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AAPI Holds Lifestyle ‘Aashram’ actor Prashantt

Medicine & Wellness CME Guptha lands his first

endorsement with Solm8

Solm8 is a California based shoe brand launched by
a designer couple, Jasmine & Bhupinder

OUR BUREAU director of interventional cardiology OUR BUREAU footwear) back in 2016, and following
at the James A Haley VA Medical a corporate conflict thereafter, they
Chicago, IL New York, NY
Center in Tampa, FL, challenged restarted in 2020 from scratch and
ifestyle medicine is the simplest a record over 200 Physicians who have found my Solm8,’ smirks the launched SOLM8 which is primarily a
yet most powerful approach had joined the webinar on weekend Aashram and Tashkent Files ac- Cricket shoe considering the growing
Lto true health and healing,” morning. Dr. Kaushik Reddy em- I tor from his home in New York. popularity of the sport across the US.
said Dr. Ravi Kolli, President of the phasized the importance of a fun- After having kept Mumbai as his Though designed for cricket,
American Association of Physicians damental diet, physical activity, and primary base for 15 years, the actor these are turf shoes that athletes have
of Indian Origin (AAPI) while setting other lifestyle approaches in the pri- recently moved to the US in light of alternately used for trekking, biking
the context for the Lifestyle Medicine mordial and primary prevention of better education prospects for his or just being outdoors where they felt
& Wellness Webinar organized on many NCDs that can easily be pre- children, career opportunities for his they needed a shoe with some grip.
November 19th, 2022. “We under- vented through simple day-to-day wife and having signed with a Holly- Says Jasmine about the association
stand that well-being is more than choices. wood manager post the success of his with Prashantt, ‘he is connected with
the absence of disease. It’s our hope Dr. Koushik Reddy argued that movie A NEW CHRISTMAS. Cricket through his son who plays for
that by attending this very important our healthcare system is really a dis- With a new Hindi feature film the Queens United Cricket Acade-
webinar today, we all will experience ease management system, but we still and national television commercial my (QUCA). It was from there that
the transformative power of using ev- have some agency. He shared with soon releasing in India, and new film Coach George Samuel introduced us
eryday choices and habits to achieve AAPI members several pillars he be- prospects in the US, the actor is gear- to the Bollywood actor. Whilst not a
peak performance and well-being.” lieves will help each of us have a hap- ing up to make major international Cricketer himself, we felt Prashantt
Dr. Sreeni Gangasani, AAPI’s py, long healthy life. In his address, strides. Recent years have placed was a good match for SOLM8 as he
CME Chair, while welcoming the he said, he is deeply committed to popular and hit projects in his rep- also started from an unconventional
nearly 200 AAPI members who at- the idea of health promotion and dis- ertoire, from Neerja, The Tashkent background like we did. He broke
tended the webinar, introduced Dr. ease prevention, using lifestyle and Files, Special Ops to the recent Aash- through the prevalent film families
Koushik Reddy, who is passionate nutrition-related tools. It is with this ram 3 in which he played the wicked and connections as an outsider purely
and deeply committed to the idea passion and commitment, he boldly and grey-shaded cop DIG Sinha. The based on his passion, dedication and
of health promotion and disease challenges his patients with – “I have shoe endorsement is the first of such hardwork. Similarly, SOLM8, is cre-
prevention, using lifestyle and nu- a carrot and a stent, you pick!” deals in his career. ated by us as disruptors, who are not
trition-related tools, and, Dr. Param Dr. Reddy, after practicing in- Solm8 is a California based shoe the typical business people but want to
Dedhia, a dedicated internal and in- terventional cardiology for ten years, brand launched by a designer couple, create a lasting relationship between
tegrative medicine practitioner, who changed his focus towards cardiovas- Jasmine & Bhupinder. Whilst Bhu- our shoes and the players community.’
is a board-certified Integrative Med- cular health promotion and disease pinder went on to showcase his pas- As Solm8 is still expanding, it isn’t
icine Physician, Internal Medicine prevention, using lifestyle and nutri- sion for footwear by diving in-depth uncommon to find young cricketers
Doctor, Obesity Medicine Expert, tion-based strategies. He is a mem- into footwear design, tech and pro- and sports shops across the US & West
and Sleep Medicine Specialist, who ber of the American College of Car- duction for the last 25 years now, Jas- Indies carry this brand with its many
led the discussions today on Lifestyle diology’s working group on nutrition mine on the other hand took up the fancy styles. The shoes can be bought
Medicine and Wellness. and lifestyle and is board certified in brand development and communica- from solm8.online. Future plans
“I Have a Carrot and a Stent, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiolo- tions. They successfully created their are to expand the range to include
You Pick!,” Dr. Koushik R. Reddy, gy, and Lifestyle Medicine. first brand Jazba (sports performance cricket accessories and other sports.

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