Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Adrienne Austin, a thirty-one-year-old fashion designer, had spent the last decade of her life battling her skin ailments, eczema and seborrhoea. In addition to her chronic itching and rashes, she experienced frequent headaches and sinusitis. Over the years, she’d been on a number of antibiotics to treat a variety of skin
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Homeopathy is not just a system of medical treatment; it is an advance in the area of mind-body, holistic medicine. It involves treating the individual having an illness, or disease, with highly diluted substances, prescribed primarily in pill, or liquid, form with the aim of triggering the body’s natural capacity for
Words: Drs Luis Alberto MARCO-CONTRERAS & Antonio Cartón LLORENTE Muscular physiques have always been popular, but in the last decade, or so, people around the world have become increasingly conscious of their body image, largely due to social media like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This fixation on bodily aesthetics has taken an especially strong hold
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV The herbal formulas I will be telling you about were formulated by Dr Efrem Korngold, LAc, OMD, and Dr Harriet Beinfield, LAc. pioneers of Chinese Medicine in the United States. These herbal formulas are prepared by Kan Herb Company and are available only by prescription. The herbal formulas are much more
Words: Dr Julian JONAS It’s been a number of years since I first met the two brothers, Jordan and Samuel. They were as different as two persons could be. Samuel, age three at the time, was a gentle, cheerful fellow — easy to smile and easy to talk to. Jordan, six years his elder, was
Words: ThermoFisher SCIENTIFIC Approximately 36 per cent of American adults use some form of complementary and alternative therapies. Are the experienced effects truly the herbs at play, individual genetics, or is it a placebo-effect, where the mind ‘cures’ the body out of anticipation of cure? In ancient cultures, knowledge of traditional medicine, such as Ayurveda, was passed down
Raashii KHANNA on beauty, fitness, health and wellness. Your view on beauty? Beauty isn’t what you see; it is more than skin deep. A harmonious mind, good thoughts, being kind and accepting things are what makes one beautiful. Taking care of your skin is the first step to feel good. As for me, cleansing is
Dr BASAVARAJESWARI B responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? My father always dreamt of seeing me in a position of respect and service. He strongly believed that a doctor’s profession juxtaposed compassion with responsibility and respect. His vision became my purpose; I strive every day to live
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Belief is essentially the feeling that helps you go through your actions and on to successful completion of goals. But, for belief to entrench, you must first have faith in yourself and be able to direct any outcome. To begin with, you need to have a clear understanding of trust, nay
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 The physically fit look good and feel good, because exercise helps pump-in more oxygen and nutrients to the skin. Exercise not only slows down aging, it also helps extend your life, improve your appearance, self-confidence, and your overall figure. It goes without saying that exercise benefits for the skin are immense. Exercise
