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
Saurabh BATTIN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? I personally believe that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. I am into handlooms business. Whenever I see any hand-made product, with a minor misprint, I often find it beautiful, as I know and appreciate the focused effort the artist has put into
Words: Johnny WOOD If jogging, cycling, or brisk walks, are an essential part of our daily routine, could we be better off thinking outside of the box than our couch-loving friends, or neighbours? The link between physical exercise and improved health — in both body and mind — is long-established, but an active lifestyle also
Dr SANTOSH Y M responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I owe it to my cousin brother, a doctor, who is now based in London. I was in school when he was doing his internship at the government hospital. I once landed up at his workplace during
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Celery is a vegetable loved for its crisp texture and distinctive flavour. A bunch of celery is a single stalk comprising of separate ribs, and the most tender, inner ribs — called the hearts. The crispness of celery comes from the firmness of its cell walls and its high water content. In
