Fish and Intelligence: When Cultural Beliefs Meet Neuroscience
The Consultation That Made Me Think Today, an unexpected conversation in my clinic made me think about food myths we rarely question, how they spread...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
MahaKumbh 2025: Earth’s Greatest Gathering Bathes in Rivers of Light and Time
Darkness had already claimed the city through the oval window of our evening flight to Prayagraj, but the Triveni Sangam glowed like a constellation fallen...
An Ayurvedic Journey to Sexual Wellness After Antidepressants
The phone call came at dusk, that fragile hour when my clinic usually winds down. “Doctor,” the voice trembled, “I have won against depression, but...
The 70-Hour Workweek: A Doctor’s View on India’s Health Crisis in the Making
Last week, a young software engineer walked into my clinic. Dark circles rimmed his bloodshot eyes, and his hands trembled slightly as he described working...
11 Ayurvedic Superfoods for Daily Wellness: The Secrets of Nitya Sevaneeya Ahara
It was a quiet evening at home when my wife Ranjana, a dentist by profession, posed an intriguing question that led us down a fascinating...
Mind Over Medicine: How Your Thoughts Transform Treatment Effectiveness?
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the person who has the disease,” William Osler wrote over a century ago. This wisdom...
The Rise of Health Anxiety in Modern India: Ayurvedic Doctor’s Perspective
The woman before me had not slept in three days. Her eyes were rimmed red, darting between three open tabs on her iPad – a...
Daily Meditation: A Doctor’s Journey Through 1000+ Patient Transformations in Bangalore
Your brain lights up like Times Square on an MRI scan. Every neuron, every pathway, and every connection is visible in stunning detail. But your...
How Happiness Rewires Your Body’s Healing System?
Of Shakespeare’s 38 plays, his tragedies like “King Lear” and “Macbeth” have often overshadowed his comedies in literary discourse despite their more balanced distribution across...
Milk and Cholesterol: Ayurvedic Doctor’s Guide to How Dairy Affects Your Heart Health
Your morning cup of filter coffee could tell a bigger story about your heart,” I tell my patient, an entrepreneur whose cholesterol numbers rival his...