Shabana A AMIRUDDIN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? My idea of beauty has had a ‘paradigm shift’ over the years. It has transformed from the dazzling and/or one’s mere external appearance to how you feel in harmony with yourself. I strongly feel a person is beautiful in the way they behave with
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR It is rightly said that wisdom is not just dependent upon information, but also knowledge, although it is limited in one’s perimeter of thought. This is primarily because knowledge is never absolute, howsoever intelligent, or brilliant, one may be. The idea includes the genii, no less. The tipping point, or scale,
Words: Douglas BROOM Scientists say we’re all living longer which sounds like good news. But, the prospect of lifespans stretching to almost 100 years has prompted new worries about health, wealth and happiness in later life. A survey by the World Economic Forum and Mercer for their report, Living Longer, Better: Understanding Longevity Literacy, found
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Our body functions with a dynamic balance. It is this balance that helps direct all functions of life. This is called homeostasis. In other words, keeping things static or constant. Our body is somewhat like a spinning wheel. So long as it is spinning, or working, dynamically, all our body systems
Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON Q: ‘Pollution, pollution everywhere,’ but what to do is a big question today. Please suggest a few simple, also useful, measures that could help us all best. — NM, New Delhi A: The most immediate effects from indoor air pollutants may show up after a single exposure, or repeated exposures
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Eye problems are the most feared medical diagnosis. Macular degeneration, a process that obstructs vision by initially damaging fragile capillaries in the eye, is the leading cause of blindness among Americans over age 50. Approximately 25 million adults currently suffer from age-related macular degeneration [AMD]; up to 37 per cent of
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV One of the most important elements to guide the homeopath to the appropriate remedy is the mental and emotional state of the patient. Each remedy has its own mental and emotional range and curative effect. Remedies that we use to treat ailments from grief, for example, were found to produce the
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Herbalists have traditionally used rosemary as an anti-fungal and antiseptic, and also as an effective herbal ‘ammo’ to improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, activate hair growth, and support our circulatory and nervous systems. What’s more, rosemary, according to native medicine, is useful to ease menstrual cramps, enhance urine flow, and
Words: Drs Logan PENDERGRAST & Juleen R ZIERATH When you’ve got a busy schedule, you may try to squeeze exercise in whenever you can. But there’s growing evidence that when you workout can make a difference to its effects. Our latest research shows that body fat reacts to exercise differently depending on the time of day —
Words: Drs Shyam Kumar SAH, Deeraj B C & Ashwini M J The Migraine Research Foundation considers migraine the third most prevalent illness and the sixth most disabling health illness in the world. Migraine sufferers have a higher chance of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, other pain conditions and fatigue. It is also a leading cause
