Dr Heena KAKWANI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I always had, from my formative years, a strong desire to help people overcome their health challenges. This stays rock-solid in my psyche — more so, today. To cut a long story short, it was a heart-breaking personal
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Lettuce is a small-size annual plant. Its leaves give out milk-like ‘sap’ when cut. There are about six varieties of lettuce that exist. The leaf varieties which have a mild bitter taste are rich in antioxidants. A low calorie green-vegetable, fresh lettuce provides just 15 calories per 100gm. Put simply, the vegetable
Kiara ADVANI-MALHOTRA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty, for me, is more about how you feel rather than how you appear. It is also, any which way one looks at it, just about feeling at ease, not merely in and with my own skin, but in every manner of one’s
Dr Vishal SHARMA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I had a great fascination for the medical profession, from my childhood. This was why I always thought of becoming a doctor, and nothing else — because I loved the noble idea of serving people. What made you
Jiss JOSE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, I believe, has more to do with attitude than just physical attributes. The right mind-set to life defines beauty to me. I find beauty in every moment of our journey of creation — from ideation to culmination. I try to find beauty in just
Dr Vinayak S KINNAL responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was my dream since childhood. And, like most kids around, who were in awe of doctors, although there were others who wanted to be airline pilots, army officers, IAS, and so on. For me, being a
Words: Drs ALISHA, N R SINGH & Jitendra VARSAKIYA Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease, or infirmity. The WHO definition of health is in accordance with the Ayurveda concept of swasthya. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine. It emphasises on the
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 It is a given that simple kitchen herbs destroy viruses and enhance your immunity. Our grandma knew it. Modern science and research has found that lavender and eucalyptus, for example, have good anti-viral properties. Among other kitchen herbs that also pack the anti-viral punch are rosemary, lemon balm, hyssop, peppermint, and tea
Koonal BHANDARI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, as I understand, is a delightful ‘distraction.’ It materialises when I manage to steal a moment of tranquillity in my life. It also simply revels in the world around me. Picture this. When I ‘pause’ time and take a deep breath, while observing my grandma comfortably settled
Dr Prasanna KULKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I have had, since my formative years, a profound passion, also proclivity, for traditional knowledge, juxtaposed by a strong desire to making a positive impact on people’s lives. I fully believed that Ayurveda would provide me with the
