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 —
Words: Drs Shyam Kumar SAH, Deeraj B C & Ashwini M J The Migraine Research Foundation considers migraine the third most prevalent illness and the sixth most disabling health illness in the world. Migraine sufferers have a higher chance of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, other pain conditions and fatigue. It is also a leading cause
Dr BHAVYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? That I became a doctor was a dream-come-true for me and my parents too. My parents ingrained in me that classical ethos to serve people, the ill and the needy. They called it god’s decree, also work, or worship.
Words: E R ROBERTS et al Observational studies provide researchers, clinicians and patients with valuable, clinically relevant information on how a treatment performs in the real world. For homeopathy, there is a small, yet highly relevant, body of such evidence supporting the usefulness of homeopathic treatment, especially in Europe. Here we summarise the results of
Vicky KAUSHAL on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? That I’m with ‘that’ right person is, in my view, the most beautiful feeling in the world — just as much as being in love is the most beautiful feeling in the world. I think if you are with the right person who
Words: Drs Mahesh B BORHADE & Shikha SINGH Diabetes mellitus leads to macrovascular and microvascular complications, resulting in life-threatening conditions. Exercise is considered an important therapeutic regimen for diabetes mellitus. Exercise in patients with diabetes mellitus promotes cardiovascular benefits by reducing cardiovascular risk and mortality; it also assists with weight management and improves glycaemic control.
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Most of us have suffered from back and/or neck pain at some point in our lives. When the going gets tough, surgery and expensive healthcare seem to be the only options. Really? Treat Your Back without Surgery provides proven exercise programmes and natural healing techniques — they will allow readers to self-diagnose
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 What makes you appreciate the good taste of your chocolate ice-cream, or cherry cheesecake? It is zinc. Zinc allows you to savour the flavours of your food. Its deficiency may alter your taste. Recent studies have shown that zinc can ease symptoms of the common cold. Subjects who consumed zinc lozenges, or syrup,
