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
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,
