Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Vitiligo [white patches, or leucoderma] is a chronic skin disorder. It causes depigmentation in patches of skin. The disorder occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die, or are unable to function. While less than two per cent of the world’s population suffers from vitiligo, its impact is upsetting
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Change is a constant. It is a given. It is also the essence of life, not just an allegory. The more adaptive we are to change, the better our motivating quotient. Change also helps us to comprehend, hone and ‘[re]engineer’ our abilities, with better effect and for optimal results. Change is
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Many of us have a way with ourselves. We feel we are ‘victims’ for no real reason. The point is we never asked that we be born at a particular time, on a particular day, or year. We did not ask for what we got to begin with. It was only
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR All of us have a quest — the search for happiness, or complete contentment. Some of us endeavour to take it to the next level — bliss, or ecstasy. While there is no precise definition for true happiness, philosophers define the true nature of ecstasy as deferment of all conscious awareness
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Sore throat is a common problem in children. It may, ironically, not be as simple as it looks on the surface. While viruses cause a majority of throat infections, bacteria are no less to blame. Just think of it: a mild irritation, or a more serious infection, such as laryngitis, may
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Do you know that philosophy is truly consoling — a mirror onto itself, and self? Maybe, you do. It can, therefore, be a great source of inspiration, and curative design, for many of our distressing problems — day-in and day-out. Alain de Botton’s delightful book, The Consolations of Philosophy [Penguin Books] brings
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Many of us go through a unique experience with certain individuals who come into our life, not just by happenstance, but also for a celestial reason. All of us make friends and build relationships. However, there will be just a few that become extremely special. You would have met them by
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Homeopathy is primarily based on the evidence of clinical practice, clinical observation and clinical outcomes — provided by way of treatment, clinical trials, or basic research, and laboratory studies. To state the obvious — most conventional medical scientists have relatively no interest in homeopathic clinical care. This is because homeopathy and
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Fat can be good for you. You get the idea — because, the big fat thing has been alarmingly misinterpreted without taking into account the quality of fats we eat. It also needs to be emphasised that fats play a host of important roles in the body. They are, indeed, the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Gastric disorders, in everyone’s language, are often referred to as tummy problems. Now, the clichéd question. Is the apprehension of heartburn, or indigestion, ‘killing’ your pleasure of eating? Watch out: it could be gastric trouble. Call it ‘heartburn,’ ‘dyspepsia’ or hyperacidity, or whatever, more than ten per cent of individuals who
