Dr SWETHA S responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was my childhood dream, to be precise — yet, the fact is, I always had the conviction, also passion, to helping others and making a positive impact on peoples’ lives. I was also inspired, no less, by
Rashmika MANDANNA on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? The best thing one should do is — embrace one’s own natural features, or what is natural to you. That’s inner and outer beauty for you. I always emphasise on natural beauty — one which nature bestowed on you. My simple ‘prescription’ is
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The Happiness of Pursuit reveals how all of us can bring meaning into our life by undertaking a quest. When the author Chris Guillebeau set out to visit all of the planet’s countries, before he turned thirty-five, the compulsive goal-seeker in him never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Never mind the tears they bring on — besides adding oodles of taste to your food. Onions provide incredible health benefits. Onions are found in every kitchen — thanks to the delectable taste they bring to food. They also form the basis of several dishes — be it raw, cooked, sautéed, baked,
Words: Drs Anil Kumar SAH & Bijendra SHAH The term, agnikarma [thermal microcautery], is made up of two words agni, for ‘fire’ and karma’ for ‘procedure. This is defined, in Ayurveda, as the procedure by which agni is used for the treatment of various diseases. Agnikarma is an ancient Ayurveda treatment procedure for pain
Words: Drs Alexander L TOURNIER & Dr Rachel ROBERTS During the manufacture of homeopathic medicines, a starting solution containing the source substance, e.g., plant material, is subjected to multiple steps of dilution and ‘succussion’ [agitation]. This process, known as ‘potentisation,’ is considered to be key to the production of preparations which are biologically active, even
Dr Rachel LEVINE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was introduced to homeopathy after having an allergic reaction — when stung by a bee. I was living on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, at the time, and I was astounded by what I was given. I also
Shabana A AMIRUDDIN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? My idea of beauty has had a ‘paradigm shift’ over the years. It has transformed from the dazzling and/or one’s mere external appearance to how you feel in harmony with yourself. I strongly feel a person is beautiful in the way they behave with
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Herbalists have traditionally used rosemary as an anti-fungal and antiseptic, and also as an effective herbal ‘ammo’ to improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, activate hair growth, and support our circulatory and nervous systems. What’s more, rosemary, according to native medicine, is useful to ease menstrual cramps, enhance urine flow, and
Words: Drs Logan PENDERGRAST & Juleen R ZIERATH When you’ve got a busy schedule, you may try to squeeze exercise in whenever you can. But there’s growing evidence that when you workout can make a difference to its effects. Our latest research shows that body fat reacts to exercise differently depending on the time of day —
