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
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR ThinkWellness360 is one-year-old today. A milestone, not just the e-magazine’s first anniversary. Yet, the fact remains that there’s a long way for us to go, because your favourite e-magazine is, as yet, relatively new — the new kid on the block. A kid trying to grow up, not quickly, but gradually,
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The best way to become a skilful leader — from the sports arena to the workplace, also home, whether as a player, coach, executive, parent, spouse, or whatever — is not to set out to become ‘perfect,’ but rather to aim to be effectively balanced all the time. For most of
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR We all enjoy pleasant dreams. We don’t seem to relish them when they tend to be dreadful. Dreams cost us nothing — rather they help us make something out of life. Most people with religious, or devout, upbringing relate to such dreams as good, or bad, omen, with the help of
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Acne Acne — pimples in common phraseology — is a ‘universal’ inflammatory skin disorder. Apart from being a cosmetic glitch, acne represents a certain elevation in the body’s production of the sex hormones, especially at puberty. This stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce excess sebum — the fatty oil that lubricates
