Words: Dr Lara B AKNIN, Dr Gillian SANDSTROM & Kristina CASTANETO Millions of Canadians are lonely. This is worrisome because loneliness, defined by the World Health Organization as “the social pain of not feeling connected,” predicts both lower mental and physical health. Research shows that lacking a sense of social connection can pose an equivalent health risk
Words: Consumer NOTICE.ORG Roundup, a widely-known herbicide, owes its potency to its active ingredient, glyphosate. This non-selective weed killer targets and eradicates most plants within days, or weeks, making it a staple in both large-scale agriculture and household gardening. Despite its widespread use, glyphosate has come under intense scrutiny for its potential health risks, particularly
Atmantan, a truly transformative, internationally acclaimed wellness centre and clinic, resides atop a natural, also unique, crystal hill that lends subtly therapeutic, or healing, frequencies. Atmantan spans 42 acres of lush Sahyadri, overlooking the pristine Mulshi Lake, proximate to Pune. You’d resonate with Atmantan as the holistic amalgamation of the atma [soul], mana [mind] and
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The banana is an elongated, curved, tropical fruit with a smooth outer skin that peels off easily when the fruit is ripe. Bananas are harvested while still green, but they may be ripened under controlled conditions before being delivered to the grocery store. Yellow bananas are fully ripe when the skin has
Anushka SHARMA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Anushka Sharma, the enormously charming and talented Indian film actress, producer and model, needs no introduction. She was first signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films. She made her acting debut in Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. It did not take
Dr Shalini KATOCH responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? Well, I never thought of becoming doctor; it just came to me ever since I understood my being. I knew only one thing, from then on — that I just want to be a doctor, no matter how
Keerthy SURESH on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Your view on beauty? I believe that glamour is too often equated with beauty, but the fact is we have ‘elevated’ glamour into a mistaken idea. I am happy with my looks. However, focusing on roles is important and shooting for multiple movies at a time makes
Dr SOWMYASHREE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I owe it to a professional Ayurveda doctor at home — a successful teacher, who was also persistent and deeply passionate about what he did. Besides, I’d a fervent penchant to becoming a teacher deep within me. Thus, the
Karthik Kondepudi, represents the third generation of the Herbochem family. It was Karthik’s educational journey that led him to earn a Master’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of the Pacific in California, US. A two-year stint in the pharmaceutical industry, in the US, that followed, helped him to gaining invaluable experience, while honing his
Dr Andrea WIGFIELD, Dr Antonia YPSILANTI, et al When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it’s doubtful that he imagined how its usage would change over time. What started out as a wired medium for a voice conversation, now wireless and mobile, is used to transmit written messages, photographs and access the Internet.
