Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Research suggests that the sea and ocean are our new, big frontiers for natural medicine, in the 21st century. You name them — fish oils, seaweed, sea salt, among others. They are curative medicines. They are natural. They are available in profusion. Most importantly, they provide a great degree of therapeutic
Sarthak Manchanda, who holds a Masters in Computer Science with specialisation in Artificial Intelligence from University College Dublin, Ireland, and BTech in Computer Science from IP University, was working with companies like Intel Research and Autodesk Inc., in Ireland, before switching over to a key role — to launching and building Smart Diet Planner. He
Dr Priyanka BORAMANI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I’m blessed to have parents who have always supported me. My dad is a renowned ophthalmologist, but neither he nor my mom pressurised me to pursue medicine. My mother would always encourage me to pursue what I liked
Words: Drs Ranjita NAHARIA & Anand Prakash VERMA Sankramaka roga and aupsargika rogas are certain terminologies of Ayurveda associated with communicable diseases. According to the tenets of Ayurveda, the pandemic could be described as janapadodhwansa, depending upon jala, kala and desha. Jwara and shosha are major features of sankramaka roga, as observed in the current
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Question: We have all, especially in traditional families, heard about and also used several kitchen, or natural, remedies for common ailments, without knowing how to take them, including their actual application and benefits. It would be great if you’d sum up their ‘A-Z’ for us and your other readers. — JC, Kolkata
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Spinach, a nutrient powerhouse, can be consumed raw, or cooked. It, however, provides more nutrients when cooked. Do you know that cooking spinach actually increases its health benefits? Just half a cup of cooked spinach will give you thrice the amount of nutrition as one cup of raw spinach. This is because
Radhika SHARMA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, it is rightly said, is not physicality, or good looks, alone. It is, indeed, a quirk, or fallacy, that we often relate to external beauty as alluring, which it is certainly not. Most folks describe their self-worth based primarily on their outward appearance —
Dr Reeti YADAV responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was always in awe of doctors, what with the natural respect they have in society, from my childhood. This prompted me to be a doctor. I also realised that being a doctor was the best way to
ThinkWellness360 Writing Competition 2022 for Ayurveda Medical College Students is currently open for entries. ENTER NOW! The last date to submit your essay/article is: February 27, 2023. Topic: “Ayurveda: Medicine of the Future” Your essay/article should be aimed at lay/general/health-centric readers, fellow Ayurveda students and professionals The length of the essay/article should be 2,500-3,000 words Only one
Dhara KANABAR responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, for me, is something that is all-pervading. It’s also an attribute that cannot be restricted exclusively to societal standards, or norms, viz., external charisma, or allure. Each and every living being, or every non-animate thing, in my view, has some, or the other, form
