Quintessence

Wisdom Healing

Posted on by Dr Gauri Rokkam
12
Sep

Words: Dr Gauri ROKKAM We are all witness to a new, bludgeoning ‘epidemic’ — the epidemic of chronic degenerative inflammatory diseases. Heart disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others, are all on the upswing. While our existing medical system[s] may not have all the answers when

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Q&A: Your Health Questions Answered

Mind Your Heart

Posted on by Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor
12
Sep

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR  Question: Heart disease seems to run in my family. Please let me know the basics and also what I can do to ‘prevent’ the disease, if possible. — S K, Bengaluru Answer: A host of risk factors plays a major role in the development of heart disease. For example: cigarette smoking,

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Focus

Ah, The Misery Of Allergy

Posted on by Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor
12
Sep

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Allergies can often be psychosomatic. There is an interesting story. A nineteenth-century US physician, Dr John Noland MacKenzie, MD, wrote how one of his patients, a 32-year old woman, experienced allergy symptoms when exposed to the odour of roses. Her symptoms included a violent cold with watery eyes and runny nose,

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Work-Life Balance

Know Your Attitude

Posted on by Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor
12
Sep

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Every workplace has a whole host of policies and procedures. They are in place not because they ought to be there, but because they are formulated in a manner that the company deems fit — for its functioning and also for achieving its business objectives. First, and foremost, you should try

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Homeopathy

Prescription Rules

Posted on by Dr Barbara Etcovitch
12
Sep

Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH Homeopathy is based on the Law of Similars, the idea that a substance which can produce a certain set of symptoms in a healthy person can, likewise, cure these same symptoms in illness. This process of matching symptom-pictures is the cornerstone of homeopathy and it is described through the phrase ‘Like

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Focus

Common Cold

Posted on by Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor
29
Aug

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR There are dozens of viruses that cause colds — the most common being rhinoviruses. Over 200 types of rhinoviruses are implicated in the causative mechanism of a cold. The worst part is — the nasal distress, caused by rhinoviruses, are more frequent in spring and fall, although they can instigate the

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Face Of The Fortnight

Wear Your Attitude

Posted on by Team Thinkwellness360
29
Aug

Kavita TATE-NADKARNI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Your view on beauty? It’s a famed cliché, also platitude ― that beauty resides in the eyes of the beholder. There should be a reason behind it, right? Beauty is a subjective thing; it’s also an individual’s perspective, one that differs from person to person. Something, or someone who I feel

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