Ginger Cures

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Ginger, the knotted, thick, beige-coloured underground stem, or rhizome, is a versatile medicinal plant. In botanical terms, the herb is called Zingiber officinale, a trusted, age-old remedy. The ancient Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, to highlight a prime exemplar, extols ginger in the treatment of arthritis, colic, and diarrhoea. It also

Healing Inflammation. Naturally

Words: Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor Inflammation is your body’s reaction, or irritation, to injury. It is more than what meets the eye. It is actually a sign that your body is healing. There are two types of inflammation — acute [recent] and chronic [long-standing] inflammation. When heat and swelling from a recent injury are uncomfortable, all

Cervical Spondylosis

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR It is possible that whosoever coined the oft-used locution, ‘pain in the neck,’ would have surely experienced how annoying and troublesome the agony can be — this could, perforce, be just one reason why all of us assign it to people, or tasks, that cause ‘distress,’ more so in a literal

The Knowledge Parable

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The idea of a virtual world, or the so-called preserve of modern thought, is not really new. It was the philosopher Plato, who first suggested the idea of a virtual world — a long, long time ago. He equated the ‘physical realm of being’ to a cavern in which imprisoned folks

Mainstreaming Natural Medicine

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The alternative, complementary, or holistic, approach to health uses the best of natural therapies, such as Ayurveda and homeopathy, in particular, and acupuncture, herbal remedies, meditation, yoga etc., among others. Most of these therapies are now scientifically documented; this will make them not only relevant and effective, but also cost-effective, which

Civility Redefined

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR It would be too superfluous to say that the cause of civility enjoys token lip-service. In fact, impoliteness, or rudeness, has become a badge of individual growth. Get into the first-class compartment of any Mumbai local train, and you will know. You have smart, tie-sporting, sweaty executives, who sport more than

Energised Healing

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Matter, as we all know, stores and also radiates energy. Distilled [most often, double purified] water, or alcohol, the substance used to make homeopathic medicines, or remedies, is also matter — it stores wavelengths. All things produce their own wavelengths, and like a flower, each substance is unique. Research says that

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