Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH As summertime comes to an end and the chill of October enters, natives of the Northern Hemisphere start feeling the effects of the shorter days, diminished daylight and colder temperatures. By December, we are layering clothing, wrapping our necks in scarves, donning boots and gloves and spending a lot more time
Words: Kerry DULIN When you begin a weight training programme you introduce new levels of stress to your body and muscles. Weight training actually damages muscle tissue. To compensate, our bodies initiate a healing process to not only repair the damaged tissue but to create new muscle fibre as well. It’s, at first, difficult. You
Words: Dr Narayan C DESHPANDE Occupational health and safety is a matter of concern. It relates to the adaptation of a working environment for workers, especially in the preferment and preservation of their physical, mental and social well-being in every occupation — to the utmost extent. The question of occupational health and safety is also
Dr Gauri ROKKAM responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I always wanted to either teach, or treat [read, heal] people. I was not inclined towards modern medicine — this was because of my belief systems during my upbringing. My father is a naturopath and yoga exponent. All
Lalchand RAJPUT responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? “The best part of beauty,” as philosopher Francis Bacon said, “is that which no picture can express.” This is what I’d like to relate to, not merely physical beauty. Agreed that a person with a good-looking, handsome face captures our attention, but what stays eternal
Words: Dr Christine LASCHKOLNIG Let’s change perspective: disease prevention from a holistic perspective is the promotion of health. In this sense it applies to our life 24 hours a day. There are many factors that contribute to a healthy body and soul. Hippocrates [460-375 BC], the father of medicine, taught: “Regularity in life is a
Words: Jawahar NIDAMBOOR “There is nothing we like to see so much as the gleam of pleasure in a person’s eye when he feels that we have sympathised with him, understood him. At these moments something fine and spiritual passes between two friends. These are the moments worth living.” — Don Marquis “Don’t walk in front
Words: Usha Gajapati RAJU Question: I have heard that chamomile is good and it has useful benefits. Could you please specify them for my information? — K P, Pune Answer: Think of chamomile as a mild, light and useful ‘adjuvant.’ Chamomile is a calming, also useful anti-inflammatory herb. It is helpful in the treatment of
Words: Dr Chaithra S RAO This piece has nothing to do with the epic World War II movie, Tora! Tora! Tora! The word means ‘attack’ in Japanese. This sounds like it, yes, although you’d certainly reach out for a tora leaves delicacy and ‘attack’ your plate for a sumptuous fill. When one travels through the humid coastal
Words: Paribha VASHIST Picture this. The last time you went to a dentist was, perhaps, some months ago, or more. The fact is most people wouldn’t be able to recall, as they would of their last year’s birthday treat. Come to think of it: going to a dentist is our last resort; we only visit
