Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR History is witness to one, primal fact of life: that no social endeavour is more difficult, more complex, and equally more awesome than leadership. More so, effective leadership — be it statecraft, or organisational stewardship. If effective leadership is an essential attribute, the key to every responsibility of a leader, learning
Words: Eileen Hoenigman MEYER We all go through hard times. Whether it’s managing an illness, supporting a sick family member, going through a divorce, aiding a struggling child, or dealing with a job loss in the family, weathering a crisis is an emotional and logistical undertaking. Most of us have to work during these difficult
Words: Dr Gery KARANTZAS You’re an independent, capable adult all year round. But when you gather with family for a holiday, such as Christmas, suddenly the child in you comes out. Maybe, you find yourself fighting with a sibling over a board game, or being sulky around your parents. Why does it feel like you
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV The practice of meditation helps to calm the mind, relax the physical self, and amplify inner peace. One of the practical modes to enhance our meditative practice entails the usage of spiritual tools. The most important of such meditation tools, in my view, are — Mantra. This this is constant reciting
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Most clinicians, physicians, researchers, and others are up against a huge challenge — the overwhelming wealth of information, even in taut, small areas of speciality interest. Reviews designed to summarise the outsized volumes of information are, as a result, frequently published. When a review is done systematically, following certain criteria and
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN The case of fifty-eight-year-old Peter Francis has to be one of the strangest I’ve seen in my years of practice. Although Peter had suffered from arthritis for a number of years, which is odd at his age, we could find no reason why such joint pain should strike so early in
Soma, the Ayurvedic kitchen at Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital, has announced its special holiday initiative, ‘Santa’s Gift of Wellness’, inviting guests to celebrate the season with a renewed focus on health and balance. Running until January 1, 2025, this unique offering is designed to merge the joy of festivities with Ayurveda’s ancient principles of holistic living. Santa’s Gift
Words: Dr Miranda CASTRO The primary symptoms of seasonal allergies, or hay fever, are runny, itchy eyes, a runny and/or stuffed up nose — and, sneezing. Homeopathy can help. I adore sneezing. It is a thrilling experience for the body, but as a child I puzzled over why I had to say ‘bless you’ when
Words: Jawahar NIDAMBOOR Diabetes is a growing epidemic. Approximately 425 million adults are living with diabetes, across the world, today; in India, the figure is 70 million. Picture this: the estimated prevalence of diabetes, worldwide, in 2025, is slotted to rise to over 500 million, with India slotted to be ‘home’ to 100 million individuals with the disorder. The cornerstone of therapy,
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is an inflammatory skin disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Psoriasis, or scaly patches syndrome, is a chronic progressive inflammatory disorder of the skin. Its cause is unclear. Research implicates our genetic root, or predisposition for it. This piece presents a holistic overview — as to
