How to Be Happy in Everyday Life?
Every morning, I watch a man on my street sweep leaves with a whistle on his lips. His broom is old, his shirt is faded,...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
Ayurvedic Mouth Fresheners: The Secret Power of Mukhwas
The smell of roasted fennel can carry you back in time. I remember once, in my clinic, ever-curious Neha Kaushal leaned forward after her consultation...
Unexplained Infertility: An Ayurvedic Doctor’s Reflections
There are a few silences in my clinic heavier than the silence that follows when a couple asks, “Doctor, why can’t we conceive when everything...
One Hand, Many Myths: An Ayurvedic Doctor Reflects on Masturbation
There are questions patients ask me openly, like “Doctor, what should I eat for diabetes?” and “Which oil is best for my hair?” Then some...
Doctor, What Can I Eat?
Every clinic day, I know how it will end. No matter what the diagnosis is—migraine, acidity, back pain, piles—the final question arrives like clockwork. The...
Power of the Placebo Effect
Doctors know it, researchers measure it, patients live it—yet medicine often pretends it doesn’t exist. The placebo effect sits like an uninvited guest at the...
Midlife Crisis in Women: An Ayurvedic Doctor’s Reflection
A woman once sat across my table and said, “Doctor, nothing is terribly wrong, but nothing feels right.” Her blood reports were respectable, her children...
Health Hazards of Pigeons in Bengaluru: Risks, Real Stories, and Prevention
In Bengaluru, pigeons have stopped being the charming background actors of a park scene and turned into the noisy landlords of our balconies. They strut...
Vitamin D and B12 Deficiency on the Rise in India
The other day, a young software engineer came into my clinic with a blood report thicker than the instruction manual for a washing machine. She...
Midlife Crisis in Men: Funny Truths, Science, and Timeless Ayurvedic Tips
It usually begins quietly, like the first grey hair you spot in the bathroom mirror. You tell yourself it’s a trick of the light. But...