Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV The original idea of homeopathy, which is curing with ‘similars’ — ‘likes cure likes’ — dates back to Hippocrates in the Fourth Century BC. He believed there were two possible ways to cure people, by contraries, or similars. ‘Allopathy’ has followed the way of the contraries through the centuries, while homeopathy

Words:  Dr Ryan N HARRISON  Aromatherapy is a unique branch of herbal medicine. It uses the medicinal and therapeutic properties of oils found in various plants. The special oils are called essential oils, and they are incredibly potent. The following ten essential oils are easy-to-find and easy-to-use.  Tea Tree Tea made from tea tree leaves

Words: Dr Namitha RAJENDRAN P C Most folks tend to be secretive about their so-called ‘awkward’ health issues. The more embarrassing the health problem, the more their reticence, or being on guard. Haemorrhoids, or piles, is one such malady. Well, one thing is clear. The more one is aware of the condition, the better equipped

Words: Niharika SAPRA  This is the edited version of the essay that won the Third Prize in ThinkWellness360 Essay Writing Competition 2022 for Homeopathic Medical College Students.  It was the foresight of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, MD, the founder of homeopathy, that ushered in a ground-breaking upshot: ‘treat the patient with the disease, not just the disease in isolation.’ Modern medicine

Words: Vishal DUBEY  This is the edited version of the essay that won the Second Prize in ThinkWellness360 Essay Writing Competition 2022 for Homeopathic Medical College Students.  Introduction Over five million people used homeopathy in the year 2012, according to Health Survey Assessment on alternative health therapy usage in the United States. Homeopathy was used by 1.8 per cent of

Words: Shefali GAUTAM This is the edited version of the essay that won the First Prize in ThinkWellness360 Essay Writing Competition 2022 for Homeopathic Medical College Students. Introduction Hippocrates [460-370 BC], the father of medicine, postulated two principles of treating diseases: one, Contraria Contrariis Curantur [Latin], which means opposites may be cured by opposites. This principle teaches us

Words: Dr Joette CALABRESE Well, they’re at it again. And, early this year. News outlets all over are screaming from the rooftops: “Flu Warning. This year will be much worse than others.” Yeah, right. I’m pretty sure they say that every year. In fact, wasn’t last year supposed to be the ‘Winter of Death’? I’m

Words: Dr Sandra GOODMAN I am grateful, flattered and humbled by the invitation from Raj — Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor — to write a special piece for ThinkWellness360, for reaching its one-year milestone: First Anniversary. From the perspective of entering its 28th year of publication, Positive Health PH Online — launched in 1994 to refute the assertion

Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV There are as many opinions on the subject of ‘how to take homeopathic remedies’ as there are homeopaths. Understanding homeopathic posology, or the part of medicine concerned with dosage, is not easy. It really takes years of practice to get a feeling for it. The goal of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, MD,

Words: Dr Muralidhar ACHARYA Ayurveda — Ayur [Sanskrit], meaning, way; veda, knowledge — is the most ancient science of natural health and wellness. It is closely ‘fused’ with the yogic vision of life and consciousness. Health, to use a standard platitude, is not merely the absence of disease, or limited to a few measurable physiological