Words: Dr Bernardo A MERIZALDE There are similarities between modern psychiatry and homeopathy. Recent neurobiological research tends to validate old homeopathic concepts that Dr Samuel Hahnemann, MD, the founder of homeopathy, described in detail in his Organon — the bible of this holistic medical system. Psychiatry continued to be undefined as a specialty into the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Sickness of the mind, or body, reveals how our systems work — and, why loss of equilibrium often leads to a breakdown. To bring a sense of measure to this component, we’d draw on a wealth of information related to the latest biological, biochemical and medical findings, especially in our age
Vrinda SHANDILYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Your view on beauty? Beauty has nothing to do with one’s physical attributes; also, appearance. It is, in my view, a reflection of one’s thoughts, ideas and words, too. Our fixation and obsession for beauty, also fair skin, and ‘fixed’ body types are unjust. It’s, indeed, heartening that colour
Dr Arti Nagraj NALLU responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was zealous about one thing as a kid — to be a doctor. My uncle and aunty, the gynaecologist duo, were a huge influence — their success stories, doubtless, lit up my little world. My parents too shared my
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV This article is keyed to focus primarily on certain ways to take remedies that I came to, on my own, over the years of my practice. I refer you to the article ‘How to Take Homeopathic Remedies’ for information about the traditional approaches. My intention with this article is to bring
Words: Dr Frank GRUBER Mary is a 42-year-old mildly retarded woman who came to my office with her sister with a chief complaint — of epileptic seizures. She was taking Tegretol 400mg each morning and had been on that medication for about three years. Prior to that she had been on 4-5 different seizure medications
Words: Dr Parag Vasudev YADAV Ayurveda details a host of concepts related to disease pathogenesis and ama is one of them. It is described as toxin, or antigen, that may trigger disease pathogenesis. It is believed that hypo-functioning of agni leads to the production of ama — this can combine with other biological entities and
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Blueberries, a species native to North America, grow in shades ranging from light blue to dark purple. The berries have a smooth, but somewhat waxy skin, covered with a powdery silver film, or ‘bloom.’ Blueberries are, in some cultures, called star berries, because of the star-shaped calyx on the top of each
Words: Dr Emily KATZ While most love songs are inspired by the joys and heartaches of romantic relationships, love between friends can be just as intense and complicated. Many people struggle to make and maintain friendships, and a falling-out with a close friend can be as painful as a breakup with a partner. Despite these
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Think of a commonplace scenario. Soon after a job interview has gone well, one is often asked — pronto, “Would you mind having a psychological appraisal?” While it may be argued that there’s no better way to punching trepidation than asking job seekers to go through the motions of a psychological
