Liver doc calls Zoho CEO Vembu 'health illiterate boomer uncle', slams over benefits of walking barefoot
New Delhi: A Kerala-based hepatologist, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known as 'The Liver Doctor' clashed with Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu on social media over the health benefits of "grounding" — walking barefoot.
The Kerala-based doctor criticized Vembu, referring to him as a "health illiterate boomer uncle" and accused him of promoting "pseudoscience" to his large list of followers.
Cloud software major Zoho's CEO Sridhar Vembu on Sunday slammed 'The Liver Doctor' on social media platforms, saying the best health tip he can give to anyone is to “stay away from arrogant doctors''.
Vembu first posted on X that he has been walking bare foot in the farm for close to a year now, and talked about the health benefits of "grounding" — walking barefoot.
“It is easy to do, doesn't cost anything and isn't harmful - our rural people have been doing it for ages. So I reasoned why not try it and I got so used to it by now I don't even think about it. Try it,” said the Zoho Co-founder, news agency IANS reported.
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