Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Anger runs in our genes and also our emotions. Yet, it may not be as fierce as rage, belligerence and wrath. Anger can lead to violence, all right. But, it also has another face. It’s possible for us all to express and hold back anger, unlike rage, without becoming destructive. Rage
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There’s in all of us a soul — prana, or chi — that causes and regulates every physical and mental function. In other words, it is the core — or, indispensable — regulating part that remains flawless so long as we live. Yet, it can get wobbly, at times, more so
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Being optimistic is a huge attribute that we all possess. The more we tend to it, the more positive we become. However, when we try to keep it latent, or crib at the drop of every thought, we get wedged in the pessimism of everyday life. Negativity is a deadly virus
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Psychoneuroimmunology is an exciting, new extension of medical science. It studies the interaction between your mind and immune system. It elucidates how your mind-body system works and how your immune system is correlated to your healing mechanisms in the defence of your body — and, why your health and wellness depend
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Stress — all of us know — is a major obstacle to living. It is an impediment to eating well; it also affects what we ‘chomp.’ Managing stress has a positive impact inasmuch as disarming its stranglehold is indispensable when making effective changes in life. If stress is one big trigger
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR All of us seek, or yearn, to do well in life and career. This is a need that all of us aspire for too — to substantiate our value, not just to oneself, but also others. Besides, there is a distinctive emotion dormant in us. It is the urge to do
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Just like how loneliness is agony worse confounded by murky isolation and solitude is bliss, optimism always emerges in the midst of growing turmoil. What can also turn the tide is simple — little drops of empathy that bring about more than a sense of harmony, or calm. This occurs primarily
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Watching unpleasant news on TV, late at night, is detrimental to one’s health and well-being. It wobbles our sleep and causes disagreeable side- and after-effects on one’s psyche. This is akin to our frenzied response when we lose something valuable. It brings negative, unhelpful primary emotions. A loss of something which
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Emotions are not simple phenomena. They are as simple, or complex, as asking scientists, “Why is the sky blue?” Thought and thinking are far more convoluted than we imagine them to be. Just as certain questions and answers in science are riddled with haziness, even when their meanings, or concepts, are
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR It goes without saying that our day-to-day interactions depend on our relationships. When our relationships are strong and healthy, it is likely that many of us — even in the wake of conflict — underplay tricky situations. In other words, investing in healthy relationships is like investing money in a reputed
