Dr Sandra GOODMAN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? As a child growing up, in Canada, in the 1950s and 1960s, I was horrified at scenes of starving children in Biafra, as also of the bloody consequences of wars. Added to these was the active encouragement from
Paribha VASHIST responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? Beauty is about manifesting an inner ‘glow.’ It’s about radiating an aura that draws people towards you. This charisma only comes when we evolve our higher consciousness by being open to pluralities of opinion and by embracing new perspectives, including the ones that we may
Words: Anamika KUMAR For a happy-go-lucky girl, who was fond of being a ‘tomboy’ and prankster of the top draw, I was diagnosed with Stage-I, or early, cancer of the ovary at age 23. The disease, I was told, was fortuitously limited to a small area. But, the word, ‘cancer,’ came like a wicked shock.
Words: Dr Paul CALLINAN Ask a pharmacologist about the biological effects of very low concentrations of common substances on living organisms and the answer will be that there is typically very little, or zero, response. Ask for some theoretical backup, and in short order you will find yourself confronted by one of the pharmacological tools
Shilpa SHETTY-KUNDRA on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty, for me, is a synonym for dignity. This is because dignity surpasses the fundamental definition of beauty. It is that one thing that always adds not just to your beauty quotient, but also personality. It will never ever go out of style.
Dr Vijayeta NAYAK responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? When I was in high school, I was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosus — an uncommon, or rare, condition that causes fragile, blistering skin. I was given allopathic medicines for a few months, but there was just no relief.
Manetain is India’s leading brand in curly hair care and accessories. It received ₹75L, as investment, for a 10 per cent equity, from Aman Gupta, the founder of Boat, in the second season of Shark Tank India. Manetain was launched by Yuba and Hinshara in 2018. The duo met in a ‘Curly Hair’ WhatsApp Group.
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Indian gooseberry has a host health-enhancing and therapeutic benefits; so also papaya, which tastes like a cross between melon and peach. Indian gooseberry, or amla [Emblica officinalis], is an ancient fruit. It is native to India, although it is cultivated in several Asian countries and the Middle East. Uttar Pradesh is the
Dr Ketki Suhas SAPRE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was born with congenital dislocation of hip [CDH] — a birth defect. I’ve undergone corrective surgeries for it. This was how I developed a penchant towards medicine from my formative years. I first wanted to become
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Many people work at night; most work productively. Working at night predictably causes sleep loss and fatigue. This is because the human body is designed to sleep at night. Our bodies are controlled by an internal daily body clock, located in the hypothalamus. At night, many of the processes active during the
