Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The physically fit look good and feel good, because exercise helps pump-in more oxygen and nutrients to the skin. Exercise not only slows down aging, it also helps extend your life, improve your appearance, self-confidence, and your overall figure. It goes without saying that exercise benefits for the skin are immense. Exercise
Dr Amber GWYNNE For millions of readers around the world, self-help books offer a discreet, affordable way to access an array of psychological insights and therapeutic techniques. Take a moment to browse your local bookshop, or department store, and you’ll find books addressing everything from shyness and burnout to worry, weight loss and ‘the common cold of
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 For the deadly swine flu, there is just one answer — an ounce of prevention is tantamount to a pound of ‘cure.’ Also, remember — the simplest of preventative measures and medicines are, sometimes, the best of cures… You’d take the homoeopathic Influenzinum. Oscillococcinum is another useful remedy. Dosage: as advised by
Words: Dr R J OENBRINK There are three different, also primary, classes of ‘bad’ reaction that are often called ‘allergic reactions.’ There are misconceptions too — which lead to confusion — so, it’s important to clarify a handful of things as to what’s what as it is. They can range from mild discomfort to life-threatening
Words: Nelressa STALLINGS-FAYE You don’t need to devote too much time to take care of your teeth and gums. By giving just a few minutes daily, you can easily provide good care for your teeth and gums, and also keep bacteria and illness away. No matter your age, it is important that you take care
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Creativity is the state, or quality, of being creative. It does not necessarily mean anything that is absolutely new. All you need to do is just think it through. Creativity is also a process of finding new ways to combining old ideas — moulding, manoeuvring, and synthesising them with purpose. In
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There is substantial evidence to support the view that TV viewing can promote aggressiveness in children. Yet, by way of a paradox, TV viewing may also be beneficial. TV and computer/video games connect children to society, and to deprive your child of access to what other children are engaged in, puts
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Air travel is a fact of modern life, what with millions of people opting for it, every day, wherever you look, or turn — this is its huge upside. There is ironically a trifling, albeit tangible downside too — thousands of air-travellers suffer, or have suffered, from ear pain, or discomfort,
Words: Dr Pankaj AGGARWAL Swine flu, or swine influenza, is a respiratory disease caused by the type-A influenza virus [H1N1] strain. The virus changes and mutates constantly in order to escape the immune system of the animal it infects [pigs]. It can infect the individual/patient’s respiratory tract, resulting in nasal secretions, barking cough, decreased appetite,
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Think of a commonplace scenario. Soon after a job interview has gone well, one is often asked — pronto, “Would you mind having a psychological appraisal?” While it may be argued that there’s no better way to punching trepidation than asking job seekers to go through the motions of a psychological
