Dr Devanshi THAKUR responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? My interest, also passion, stemmed from my profound love for science, particularly biology, and a strong desire to helping others. I was always fascinated by the human body and its functioning. My family physician inspired me, no less.
Dr Vyshnavi N KINI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? When I was growing up, I was fascinated with doctors, the manner in which they performed, not just did, their job — healing people, also changing lives, and managing their other responsibilities. Add to this, my penchant
Words: Drs Nigam PAUDEL, Amulya DAHAL, Bijendra SHAH & Sangita MAHARJAN Hypothyroidism refers to any state that results in a deficiency of the thyroid hormones, including hypothalamic, or pituitary, disease and generalised tissue resistance to thyroid hormone and/or disorders that affect the thyroid gland directly. It is a condition associated with deficiency in the thyroid
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Q: I find it hugely confusing — what quantity, or just how much, water to drink on a daily basis. Please help me cut the confusion, or clutter. — YK, Puducherry A: Popular notion ‘holds’ that eight glasses of water is the optimal amount to drink each day, but many people find
Alia BHATT on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Your view on beauty? I think of beauty as being representative of both substance and strength, also character, and the ability to work for important causes. As the poet John Keats said, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” This is what makes us all beautiful
Words: Drs E Rachel ROBERTS, Angelina J MOSLEY, Alexander L TOURNIER The Homeopathy Research Institute [HRI] is a UK-based organisation, dedicated to generating and communicating high-quality research in homeopathy at the international level. HRI also aims to promote fairness and objectivity in how the evidence for homeopathy is used and evaluated, especially by those who
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Hey — you look quite stressed out, don’t you? Take a few minutes off and try to spend some time focusing on your breath. Don’t think of anything else. You will feel better. This yoga type of breathing is to complete relaxation what music is to the mind. Simple premise. The quality
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 There are two basic varieties of asparagus, white and green. The latter is the only variety cultivated on a commercial scale in the United States, whereas the former is much-favoured in Europe. White asparagus is produced by banking soil against the plant to keep out sunlight, which otherwise would turn the stalks
Dr ANUPAMA K N responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I grew up admiring one of my close relatives, a doctor — right from my childhood days. This instilled in me a cogent feeling that I’d also, in like manner, save lives and help people in illness,
Raveena TANDON-THADANI on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? I believe in all things natural — including our inner and outer beauty. It’s sad that some of us in India are not ‘gung-ho’ until the West recognises, or patronises, something. In other words, we don’t appreciate what we have. The same thing
