Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Knee joint pain, or what may clinically be diagnosed as osteoarthritis [OA], is a common disorder — majorly in the older age group, as well as young, also middle-age, adults. The causes may be direct, such as injury to the knee, degenerative changes, as also overuse, or indirect, viz., occupational
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Exercise is a ‘must-do’ today — to keeping up with a healthy lifestyle — owing to our sedentary lifestyle. We all are aware of the plethora of benefits imparted to the mind, body, as also physiology, by the regular practice of physical exercise. The paradox is many folks think of
Words: Dr Divya SONALI & Dr Bijendra SHAH Ayurveda is not merely the science of life, but the science of longevity too. It deliberates on the purpose of good health and a long life by maintaining equilibrium in the doshas, dhatus, mala, and agni. It also deals with the ways of living in healthy ways.
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Acharya Charaka defined Ayurveda as a discerning programme that expounds what is favourable and unfavourable for the welfare of all human beings: Hitaahitam sukham duham ayustasya hitaahitam | Maanam cha taccha yatroktam ayurvedah sochyate || Ayurveda is not only a medical science, it also a handbook of, and for, life.
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Our modern diet plan quantifies food per gram — of the whole meal, or each composition, and overall calories for every meal. Ever wondered if there was a standard plan for every human being, including the apparently healthy individual? The fact is: people vary so much from one another with
Words: Dr Laura BROWN Everybody knows that consuming too much salt is bad for your health. But nobody ever mentions the potential impact of the other condiment in the cruet set: black pepper. Does it have an effect on your health? Certainly, people through the ages have thought so. Black pepper, the dried berries of
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Rheumatoid arthritis [RA] is a common inflammatory [also, auto-immune] disorder. It primarily affects the joints and presents with symptoms of swelling, redness, and pain. It progresses to affecting the surrounding soft tissues, while leading to deformities of the joints and limiting movement. It can, in the course of time, affect
Words: Dr Sharayu S GAJAPURE & Dr Omprakash GULHANE Lifestyle diseases occur primarily due to our skewed daily habits and inappropriate relationship with our environment. The key factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, physical inactivity and disturbed biological clock. This is why a healthy lifestyle ought to be adopted with a balanced
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Water is the most indispensable, life-sustaining element for everything in nature — including us. It is the most basic need for survival. It is rightly said that water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. About 60 per cent, or more, of our body is made of water. Every physiological
Words: Dr Mohit SANDHU Ayurveda is one of the oldest of medical sciences with eight-plus canonical components and eighteen-plus specialities. Apart from the specialities, pain management is, by far, the most significant Ayurveda practice — for over 5,000 years. As an Ayurveda specialist, I practice Ayurvedic pain management with agnikarma and vidhikarma. Besides focused, also
