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: Paribha VASHIST In our foundational biology lessons, in school, we are introduced to plant physiology. On an average, therefore, all of us are aware of the fact that green plants photosynthesise to sustain themselves and carry out specific biological processes to maintain their metabolic balance. But, does this way of looking at plant life
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Diabetes means different things to different people. For some, it is a disease that affects kids. For others, it is something that affects people who are overweight, or fat. It may also, for some people, be something they would never ever get affected with. “It can’t happen to me.” For others,
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Julie Thomas was a fifty-seven-year-old actress who visited my office to rid herself of postmenopausal symptoms. She’d suffered from premenstrual syndrome [PMS] throughout her life, and she was now experiencing crippling joint pains, stiffness, and alternating chills and hot flashes due to menopause. She also noticed swelling in her legs and
Words: Dr Ronald D WHITMONT Classical homeopathic medicine [CHM], the use of a single, ‘similar’ homeopathic remedy for treatment, has a good track record in improving our overall health and reducing the dependence upon conventional medications. It helps our body balance and resolves underlying conditions. Numerous studies attest to the fact that such homeopathic treatment
Words: Team ThinkWellness360 The apple, as The Encylopedia of Foods puts it, is a pome round fruit that consists of firm, juicy flesh covered by a thin, tough, edible skin and surrounding a cartilaginous, seeded core. The skin colour of apples can range from dark green to yellow to bright red, or some combination of
Words: Prof Robert NEWTON You’re not in your 20s, or 30s, anymore and you know regular health checks are important. So you go to your GP. During the appointment they measure your waist. They might also check your weight. Looking concerned, they recommend some lifestyle changes. GPs and health professionals commonly measure waist circumference as a vital
Kriti SANON on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is more than skin deep. It’s not just your face; it is your mind too that reflects beauty. Being comfortable with yourself is what beauty is all about. I follow the most basic rules of skin care — cleansing,
Dr Pallavi POOJARI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I had a strong, zealous interest in health and medicine, ever since I was a kid. I used to pretend to be a doctor, ‘treat’ and ‘serve’ my neighbours, visit clinics and grab the vantage seat beside doctors.
Words: Dr S CHAKRABORTY & Dr R CHAKRABORTY The kaleidoscopic rainbow synthesis is much more than its seven explicit colours; it epitomises a host of wave lengths of diverse coloured light waves stratified into seven distinctive hues. The plotting of the human genome has, in like manner, allowed us to understand numerous possibilities and deviations
