Words: Dr Naveen Kumar BOGGARAPU Question: Doctor, I’ve been diagnosed and treated for chronic sinusitis, for a couple of years, or more. Each time I am put on conventional medications, I feel all right, but the problem seems to only return often with a bang. A friend of mine told me that he got over
Words: Jawahar NIDAMBOOR When we practice affirmations, our mind and body understands the ‘you’ better, not so much the ‘I’ of things. “You will be strong” is often more effective than “I will be strong.” Our psyche takes this affirmed connotation more seriously. In like manner, there is something called neediness that propels us to
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Individuals diagnosed with osteoporosis are often prescribed lifestyle changes, along with medication. These include — Giving up smoking Ensuring adequate calcium and vitamin D intake [1,500mg per day of calcium, preferably through diet and/or supplements; 800-1,200IU [international units] of vitamin D, especially in adults aged 55+ Limiting alcohol consumption Regular exercise
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Free radicals are harmful compounds released during inflammation, or infection. They may, as a result, cause heart disease, also cancer — and, affect our body in a host of ways. Is there a mode — to defuse the free radical effect? Yes, ‘go for’ antioxidants, viz., vitamin C, among other things.
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Dr David Simon, MD, is a physician of repute at Chopra Center, US. A neurologist by training, Simon’s profound interest in holistic and consciousness-based medicine has been an on-going process, since his residency and fellowship years. In The Wisdom of Healing, Simon offers us a new model of health: a programme
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Life is the most complex material fact. It shows chemical and physical properties of matter. It is so simple; it is also composite. Take, for instance, beach sand. It is nothing, but silicon dioxide — the core of your personal computer. This does not mean that your gadget is a heap
Words: Dr Chaithra S RAO The monsoon in Bengaluru has its own charm, more so when we are able to source some remote greens and enjoy a local recipe thoughtfully chosen. I thank my domestic help for introducing me to this delectable nutritious green. This accidental indulgence in ragi mudde [the traditional finger millet balls;
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Osteoporosis is a bone disorder. It presents with the clinical portrait of a gradual decrease in the density of bones that weakens them and makes fractures possible. Bones, as you know, contain minerals, like calcium and phosphorus; they are essential to make bones hard and dense. The body requires an adequate
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Everybody can write — no two ways about it. Writing is meditation. Writing is therapeutic. It can heal emotional distress, moody blues, anxiety, among other things — and, elevate your life and also career. Don’t you write letters, mails, and/or ‘script’ your presentations? You do. You have it in you —
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Colour therapy has been shown to be ‘effective’ on the physical plane — because, colour impacts all of us. The therapy also has the ability to affect our deeper planes — at the psychological and spiritual levels. Since our well-being is not merely a physical concern, it is now not uncommon
