Words: ThermoFisher SCIENTIFIC Approximately 36 per cent of American adults use some form of complementary and alternative therapies. Are the experienced effects truly the herbs at play, individual genetics, or is it a placebo-effect, where the mind ‘cures’ the body out of anticipation of cure? In ancient cultures, knowledge of traditional medicine, such as Ayurveda, was passed down

Words: Drs Mohita BOHRA & Gyanendra D SHUKLA Anidra [insomnia] is a disorder characterised by difficulty in proper sleep and restlessness. In the condition patients fail to sleep, experience a feeling of tiredness and wake up early, etc. Fatigue, inability to focus, grogginess and irritability, etc., are major issues that persist with insomnia. According to

Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON This article may not quite connect itself to Ayurveda, but would of interest to our Ayurveda readers. 1. Aloe vera is an ancient medicinal plant that is said to have been part of Cleopatra’s beauty regimen. The sap of the aloe plant is an excellent first-aid remedy for minor burns

Words: Dr Sanjeev RASTOGI In the 1950s, the World Health Organisation [WHO], the apex organisation for global health, defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Indeed, there is considerable evidence, modern western medicine included, that suggests a strong link between physical

Words: Drs Sidram GULED & Jyoti   Sthoulya [obesity] is not only a disease; it is a phenotype, a disease manifestation, that is difficult for management. Patients of COVID-19, with associated obesity, to pick a recent example, had higher rates of hospital admission, need for oxygen, more ICU admissions and higher rates of mortality. When

Words: Dr Rituraj SARMA Ayurveda addresses our mind, body, and spirit, with a holistic purport. It emphasises eating right to bring oneself into balance, as also exercising, breathing fully, reducing stress, sleeping well, besides using allied, or fundamental, concepts to keeping our body whole, harmonious, balanced, and healthy. Food is medicine in Ayurveda tenets. Food

Words: Dr Vasant PATIL  Ayurveda, the ancient science of life and healing, has stood the test of time with its holistic approach to health and well-being. Ayurveda is based on the balance of body, mind and spirit. It provides individualised, or bespoke, treatments, tailored to everyone’s unique prakriti. At a time when technology is rapidly

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Ayurveda is a holistic, also natural, system of medicine. It originated in India over 3,500 years ago. The word, Ayurveda, is derived from the Sanskrit, ayur [life] and veda [science, or knowledge]. It also corresponds to ‘knowledge of life.’ Its précis is keyed to the fact that ‘dis-ease’ is caused by a certain imbalance, or

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: Dr Vasantha Lakshmi MUTNURI   Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, emphasises on the importance of food, its benefits in the maintenance of health, and also its usage as medicine, or therapeutics. Ayurveda has also described many dietary supplements in various contexts, e.g., dinacharya [daily regimen] and ritucharya [seasonal regimen]. The modern nutraceutical