Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Oats have a certain magic, especially with people who love them for their morning fill. They are low in calories, high in fibre and protein. They’re a rich source of magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, thiamine, and pantothenic acid. You name it. They also contain phytonutrients, or nutraceuticals, such as polyphenols,
Dr Tasneem H IBRAHIM responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? I’ve known, for long, people who struggle with feeling beautiful and confident in their own skin — not just the skin of their thought. It would be a cliché to say that society’s beauty standards are often overwhelming, and many people feel they
Dr Amy L LANSKY responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a homeopathic educator? My first, real experience of homeopathy, as some of you, ThinkWellness360, readers may know, was actually the most miraculous — the cure of my son Max’s autism. All this began in early 1995. The initial effects
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Music has been a chronological hit extravaganza for aeons — from Vedic times, early history, the era of Plato, Pythagoras, the mediaeval times, and the age of Thyagaraja, to our present point in time, the epoch of hi-tech glitz. New research suggests that some of the networks in the human brain seem
Nitin NAVARATHNA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Each of us has their own personalised taste and preference vis-à-vis beauty. This is, of course, based on culture, upbringing, and the people we surround ourselves with, aside from their innate personalities. To top it all, one should also factor as to how rebellious each
Dr Pankaj AGGARWAL responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? My doting dad, Dr M L Agrawal, was a renowned homeopathic physician. That I was fortunate to work in his clinic since my childhood was a huge plus. It aroused my interest in homeopathy. It also instilled in
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The first best thing is to keep allergens at bay. Wash bed-sheets, pillow covers and blankets regularly. A hot wash will ensure that dust mite eggs are destroyed as well as the mites Vacuum-clean your mattress, upholstery and soft furnishing, regularly; ensure that your house is kept well-ventilated, especially the bedroom/s. This
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Ginseng is one of the most widely recognised and used plants in traditional medicine. There are several forms of the herb; they have been used in medicine for over 5,000 years. In other words, there are as many species of ginseng as there are uses. The herb is cultivated all around the
Hunaid IBRAHIM responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is found in the little things that people often take for granted. It could be the sun shining through murky, or dusky, clouds, a beautiful sunset, or a brand new model of a German car, not to speak of an elegant
Dr RASHMI C SUVARNA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I never thought of becoming a doctor until it happened. What made you think of, study and specialise in the system of medicine you now practice? I think it was during my post-grad studies that I learned
