Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV This petite young woman complained of stomach cramps and weakness while on her periods. She would be totally out of commission when she got her period and miss two days of business school every month. She was not sure if this was connected to her diet. “If I gain weight I
Words: Dr Nidhi M RATHOD The goal of Ayurveda is to maintain health as well as prevent and treat disease. Ayurveda describes a myriad of therapeutic formulations, lifestyle, diagnostic and detoxification measures, etc., for the management and treatment of various health disorders. Panchakarma is one of the detoxification measures used widely in Ayurveda for the
Dr Rachel LEVINE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was introduced to homeopathy after having an allergic reaction — when stung by a bee. I was living on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, at the time, and I was astounded by what I was given. I also
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Glutamine is the most profuse and multipurpose amino acid in the body. The rate of glutamine consumption by immune cells, in health and illness, is similar to, or greater than, glucose. The amino acid’s immune system support mechanism is closely connected to its ‘bustle’ in the intestines. It not helps to
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
