Behind Every Mood, a Movement
She came in, brisk and fiery, her maroon bindi slightly off-centre, like a warning light. Her husband, a mild-mannered man with the permanent look of...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
Kokum Juice: Stories, Science, and a Spoonful of Nostalgia
It was 9:45 pm on a Saturday. Just as I was shutting down for the night, the soft creak of the door broke the silence,...
Walking: Ayurvedic Insights
“Doctor, I don’t like walking. It’s boring.” That was an honest confession from a 34-year-old corporate techie with prediabetes and chronic constipation. He was in my...
Why Idli Is India’s Healthiest Breakfast?
If I had to choose one dish to represent the collective spirit, emotional landscape, and digestive intelligence of South India, I wouldn’t hesitate for a...
Decode Immunity, The Ayurvedic Way
Why am I sneezing so much when others aren’t, though we are breathing the same Bangalore air and eating the same masala dosa? That’s the...
Foodies in the Time of Zomato
I have a patient named Ravi. He is a thirty-two-year-old techie from Whitefield living alone in a studio apartment. His cook went on a two-week...
When Stress Triggers Illness
One sleepy Thursday evening, between two cups of tulsi tea, a patient of mine looked at me with her anxious eyes and asked, “Doctor, why...
Why Sugar Spikes, Not Calories, Are Making You Fat
When my friend Vincent Pinto, a water technology expert with a mind as sharp as a laser and a worldview shaped by chlorination, carbon filtration,...
One Man’s Superstition is Another Man’s Faith: An Ayurvedic Doctor’s Odyssey
Last year, Mrs. Gowda hobbled into my clinic clutching a small cloth pouch dangling from a red thread around her neck. Her other hand gripped...
Why Is Free Health Advice the Hardest to Follow?
The Free Advice Paradox Last Tuesday, Mrs. Sharma—dressed in designer wear—sat across from me, clutching her imported supplements. After reviewing her tests, I suggested: “Try...