Dr Varun JOSHI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I owe it to my parents who wanted me to become a doctor, right from my formative years. It was much later that I found joy to being one. What made you think of, study and specialise in
Words: Drs Thor GRÜNBAUM & Dr Søren KYLLINGSBÆK Most of us have experienced the embarrassment of forgetting to do that important thing we promised someone we would. Sometimes you did everything you could to remember, yet it still slipped your mind. Our new research could hold the explanation. No matter how hard you try to
Vrinda SHANDILYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty has nothing to do with one’s physical attributes; also, appearance. It is, in my view, a reflection of one’s thoughts, ideas and words, too. Our fixation and obsession for beauty, also fair skin, and ‘fixed’ body types are unjust. It’s, indeed, heartening that colour
Dr Arti Nagraj NALLU responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was zealous about one thing as a kid — to be a doctor. My uncle and aunty, the gynaecologist duo, were a huge influence — their success stories, doubtless, lit up my little world. My parents too shared my
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Blueberries, a species native to North America, grow in shades ranging from light blue to dark purple. The berries have a smooth, but somewhat waxy skin, covered with a powdery silver film, or ‘bloom.’ Blueberries are, in some cultures, called star berries, because of the star-shaped calyx on the top of each
Puja GOSWAMI-KULKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, I’ve always reckoned, is a bespoke expression that each of us carries in their heart, mind and soul. It’s expressed, also perceived, not just in the humdrum of our daily lives, but also through the clarity of our actions. It celebrates details, not frills
Words: Team ThinkWellness360 Think of exercise as a way to fitness and improved health — think also of it as a healthy, happy, and optimal habit which you need to tend and grow up with. So, delve on the practical issues — not rippling muscles. Next, you need to set your goals — this will
Dr Shailesh Y ACHARYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I read an article related to Ayurveda, in a local newspaper, when I was in high school. I just wanted to be an Ayurveda physician, ever since — or, right from the word go. What made you
Words: Debora OLIOSO, Marta MARZOTTO, Clara BONAFINI & Paolo BELLAVITE Recent studies conducted in human/animal cells have suggested that homeopathic remedies may have an effect on the gene regulation, initiating a cascade of gene actions to correct the disorder, or disease, at the cellular level. We have focused our attention on the possible gene modulation
Yami GAUTAM-DHAR on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? I fully endorse the delineation of beauty as it has evolved over time — that having a fair complexion is no parameter of beauty anymore. I remember vividly the criticism for my looks when I was relatively new to the industry. The big
