Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK I love author Diane Mariechild’s timeless articulation, “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform” — this underlines every woman’s importance, like no other, in our world. Today, women have made their mark in every walk of life; but, the fact remains

Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK The gut is the seat of one’s health and wellness. Emptying the bowels is functionally, or physiologically, important, every day, after getting up in the morning. The practice is one of the prime indicators of one’s health quotient, because the nature of stools, like frequency, colour, and consistency, unravels a

Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK The good, old, wise sages in India formulated a code for healthy living, apart from their emphasis on spiritual development. This is also one of the first tenets of Ayurveda, meaning life. Ayurveda represents optimal preventative aspects for a healthy life, but this, in the frenzied times that we live

Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK The first wealth is health wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great American essayist and philosopher, in 1860. It is a timeless aphorism. The National Ayurveda Day is recognised on the auspicious day of Dhanteras. It commemorates Dhanvantari, the God of Health. This year, it was celebrated on November 2. The

Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK This is a verse from Maharshi Charaka — you may think of it as our best prescription for today and tomorrow. Yogaadapi visham teekshnam uttamam bheshajam bhaveth | Bheshajam chaapi duryuktam teekshnam sampadyate visham ||  There is a timeless wisdom in these lines. It throws light on the importance of

Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Ayurveda, when translated, in a literal context, corresponds to the ‘science of life.’ It may also be defined as “the way of living with awareness and promoting healthy longevity.” Ayurveda includes medicines, philosophy, tradition, diet, as well as physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fine-tuning. Life, from birth to death, is