Words: Dr Jennifer CROYLE Friendship and love, and more broadly, the relationships that people cultivate in their lives, are some of the most valuable treasures a person can own. This module explores ways in which we try to understand how friendships form, what attracts one person to another, and how love develops. It also explores
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The alternative, complementary, or holistic, approach to health uses the best of natural therapies, such as Ayurveda and homeopathy, in particular, and acupuncture, herbal remedies, meditation, yoga etc., among others. Most of these therapies are now scientifically documented; this will make them not only relevant and effective, but also cost-effective, which
Words: Nelressa STALLINGS-FAYE Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. — Morrie Shwartz What is the greatest value you can achieve in your lifetime? Depending on one’s perspective, some of us might look to the question in different ways — what is the meaning of value, or success,
Words: Dr Renita HERRMANN We often hear stories about a traumatic event in a person’s life. It may be an emotional, or mental shock, like the death of a loved one, seeing a violent act, or physical mishap, such as car accident. It may not be evident to the person, yet one can retain the
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 Celery is a vegetable loved for its crisp texture and distinctive flavour. A bunch of celery is a single stalk comprising of separate ribs, and the most tender, inner ribs — called the hearts. The crispness of celery comes from the firmness of its cell walls and its high water content. In
Smriti MANDHANA on beauty, fitness, health and wellness Your view on beauty? Beauty, in my view, is something that is natural. It has got nothing to do with one’s skin colour, or tone. There’s beauty in everything — everyone looks good when you see them without prejudice. I pamper my skin with the best body
Words: Dr Ryan N HARRISON Aromatherapy is a unique branch of herbal medicine. It uses the medicinal and therapeutic properties of oils found in various plants. The special oils are called essential oils, and they are incredibly potent. The following ten essential oils are easy-to-find and easy-to-use. Tea Tree Tea made from tea tree leaves
Words: Dr Miranda CASTRO My friend Mary’s daughter called recently and said, “Help. My mom’s all swollen up, and she keeps saying she’ll be okay in the morning, but she’s been swollen for two days now and she isn’t okay at all. I’m very worried about her.” Mary was suffering from a terrible case of
Words: Dr Rahul BANSAL Unlike the allopathic — modern, or conventional — system of medicine, where the human body is considered a machine, which is nothing short of a reductionist approach, Ayurveda considers the human body as a continuum of nature with consciousness at its core. This all-inclusive percept, also precept, of Ayurveda and its
Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I always had a zealous, or ardent, desire to serve the sick, at large, and in the best way possible. I thought that the only profession that could help me accomplish my fervent yearning was being a doctor. What
