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...
Category : Health Tips
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Which Cooking Oils Are Really Best for Your Health?
The war over cooking oils has moved from kitchens to newsfeeds. One week, sunflower oil is a “heart-healthy light oil.” The next is branded “toxic...
Why am I always tired and have no energy?
Last week, a young techie walked into my clinic, dropped his bag on the floor, and sighed, “Doctor, I think my body battery has a...
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...