Words: Dr Shravanti S TONDCHIRKAR & Dr Amit K BAIRAGI Our body’s structural framework is the outcome of an extremely intricate assembly of several parts. Due to such structural differences among components, they all work well together. They are all connected in such a way too that they can provide the bodily parts a clear
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Most successful people, we know, pursued their dreams, not just academics, or professions. This was, indeed, their ticket to success and eternal glory. Picture this. Most of our great, successful men and women never went through the 12-year educational ‘expedition’ our kids currently go through, along with their much-glorified percentage points.
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There is ‘participation’ in everything that happens, or does not happen, around us. This is nothing short of a profound sense of reciprocation — one that may also express what is obvious. Your hand is able to touch things, because it is a touchable thing all by itself. It is also
Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON Much of your brain’s tissue is composed of fat, and as the cells that make up brain tissue are replaced, your body requires dietary fats to create new, healthy brain cells. About 20 percent of the human brain is comprised of docosahexaenoic acid [DHA], and eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA], an anti-inflammatory
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH The onset of influenza usually takes us by surprise, so I give my patients an information sheet listing the primary homeopathic remedies for flu at the beginning of the season and suggest that they stock up on all, so that they have them ready in case they fall ill. The onset
Words: Dr Pankaj AGGARWAL Swine flu, or swine influenza, is a respiratory disease caused by the type-A influenza virus [H1N1] strain. The virus changes and mutates constantly in order to escape the immune system of the animal it infects [pigs]. It can infect the individual/patient’s respiratory tract, resulting in nasal secretions, barking cough, decreased appetite,
Disha PATANI on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Disha Patani loves dancing — she reckons dance is the most important component of her daily fitness routine. When she featured with Jackie Chan in Kung Fu Yoga, she learnt a new dance form, square dancing, while shooting for the movie in China — a form of
Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK Aging is a natural phenomenon. Add to this the decline in the production of oestrogen and progesterone — hormones vital for sexual and reproductive development — in women, in their late-40s, or early-50s, and you’d know why they attain menopause, or the cessation of menses — monthly periods, in common
Words: Nelressa STALLINGS-FAYE You always thought that getting along famously with women was easy — or, too difficult. Either way, you are right — because, it takes more than a man and woman to get a relationship going. This is just one part of the story. The other — the most important — is the
Words: Dr Joette CALABRESE Q: I sometimes feel that I may freak out. Add to that my anxiety, or apprehension, and you have a classical case — of ‘me’ waking up at the middle of the night. Please suggest a homeopathic remedy that can work for me. — LJB, Bhubaneswar A: Certain homeopathic medicines have
