CONTENTS: 1. Editor's Note, 2. Introduction, 3. Circadian Rhythms: How your body's internal clock negulates your health-Rohini Karandikar & Sandhya P Koushika, 4. Why are poor sleep and sleep deprivation under-recognised public health issues?-N Ramakrishnan, 5. Prevention: tackling diabetes before it happens-V Mohan, 6. Thecheapest way to prevent NCDs:reducing salt consumption-Rajan Ravichandran, 7. India's burden of malnutrition and obesity: where diet makes or breaks-CMaya, 8. Hypertension and cardiovascular disease: silent killers in our midst-Priya Chockalingam, 9 & 10. Stress and Strokes: the twain do meet-Athira Elssa Johnson, 11. Why is India not exercising enough and why this needsw to change-Raj Ganpath, 12. Cancer is on the rise in India: could air pollution be a factor?-Zabeda Hamid, 13 & 14. Screen time over playtime-the impact of gadgets on children's mental health-Maria Antony, 15. Dementia: the urgent need for India to invest in elder care-Afshan Yasmeen, 16. Integrating modern medicine with ancient wisdom-Ennapadam S Krishnamoorthy & Rema Raqghu.