Subba Rao Chalasani (84 years) has a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and a master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. He has over 5 decades of experience in plants, animals, and humans & their biochemistry. Subba Rao took to nutritional research in the late 90s to lose 20 kgs excess weight that plagued him since his youth and to reverse metabolic related disorders such as heart ailments, cholesterol, triglycerides, diabetes, oedema for himself and his wife´s diabetes & digestive health disorders.
Enthused by the results, he pursued master’s in nutrition at the ripe age of 60. Since 2000, he has been spending many hours researching about the uniqueness of INDIANS, their health challenges, and ways to overcome it through balanced nutrition, appropriate fitness & lifestyle changes. He has successfully reversed metabolic disorders sustainably like blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and diabetes for himself, his family, friends, and clients for over 18 years now. Many of these individuals are senior citizens too.
Today, he runs a health centre along with his wife in Secunderabad which has temperature-controlled swimming pool, yoga centre, nutrition clinic, food processing centre and is a certified water aerobics coach. He also conducts cooking classes for healthy living for his clients. He has developed signature food products for Indians that support metabolic flexibility and is in the process of patenting some of them.
Some of his physical fitness accomplishments also include a gold medal in the senior citizen’s 10k run and has also cycled 1000 kms in 15 days across Telangana to spread nutritional awareness in rural areas. At 84, he and his wife Ramadevi (75)., lead a healthy active lifestyle with a work schedule that spans over 18 hours, does not need any medication and is functionally independent in all dimensions e.g. he drives his own car on the busy & chaotic roads of Hyderabad.
He has developed signature food products, ‘SHVASA,’ specifically for Indians to support metabolic flexibility. He personally selects the highest-quality ingredients from various villages near Hyderabad.
Deepika Chalasani (52) is a Clinical Nutritionist, Mind-Body Transformation Coach, and TEDx Speaker with over two decades of experience in redefining wellness in India. She has received national recognition for redefining the landscape of wellness in India, earning her features in Outlook (2023 & 2025), Forbes India’s Pride of India series, and honors such as the FICCI Flo Excellence in Wellness Award, Times Woman Icon (2022), Times Power Women (2025), and a special acknowledgment by CAPSI for her outstanding contribution to health and well-being. Several other recognition and media features are showcased on her official website. Relevant links are provided below.
Deepika has over two decades of experience with organizations and individuals across sectors like IT-ITES, Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, Pharma, Manufacturing, and Financial Services. During her corporate stint, she helped individuals accelerate their workplace performance.
Deepika’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2012 when she transitioned from a successful corporate career to co-found Fit4Life India with her father, C. Subba Rao, a veteran in nutrition science. After several failed attempts at sustainable weight loss, including excessive gym workouts and slimming center memberships, she decided to take charge of her obesity by understanding the root causes of hunger, cravings and her behavioural patterns with the help of her father’s in-depth research on nutrition and wellness. Inspired by her personal transformation—losing over 25 kg and reversing multiple health issues including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and psoriasis without giving up her favorite foods or lifestyle experiences like dining out and traveling—she made it her mission to bring evidence-based, sustainable wellness to Indians across the world. Her personal success and deep belief in real-life, enjoyable, and sustainable methods led her to empower others facing similar struggles.
As a clinical nutritionist & mind-body transformation coach, she has worked with thousands of Indians through offline & online consultations. Her clients range from children to senior citizens from diverse backgrounds which include Doctors, Homemakers, Professionals, Businessmen, Junior, Mid & Senior Corporate Executives, Students, Children, and people with varied preferences. Her youngest client is a 2-year-old, and her oldest client is 80 years old with several co-morbidities and requires 90 units of Insulin and she helped them sustain long-term health.
She curates customized integrated wellness programs by understanding the client’s mindset, root cause of current nutritional status, health condition, lifestyle, profession, food preferences etc., and their desired outcome. She uses scientific methods of nutrition and integrates with areas of NLP, Psychometrics, Eating Psychology, Psychotherapy, Enneagrams, Mindfulness, to accelerate change with ease. Her wellness program includes nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, supplementation, water.
She holds prominent and unique certifications in the realm of nutrition, mind, body, and holistic wellbeing. They include Fellowship in Clinical Nutrition, Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, Post-graduate Diploma in Ayurvedic Nutrition and Dietetics Management, Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling, Functional Medicine, Weight Management and Lifestyle Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Certificate in Food and Nutrition, Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education, Eating Psychology, Trainer, Master Practitioner in NLP by co-founder of NLP – Dr. Richard Bandler, NLP Coach and Enneagram Practitioner.
Deepika has over two decades of experience with organizations and individuals from across multiple sectors like IT-ITES, Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, Pharma, Manufacturing, and Financial Services. She provides one-on-one professional services to accelerate an individual’s health and performance, bringing sustainable changes in their lives.
Deepika’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2012 when she founded Fit4Life India, a company based in Telangana. She transitioned from a high-profile corporate career into the world of nutrition to battle her obesity-related issues. She was able to healthily and sustainably reverse her metabolic disorders and also contribute to a vision of a healthier India by helping her father share his wealth of nutrition knowledge with Indians across the globe through both online & offline services.
She has lost over 25 kgs and has sustained it for over 11 years; she also belongs to the elite 1% of the world population who have lost over 20 kgs sustainably. She has also reversed health conditions like diabetes (currently Hba1C is 5), BP, palpitations, knee pains, mood swings, fatigue, psoriasis, etc.
As a clinical nutritionist & mind-body transformation coach, she has worked with thousands of Indians through offline & online consultation. Her clients range from children to senior citizens from diverse backgrounds which include Doctors, Homemakers, Celebrities,Professionals, Businessmen, Junior, Mid & Senior Corporate Executives, Students, Children, and people with varied preferences. Her youngest client is a 2-year-old, and her oldest client is 80 years old with several co-morbidities and with 90 units of Insulin and helped them sustain long-term health.
She curates customized programs that focus on the client’s wellness orbit, which includes appropriate nutrition, adequate physical activity, improved sleep, and reduced stress, and helps them attain a better level of wellness. She designs the program by understanding the client’s current nutritional status, health condition, lifestyle, profession, favorite foods, etc., and their desired outcome. She plays a vital role in helping them revisit and question their limiting belief systems, dysfunctional values, frameworks, blocks, and mindsets and therefore helps them change their mindset to support their health journey. These services are provided both through online consultation & offline.
Along with scientific methods of nutrition, she uses principles from the fields of Neuro Linguistic Programming, more specifically Meta & Milton models, Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Enneagrams, Mindfulness, and Breath Work to accelerate change and achieve desired health and weight loss goals.
Besides being a Mind-Body Eating Coach, she also holds prominent and unique certifications in the realm of nutrition, mind, body, and holistic wellbeing. Some of these include a Fellowship in Clinical Nutrition, a Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, a Weight Management and Lifestyle Specialist, a Fitness Nutrition Specialist, a Certificate in Food and Nutrition, a Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education; Trainer, a Master Practitioner in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) by certified co-founder of NLP – Dr. Richard Bandler, NLP Coach, Enneagram Practitioner and a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling. Recently completed the Functional Medicine Foundation Training course.
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