Words: Dr Ambika P NAYAK The good, old, wise sages in India formulated a code for healthy living, apart from their emphasis on spiritual development. This is also one of the first tenets of Ayurveda, meaning life. Ayurveda represents optimal preventative aspects for a healthy life, but this, in the frenzied times that we live
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR In The Promise of Sleep, sleep medicine pioneer, Dr William C Dement, MD, PhD, who passed into the sunset, two summers ago, aged 91, narrates a refreshing relevant medical idiom. This is keyed to help us get a good feel of a whole, new idea — the quintessence of sleep. Dr Dement was
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Picture this — a spiritual inclination towards parental task is an idea whose time has come, with or without ‘initiation.’ It is a vision that is keyed to a deep personal conviction: parenting as a spiritual force, a structure, or worship, and also an acceptable attitude towards children. It is the
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There is more to memory than learning, and vice versa. Picture this: of noted psychologist Gordon H Bower’s fine example of a phenomenon called state-dependent learning. Bower recalls a funny sequence from one of Charlie Chaplin’s masterpieces, City Lights. Chaplin, as usual, plays the little tramp, and he saves a drunk from
Words: Dr Gary W LEWANDOWSKI Jr New Year’s resolutions most commonly focus on eating healthier, exercising, losing weight and being a better person. Admirable goals, to be sure. But focusing on body and mind neglects something equally important: your romantic relationship. Couples with better marriages report higher well-being, and one study found that having a better romantic
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There is positive evidence on the influence of colour has on our mood, emotion, mental performance and wellness. It is, therefore, not without reason that the importance of colour therapy is being increasingly recognised in the symptomatic treatment of several health disorders. All of us know how colours affect our moods
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV Question: I’ve heard about it. It sounds a tad complex too. “What do layers in homeopathy mean?” Could you please explain. — A L, USA Answer: Most of us come into the world carrying the baggage of inherited conditions from our ancestors. These can comprise some of the layers. For example,
Words: Dr Richard FIRSHEIN Milk thistle is my centrepiece in restoring the healthy functioning of the liver. It not only protects the liver from damage, it actually stimulates the growth of healthy new cells. Amazingly, studies have shown that this humble herb can reverse liver damage, protect against hepatitis and cirrhosis, speed recovery from jaundice,
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Fear of people is a prominent state of distress exhibited in many different ways in several homeopathic remedies. Understanding the fear of people through analysis of the essence of a particular remedy gives insight into the state of fear unique to that substance. The following is a selection of scenarios which
Sonakshi SINHA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Sonakshi Sinha made her Bollywood debut in Dabangg [2010] opposite Salman Khan. The film went on to become the highest earning Bollywood movie of the year. Apart from critics’ appreciation for her work, Sinha also received the Filmfare award for the best female debutant. She went on
