Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a common disorder in kids. The word, eczema, comes from the Greek, for ‘to boil, or flow out.’ The expression is, of course, used for a group of skin conditions that show a pattern — with redness, itching, serum-filled blisters, crusting and scaling. Atopic eczema is
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Psychoneuroimmunology is an exciting, new extension of medical science. It studies the interaction between your mind and immune system. It elucidates how your mind-body system works and how your immune system is correlated to your healing mechanisms in the defence of your body — and, why your health and wellness depend
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Vitamins and minerals should be a part of our wellness indemnity — just like life insurance — in health and illness. Here’s why — vitamins are a group of organic nutrients, found in plants and animals. They are called essential vitamins. They are fundamental to regulate the chemical processes that go
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR We cannot take pride in the fact that we are wise than ever before. We don’t derive, for instance, our ecological inspiration, through technology. Most of our enlightened ideas are drawn from the sublime principles of ancient civilisations — most notably, the Vedas. In addition to this, our understanding of the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Reflexology is as old as the hills. Yet, if ever there’s a paradox by way of the usage of a word, or definition, here it is. Reflexology has got nothing to do with reflexes. Rather, the foundational principle of the complementary healing method is based on an ancient theory that the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR When one embraces a tolerant position, they would sure discern that immunology and the whole of contemporary biology, in general, may provide a substantial influence, also insight, to the understanding of homeopathy in a context that is not diverse from the conventional perspective. In other words, this is tantamount to saying
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Stress — all of us know — is a major obstacle to living. It is an impediment to eating well; it also affects what we ‘chomp.’ Managing stress has a positive impact inasmuch as disarming its stranglehold is indispensable when making effective changes in life. If stress is one big trigger
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Q: I’ve been reading, also watching video clips, on how music can heal, or the healing power of music. I’d appreciate it if you’d separate the chaff from the grain, or the beat from the raga, as it were, and help me get a better perspective, also understanding, on the exciting
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR First, to state the obvious. The healing power of herbs is as old as the hills. Oregano, a therapeutic herb, for instance, is a popular ‘add-on’ in food. Would you know that, it is, in point of fact, a perennial shrub of the Labiatae family. It grows all over Europe, and
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR All of us seek, or yearn, to do well in life and career. This is a need that all of us aspire for too — to substantiate our value, not just to oneself, but also others. Besides, there is a distinctive emotion dormant in us. It is the urge to do
