 yr old Caucasian in UK .
S.Ramaswamy,Director of Vasomeditech: This increases the risk of vascular incident at an earlier age than other Ethnic groups .The incidence in semiurban and rural areas also is steadily raising.(Higher fasting glucose ,a prediabetic state )was higher in rural(12.02)and semiurban(9.6) than urban.Glucose tolerance levels also were higher in these groups.This is a disturbing finding because they too are slowly developing the same conditions that exist in Urban life style population.The deficiency of Homocysteine,Folic acid,high oxidative stress,indicate the disease is just round the corner according to Dr Thanikachalam.The team is trying for collaboration to explore possibilities of prevention.They have experiments with Sidha medicine in 73 patients for Diabetes for 6 months and reported that the medicines were effective and safe.(Ref The Hindu .Vascular aging value High in India .Sep 6.2011.page 9)

I think this is a good turn of events.Because the integration of Sidha with Allopathy is a new step taken.
About prevention of stress,stressrelated diseases and the role of Music therapy and Ayurveda in it I had already experiments and proved its efficacy and as a way of life this is a safe and efficient procedure for both prevention and cure of many disorders of the 21st century .
I had done an epidemiological study of Cancer of Digestive tract-Colon ,rectum and stomach- in Calicut Medical college ,and found that the Northern Kerala population has a tendency of developing cancer stomach at an earlier age and the food style is responsible for this .
The Caucasian by nature is a nonvegetarian.But a tropical animal like an Indian is not so.The changing life style from vegetarianism to nonvegetarianism is one factor for development of digestive system cancer as well as high lipid and cholesterol levels and atherosclerosis and the related vascular diseases.
The reason for vegetarianism in India is not religious ,but geographical. If we look at the tropical Indian bear ,it is brown or black and is mainly fruitivorous,eats fruits,nuts ,honey,and if at all a tiny animal once in a way.But a Polar bear ,its cousin ,is very white and is a carnivorous animal and feeds on big seals and this is because of the lack of vegetation in the poles .The tropical monsoons,the abundant green vegetation,forest foods and grains made the early ancestor of tropical man a herbivorous animal and eating meat (especially red meat) was almost unnecessary and not resorted to. This life style changed when we came across other cultures from the more northern latitudes . The Indian ancestral genes which were not acclematised to such life style is showing its lack of adjustment by being prone to diseases at an early age.
The reduction of stress by Music,indigenous way of living ,and food habits and herbal products will help India in overcoming many health problems which are causing high cost for its exchecquer.