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Dr. Sunny Sharma, 1555 Barrington Road/Doctor's Building 1/Suite 310, Hoffman Estates, IL (2026)

02/14/2026

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
And your health deserves better than internet advice from someone selling supplements to you.

This Valentine’s Day, consider this a love letter to your future self.

💔 Flashy health promises
💔 “One weird trick” wellness
💔 Influencers with zero accountability

They’re loud. They’re seductive.
And they rarely work long-term.

❤️ What does work?
• Prevention over reaction
• Evidence over anecdotes
• Consistency over extremes
• Real food, real movement, real sleep
• Fewer hacks, more habits

Health isn’t built in 30 days.
It’s built quietly, boringly, and consistently—until one day you realize your labs, energy, and confidence all improved without drama.

That’s not sexy.
But it is effective.

If you’re tired of chasing trends and want a doctor who actually partners with you, filters the noise, and focuses on long-term outcomes—not clicks—I’d love to work with you.

This Valentine’s Day:
💌 Fall in love with evidence-based care
💌 Break up with wellness grifters
💌 Commit to consistency

Your heart (and arteries) will thank you.

02/13/2026

Today we mourn the loss of James Van Der Beek — a husband, father of six, and beloved actor who faced colorectal cancer with courage and grace. His life and legacy touched millions.

Colorectal cancer is preventable and highly treatable — especially when detected early — yet rates of early-onset disease (under age 50) continue to rise.

From a Lifestyle Medicine perspective, here’s what we want you to know:

✨ Prevention starts long before screening
• Whole-food, plant-predominant nutrition
• Adequate fiber intake
• Regular movement
• Healthy weight management
• Minimizing alcohol & to***co
• Quality sleep and stress management

These are not fleeting trends — they are protective, evidence-aligned habits that reduce cancer risk and improve metabolic health.

📅 Screening matters
• Average-risk adults: begin at age 45
• Higher risk (family history, genetic conditions): start earlier
• Persistent symptoms at ANY age — don’t wait — should trigger diagnostic evaluation

🚨 Symptoms that should prompt evaluation:
• Blood in the stool
• Changes in bowel habits
• Unexplained iron-deficiency anemia
• Persistent abdominal discomfort
• Unintended weight loss

James’s journey reminds us that cancer doesn’t always announce itself early — and sometimes it strikes even when you feel healthy.

Honor his memory by taking your health seriously — by listening to your body, knowing your history, and partnering with your clinician on prevention and screening.

02/12/2026

It finally warmed up… which means the 40-pound fashion accessory is back. 🦺☀️

Caption:
First weighted vest walk of the year — and yes, Anjni joined me in hers too. Marriage is about shared values… and shared external load. 😎

Let me be clear:

I do not consider this “structured exercise.”
No stopwatch.
No intervals.
No suffering.

This is my version of reinvigorating NEAT.

👉 NEAT = Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis
All the movement you do that isn’t a workout.

Walking. Talking. Sunlight. Fresh air. Being human.

The goal here isn’t to crush myself.
The goal is:

• Stay mostly in Zone 2 cardio
• Keep my metabolism humming
• Support mitochondrial health
• Improve fat oxidation
• Build bone density
• Lower long-term cardiometabolic risk

All while touching grass.

And here’s where it gets fun…

A simple walk becomes a little more “efficient” when you casually strap another 40 pounds to your torso.

More mechanical load →
More calorie burn →
More muscle recruitment →
More bone stimulus →
Without spiking cortisol or wrecking recovery.

It’s longevity training disguised as a stroll.

Sunlight + marriage + metabolic health = elite combo.

The best part?
It doesn’t feel like a workout.
It feels like getting my energy back.

Structured training has its place.
But this? This is sustainable.

Spring is here.
Go walk. Add weight if you’re feeling spicy.

02/11/2026

If coffee had a résumé, “brain support” would now be on it. 🧠📈

A massive long-term study followed 131,821 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study for up to 43 years — yes, 43! — to see how caffeinated coffee and tea relate to dementia and cognitive health. 🍵📊

Here’s what they found:
✔️ People with the highest caffeinated coffee intake had an ~18% lower risk of developing dementia compared with those who consumed little or none.
✔️ Those same folks also reported less subjective cognitive decline and scored slightly better on brain tests over time.
✔️ Similar associations were observed with caffeinated tea.
✔️ Decaf? Nada. No protective effect detected — suggesting caffeine is the likely driver.

👉 Most benefits showed up around 2–3 cups of coffee (or 1–2 cups of tea) per day. Drinking tons more didn’t double the brain power (but didn’t clearly hurt in this study either).

Now let’s keep it real:
⚠️ Too much caffeine can still be problematic — think anxiety, sleep disruption, jittery heart racing, blood pressure spikes, and GI irritation if you’re sensitive. Most pros recommend staying below ~400 mg/day (~4 cups regular coffee). Too much can wreck sleep, and poor sleep = poor brain health, ironically. 😅

So go ahead — enjoy that moderate cup (or two). But remember: coffee is coffee, not a “get-out-of-aging-free” card. The best brain protection still comes from whole foods, regular movement, quality sleep, stress management, and meaningful connection. 🧠💪

02/10/2026

🥊🍎 That Super Bowl “Eat Real Food” ad wasn’t bold. It was lazy.

Yes — ultra-processed foods are a problem.
Yes — nutrition matters.
No — shaming people on national TV is not public health.

Calling Americans “fudgy,” yelling “eat real food,” and then walking away isn’t education. It’s diet culture with a megaphone.

Here’s what actually made me mad as a physician:
• No mention of food access
• No mention of affordability
• No mention of time, stress, or survival mode
• No solutions — just blame

You don’t improve metabolic health, obesity, or chronic disease by humiliating people.
You improve it by making the healthy choice the easier choice.

I’ve watched patients try everything — not because they’re lazy, but because the system is stacked against them. If shame worked, we wouldn’t still be here.

I believe in:
✔ whole-food, plant-forward nutrition
✔ education over fear
✔ compassion over guilt
✔ science over soundbites

We can do better than celebrity finger-wagging.
And honestly? We have to.

👇 Swipe through. Let’s talk.

02/09/2026

National Football Hangover Day 🏈💤
Yesterday was Super Bowl LX — epic plays, unforgettable commercials, and a halftime show that challenged the world to choose love over hate. 🌍❤️

Whether you were cheering on your team, talking trash with friends, or debating the halftime message about unity, love, and cultural pride — you lived it.

Today? Most of us are paying for it:
• Heavy food + late night
• Bloated stomachs
• Scales that look shocking (even if it’s mostly water weight)
• Sleep debt from watching every play

This is National Football Hangover Day — not just a literal hangover, but a cultural hangover. 🧠😅

And here’s the truth bomb with love and science:

➡️ One weekend doesn’t erase your gains
➡️ A few pounds today is likely sodium + water retention
➡️ Your routine — not perfection — built your health

So here’s your bounce-back blueprint:

💧 Hydrate like your metabolism depends on it
🥗 Return to your pillars of Lifestyle Medicine:
• Nutrition
• Movement
• Sleep
• Stress management
• Social connection
• Avoidance of harmful habits
🚶 Move gently — walk, stretch, breathe
🧠 Drop the guilt (you earned the memories — and now recover from them)

And if the toughest part of your football hangover is wondering why the Bears weren’t hoisting the Lombardi?
Don’t worry… we’re still bitter and fabulous. 🐻😏

02/08/2026

Super Bowl Sunday 🏈🔥
Elite athletes. Questionable commercials.
And once again… the Chicago Bears are watching from the couch with the rest of us. 🐻🥲

Before the food guilt spiral kicks in, let’s clear something up:

➡️ One meal won’t ruin your health
➡️ One day won’t undo your progress
➡️ One plate of nachos is not a moral failure

Yes—mix in some healthier snacks.
Add the hummus. The veggies. The plant-forward options.
But if you also crush wings, pizza, chips, or whatever brings you joy today?
Congratulations, you’re human.

The real flex isn’t “perfect eating.”
The real flex is getting back to your routine tomorrow.

Consistency > intensity
Progress > perfection
Habits > heroics

My game plan:
✔️ Move earlier in the day
✔️ Eat like an adult most of the time
✔️ Enjoy the game without stress
✔️ Resume regular programming on Monday

Your health isn’t lost on Super Bowl Sunday.
But the Bears’ playoff hopes?
Yeah… those might need another rebuild. 😏🐻

02/07/2026

AI tried to turn me into a caricature…
and honestly? It did a pretty decent job 👀🩺🌱

White coat ✅
Lifestyle Medicine vibes ✅
Plants over pills energy ✅
Wearables, data, prevention ✅

BUT… I do have one complaint 😂
Apparently my resting heart rate is 62 in this illustration.

For the record:
My real-life resting pulse usually lives in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Shoutout to Zone 2 cardio, VO₂ max work, consistency, and boring fundamentals actually working 💪❤️

This image kind of sums up how I practice medicine:
🥗 Food as medicine
🏃🏽 Movement as medicine
😴 Sleep, stress, and recovery matter
📊 Data is a tool — not the goal
💊 Meds when needed, not by default

Prevention isn’t flashy.
Lifestyle change isn’t sexy.
But it works.

If your doctor isn’t talking to you about nutrition, fitness, sleep, and metabolic health… we should probably talk.

02/06/2026

❤️ National Wear Red Day ❤️
Yes, I’m wearing red.
No, this is not a Valentine’s post.

This is a heart disease reality check.

🫀 Heart disease is still the #1 killer in the U.S.
🫀 It’s the #1 cause of death in women
🫀 And most people don’t feel it coming… until it does.

Here’s the wild part:
👉 Up to 80% of heart disease is preventable
Which means most heart attacks don’t start suddenly—they start quietly, years earlier.

🚨 High blood pressure.
🚨 Cholesterol no one explained to you.
🚨 Blood sugar slowly creeping up.
🚨 Stress, sleep deprivation, “I’ll deal with it later.”

👨‍⚕️ This is why I practice preventive, relationship-based care.
Not rushed visits.
Not “we’ll recheck it next year.”
Not waiting for your first scare.

✅ Heart-smart moves that actually matter:
• Know your numbers (BP, cholesterol, A1c)
• Walk more than your Amazon packages do
• Eat foods your great-grandparents would recognize
• Sleep like it’s part of your treatment plan
• Stop ignoring symptoms (fatigue ≠ just being busy)

❤️ Wear red today.
But more importantly—don’t ignore your heart the other 364 days.

👉 CTA:
If you want proactive heart screening, real conversations, and a plan before something breaks—my practice was built for exactly that.
Link in bio.

02/05/2026

“Biohacking” won’t save you.
Your daily habits will.

Longevity has somehow been rebranded into a luxury product.

Now it sounds like something you unlock with:
💉 IV drips
💊 supplement stacks
🧬 expensive testing
⌚ gadgets that tell you you slept badly

But here’s the uncomfortable truth:

The biggest drivers of longer life and better health have been known for decades — and most of them don’t come in a bottle.

We’re talking about:
• Improving blood pressure
• Lowering cardiometabolic risk
• Preserving muscle
• Sleeping enough
• Moving daily
• Eating real food
• Managing stress
• Staying connected

Not sexy. Not extreme. Not viral.

Meanwhile, a booming wellness industry profits by convincing people that:
🚩 Doctors are hiding secrets
🚩 Science can’t be trusted
🚩 Complex disease has simple fixes
🚩 You’re one “protocol” away from reversing aging

That’s not empowerment.
That’s marketing.

And yes — training matters. Just because someone has “doctor” in their bio doesn’t mean they’re trained in nutrition, chronic disease, or longevity science. Expertise has lanes for a reason.

I may not promise miracle hacks or secret formulas.

But I will always give you:
✔️ Evidence over anecdotes
✔️ Physiology over trends
✔️ Long-term outcomes over quick fixes

Because real longevity isn’t hacked.

It’s built — one “boring” habit at a time.

Save this so the next time someone tries to sell you a miracle anti-aging detox powder, you remember: boring works.

02/04/2026

Grateful to the and the Diversity Alliance for hosting such a powerful Health & Wellness panel! 🙌

It was incredible speaking to a room full of engaged, thoughtful people who truly care about improving their health — not just someday, but starting now.

We had real conversations about real barriers:
⏳ “I don’t have time”
🥗 “Healthy food is too hard”
😵‍💫 “I’m overwhelmed”

And most importantly, we talked about actionable, realistic steps people can actually take — because health shouldn’t feel like a full-time job.

One of my favorite parts of the discussion was shifting the focus beyond weight loss. The scale is just one tiny piece of the story.

We dove into:
🫀 Metabolic health (blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure)
🧠 Mental health (stress, burnout, sleep)
🌱 Lifestyle habits that support the whole person

Because true healthcare isn’t about chasing smaller pants sizes… it’s about helping people build longer, stronger, more energized lives.

Also, shoutout to everyone who came up afterward to share their stories and ask questions — that’s the best part of these events. And yes, I will always happily talk about vegetables longer than anyone expects. It’s a personality trait at this point. 🥦😂

Thanks again to the SBA for creating space for conversations that actually move the needle on community health.

02/03/2026

✨ Honored. Grateful. A little (okay… very) proud. ✨

This recognition means a lot because it highlights how I practice: evidence over ego, patients over products, science over soundbites.

We’re living in an era where “longevity” is starting to look more like a luxury brand — pricey protocols, supplement stacks, exclusive memberships, and bold promises wrapped in scientific language.

That’s not my lane.

My work is built on what actually moves the needle for long-term health:
✔️ Nutrition backed by real data
✔️ Movement that’s sustainable
✔️ Sleep, stress management, connection, and prevention
✔️ Honest conversations about what we know — and what we don’t

No miracle stacks.
No fear-based marketing.
No monetizing insecurity in the name of “optimization.”
Because when medicine becomes a brand, patients become customers — and that’s a line I won’t cross.

Just real medicine, real relationships, and recommendations I’d give my own family. (Dad jokes still included at no extra charge 😄)

Grateful for the patients who trust me to guide their health with clarity, integrity, and science. You’re the reason I get to do work that actually matters.

Proud to serve this community — and proud to practice medicine that puts people before profit.

Dr. Sunny Sharma

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