Dr Deepak KADIYALI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was my parents’ dream. They wished that I followed my grandpa’s footsteps. What made you think of, study and specialise in the system of medicine you now practice? My grandfather was an Ayurveda physician. He was my
Words: Dr Adolph LIPPE Dr Samuel Hahnemann, MD, the founder of homeopathy, tells us, in the third aphorism of his Organon, that we must first discern what is to be cured in each individual case of sickness, that we must also discern the curative powers of each medicine, and if, furthermore, we have learned to
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Think of the most improbable miniature helicopter of all, or those unbearable ‘drum beats’ in your ear. You gotcha the whole idea right — a hazard you’d not even ‘touch’ from afar, as it were. Now, to the basics. With her brittle body, and spiky arsenal of wings, legs and antennae
There has been, in recent times, a substantial increase in the incidence of reproductive health issues among young women who smoke. This includes teenagers and young professional women aged between 20 and 40. Smoking has been associated with a range of potential reproductive health issues, viz., — Menstrual irregularities. Smoking has been correlated with disruptions
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Herbalist James Karon advised customers on the uses and benefits of plants and herbs, working out of his Greenwich Village brownstone and growing his products in his own backyard. James was both an avowed plant lover and a vegetarian, and his nutritional know-how kept him looking much younger than his sixty-seven
Words: Drs Martina RAHE, Fabian WOLFF & Petra JANSEN Mindfulness is the awareness to be non-judgmental in the present moment. The scientific research on the broad term ‘mindfulness’ has increasingly grown in the last two decades. However, in many studies, poor methodology and lack of clarity in the definition of mindfulness has led to an
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH We have all experienced feelings of loneliness at some point in our lives. At these times we may feel isolated and alone, or dejected and not understood. Or, we may have a constant feeling of being uncared for, or neglected by a friend, relative, or fellow worker. We may, at times,
Prasad KULKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is a fleeting, momentary, or transitory entity. I’ve always felt that our view of beauty is largely vanity-based. It is fuelled, for the most part, by the media. Beauty, for me, ought to emerge from deep within — one that mirrors the soul of
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV I have been practicing homeopathy for a long time. The difference between me as a prescriber now, and as a prescriber, 10, 20, or 30 years ago, is that I am more relaxed. Let’s say that I have mellowed with age. Maybe, you can even say I have developed a better
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Twenty-six-year-old NK suffered from inveterate diarrhoea, triggered possibly by anxiety and stress, at the workplace, also home. She’s being treated for amoebiasis at a local clinic with no real benefit. I recommended a few lab tests and scan. There was nothing suggestive, or conclusive, from them. I determined clinically that
