Words: Dr Pankaj AGGARWAL There are several factors that may trigger acne [pimples]. One of them is hereditary. Sometimes, bacteria may also cause acne, thanks to the dirt and oil that reside on our skin. People with oily skin, or individuals who work-out, should take care of their skin as heat and humidity can intensify
Words: Sophie HARDACH Most parents know that talking to their child helps them develop. But, a new study has revealed that it’s how you talk to your child that really matters for their brain growth. Rather than just spewing complex words at them, or showing flashcards in the hope of enriching their vocabulary, the key
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Homeopathy uses small doses of ingredients, available in nature, to stimulate and assist the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Key Concepts Homeopathy employs natural remedies selected in accordance with the total symptom-picture of the patient. This will include not only external and internal symptoms, but also the individual’s lifestyle, emotional
Words: Dr Josephine AGU Many people seek complementary treatments for various ailments. Perhaps herbal remedies to cure a cold, or acupuncture to ease lower back pain. Complementary medicine refers to practices outside Western medicine, adopted from other cultures, and often used in high-income countries. But traditional medicine covers a range of practices and therapies indigenous to their
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Homeopathy treats the individual; it does not limit its treatment to the diagnosis of the illness alone. When you are ill, your illness has its own unique pattern of symptoms. You tend to develop or ‘catch’ certain illnesses, because of a particular pattern of imbalance within your system — one that
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH The reasons for feeling fearful of people and, in some cases, desiring the company of others have many origins; they also differ widely in individuals. Some are aware of why these feelings exist, others are caught in the web without any understanding. Fear of people and a desire for company display
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Lettuce is a small-size annual plant. Its leaves give out milk-like ‘sap’ when cut. There are about six varieties of lettuce that exist. The leaf varieties which have a mild bitter taste are rich in antioxidants. A low calorie green-vegetable, fresh lettuce provides just 15 calories per 100gm. Put simply, the vegetable
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a common disorder in kids. The word, eczema, comes from the Greek, for ‘to boil, or flow out.’ The expression is, of course, used for a group of skin conditions that show a pattern — with redness, itching, serum-filled blisters, crusting and scaling. Atopic eczema is
Kiara ADVANI-MALHOTRA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty, for me, is more about how you feel rather than how you appear. It is also, any which way one looks at it, just about feeling at ease, not merely in and with my own skin, but in every manner of one’s
Words: Charlotte EDMOND Whether team sports are your thing, you like a bit of Zumba, or you’re more into a solo jog, everybody needs to get a bit of exercise in their life. There’s plenty of evidence to show the benefits are both physical and mental exercise. But, despite most of us knowing we need
