Satvavajaya Chikitsa — Mastery of the Mind
Every cure, at some point, asks the same question: Can you govern your mind before it governs you?That’s the essence of Satvavajaya Chikitsa — the...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
A Doctor Who Can’t Switch Off
Some jobs end with a punch card. Medicine doesn’t. The stethoscope may rest, but the questions never do. This morning, I went to a restaurant...
When Pain Became My Professor
This morning, my phone pinged with an image: a tiny foot, swollen and proud.“Doctor,” the message read, “my daughter sprained her ankle at school.”The foot...
The Cough That Spoke English
In Bangalore, even the coughs sound educated — polite, apologetic, and fluent in English. The evening clinic begins not with patients but with a chorus of...
How India’s Love for Carbs is Fueling a Silent Diabetes Epidemic?
In the summer of 2002, the town of Bellary shimmered like a brass pot on the stove. I sat in the consulting room of Dr...
How Digital Life Turned Waiting into a Disease?
A patient forwards a 20-page lab report on WhatsApp and calls thirty seconds later, “Doctor, did you read it?”Another sends a voice note: “Doctor, sugar...
Why Does the Mind Awaken After a Bite of Amla?
In my clinic, sour faces arrive before sour fruits. They come carrying sleepless nights in designer handbags, hope folded like a prescription slip. One afternoon, a young...
Haritaki Before Bed: Ayurveda’s Nightly Insurance Policy
Haritaki has a name that rolls off the tongue like an incantation. Say it softly and you can almost hear the forests of India rustling,...
Sadyo Rasayana in Ayurveda: Instant Rejuvenators You Can Try Today
A young man once slumped into my clinic, his eyes drooping, his tie loosened, his voice weary. “Doctor,” he sighed, “I need something instant. I...
Rogi Bala and Vyadhi Bala in Ayurveda: Why Patient Strength Matters More Than Disease
A sneeze can topple one man like a cyclone and barely ruffle another who is milking his cows with a fever. I watch this paradox...