Dr ANITHASHRI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I vividly remember — when in Class I — our teacher asked us what we wanted to be as grown-ups? I responded — “I want to be a doctor.” I wasn’t, of course, sure why I said so, but
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Posture is not just about sitting straight, it is also intelligent awareness of your body’s framework and balance — one that could be effectively used to banish the aches and pains, which are the song of one’s burden, primarily because of aging and modern lifestyles. The Power of Posture is your one-stop
Words: Team ThinkWellness360 The apple, as The Encylopedia of Foods puts it, is a pome round fruit that consists of firm, juicy flesh covered by a thin, tough, edible skin and surrounding a cartilaginous, seeded core. The skin colour of apples can range from dark green to yellow to bright red, or some combination of
Kriti SANON on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is more than skin deep. It’s not just your face; it is your mind too that reflects beauty. Being comfortable with yourself is what beauty is all about. I follow the most basic rules of skin care — cleansing,
Dr Pallavi POOJARI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I had a strong, zealous interest in health and medicine, ever since I was a kid. I used to pretend to be a doctor, ‘treat’ and ‘serve’ my neighbours, visit clinics and grab the vantage seat beside doctors.
Words: Dr S CHAKRABORTY & Dr R CHAKRABORTY The kaleidoscopic rainbow synthesis is much more than its seven explicit colours; it epitomises a host of wave lengths of diverse coloured light waves stratified into seven distinctive hues. The plotting of the human genome has, in like manner, allowed us to understand numerous possibilities and deviations
Words: Drs Theresa LARKIN & Susan J THOMAS Love dominates our popular culture and is the subject of countless songs, movies, and works of literature and art. But what’s happening in our body when we feel love? Love is difficult to define, but it can be described as an intense feeling of deep affection. At
Dr T VIDYAVATI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was a poignant, heart-breaking moment. I lost my father when I was in 10th Standard, possibly due to doctors’ negligence. This was the latent ‘spark’ in grief that propelled me to helping patients, just like my father
Words: Drs Prasanna BHALERAO, Amolsingh CHAUHAN & Yogendra M KASAT Ayurveda considers srotas as body channels essential for our normal physiology. In pathological conditions, the obstruction of the srotas plays an important role. Nidana [causative factors] leads to vitiation of doshas that get accumulated in the srotas, followed by dosha dushti. This results in the
Pooja HEGDE on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? I believe in the adage, ‘less-is-more’ aesthetics. This allows my strong brows to dominate attention over well, that’s what most people say — my dainty features. I believe in simplicity — of a perfectly put together beauty look. From combed-back sleek hair and
