Dr Alka SHARMA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I never ever wanted to be a doctor, but destiny has its ways — and, here I am, a doctor in her own right and write. What made you think of, study and specialise in the system
Anushka SHARMA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Anushka Sharma, the enormously charming and talented Indian film actress, producer and model, needs no introduction. She was first signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films. She made her acting debut in Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. It did not take
Words: Dr Rituraj SARMA Ayurveda addresses our mind, body, and spirit, with a holistic purport. It emphasises eating right to bring oneself into balance, as also exercising, breathing fully, reducing stress, sleeping well, besides using allied, or fundamental, concepts to keeping our body whole, harmonious, balanced, and healthy. Food is medicine in Ayurveda tenets. Food
Words: Drs Olga KOKSHAGINA & Sabrina SCHNEIDER When it arrived en masse for the COVID pandemic, remote working was hailed as an arrangement that boosted work-life balance and slashed commuter-related misery and pollution. But it would appear its golden days are over. Back To The Office Investment banker Goldman Sachs now requires employees to be at
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The COVID-19 storm brought the good, old turmeric to the fore — as a potent immune-booster and also as a possible preventative and therapeutic remedy. Turmeric [Curcuma longa] has been used for ages in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] as an anti-inflammatory agent and digestive remedy. It has also been
A study at the University of California, Irvine, US, shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the anti-hypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. The discovery, published in
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The Homo sapiens is endowed with ability, intelligence, and affection. Philosophers surmise that we are all masters of our own thoughts. We hold the key to every situation. We also possess within us a transforming and revitalising dimension. This is one of nature’s greatest characteristics — it makes us what we
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has underlined that his government invested ₹1,000 crore to develop the AYUSH infrastructure in the state, during the past three years, including an International Institute of Ayurveda Research and a new Ayurveda medical college in Idukki district. The CM inaugurated a two-day Global Ayurveda Summit and Kerala Healthcare Tourism and
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathic analysis and prescription is an excellent way to address the energetic disruption caused when a particular personality type is reproached. As no two personalities are alike, there will be a different remedy for each, and homeopathic case-taking allows us to zero-in on the particulars of the personality and prescribe the
Words: Emma Mason ZWIEBLER The average person spends about a third of their life at work. With the rise of technology and automation reducing the physical demands of many jobs, a significant proportion of the workforce spends their day sitting at a desk leading to increasingly sedentary lifestyles. As a former professional athlete, I’ve experienced
