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
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Hypericum perforatum [St John’s wort] is one of my ‘favourite’ homeopathic remedies, because when you need it, it doesn’t disappoint you. When you have had that unfortunate mishap, of let’s say shutting your finger in the car door, for example, or dropping a brick on your foot, you know that you
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, was born to a porcelain painter couple, in Meissen, Saxony, Germany, on April 10, 1755. His birthday, therefore, is fittingly celebrated as World Homeopathy Day, every year, in his honour, and to recognise, no less, the great contribution, also value, of
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Wear a mask always. Keep social distance. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap, or sanitiser. All these instructions to avoid COVID-19, a solemn question in point today, are not new. My good old granny was fastidious to a fault, so to speak, about washing hands with soap, as soon as
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV First the big question. What does it take to be healthy? Or, is it enough just to take a homeopathic remedy? The answer is absolutely not. Health has to be approached from several angles. The first ingredient is nutrition. You can prescribe the best remedies, but if the nutrition is poor
Words: Dr Yusuf Mikail OLATUNJI Moringa oleifera is the popular drumstick tree. It belongs to the moringalea family native to India. It is also found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Africa. The tree, in its completest form, can grow up to a height of 5-10m. Moringa possesses an extremely rich seed, edible leaves, and flowers;
Words: Dr Harisha JANAMARAJU It’s a given, that, since the dawn of time, or civilisation, certain women couldn’t bear children. The sad part was they were ridiculed with spiteful tags and tabs which inferred that infertility was a flaw, a major fault. Worse still, it was only women that had to endure the brunt of
Words: Dr Minati SAHA Kidney stones, or renal calculi, nephrolithiasis, or urolithiasis, are not a contemporary phenomenon. They have been known, or documented, since ancient times. They are called ‘kidney stones’ owing to their distinctive similitude to garden pebbles. They form in the ‘craters’ of the renal accumulating system from metabolic by-products found in the
Words: Dr Anne VERVARKE While everybody is still asking what is going on, it seems like, in the midst of the hypnosis and hysteria, the first and fundamental question is forgotten.This question is: do viruses cause diseases? Do bacteria or other ‘pathogens’ cause diseases? As natural healers we know they don’t; it is the false
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Occupational health and safety is a matter of concern. It relates to the adaptation of a working environment for workers, especially in the preferment and preservation of their physical, mental and social well-being in every occupation — to the utmost extent. The question of occupational health and safety is also
