When Denial Becomes the Diagnosis
People think the most challenging part of medicine is breaking bad news. It isn’t. The hardest part is convincing a perfectly breathless, sweating, clutching-his-chest patient...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
Ayurveda in the Age of Algorithms
Last week, a young techie came into my clinic with the air of someone who had solved the mysteries of the universe. He didn’t hand...
Why Ayurveda Prescribes Sunlight as Daily Medicine?
At seven in the morning, the sun climbs lazily over Bengaluru’s concrete skyline. Stray dogs stretch, school buses honk, and on a thousand balconies, people...
Ayurveda Day 2025: A Decade of Balance, Growth, and Global Recognition
On September 23, 2025, India celebrates the tenth Ayurveda Day. For the first time, it is not linked to a movable festival but to the...
Why Do Mosquitoes Love Me More?
Doctor, why do mosquitoes love me more? A man asked me this question as if he were filing a complaint with the Supreme Court. His...
Why Your Brain Remembers Jingles but Forgets Passwords?
Doctor, why do I forget my password but still remember the Nirma jingle? A young software engineer asked me this last week, shaking his head...
Why Does Everyone Think You Look Weak?
We are a country that never runs short of advice. From cricket scores to election results to your waistline, someone always knows better. But the...
What Your Walk Secretly Says About You?
A man walked into my clinic with a dragging step, his body speaking before he did. The slight tilt of his hip, the uneven rhythm...
How Much Protein Is Too Much?
How much protein is too much? That question barges into my clinic daily, wearing a gym T-shirt, holding a shaker bottle, and smelling faintly of...
Three Questions That Decide Your Health
A young man once walked into my clinic with a fat bundle of blood reports. Cholesterol: normal. Sugar: borderline. Vitamin D: a little low. “Doctor,...