We Turned Sleep Into Homework. Now We Are Losing Sleep Over It
The modern Indian goes to bed carrying enough equipment to establish a small diagnostic centre. There is a watch to measure sleep, a ring to...
Category : Sleep disorders
Does Sleep Make You Age Faster?
Two patients recently taught me something deeply strange about ageing. One slept four to five hours a night for fifteen years. Successful businessman. Constant flights....
How much sleep does the human body actually need?
When it comes to sleep, peoplenever arrive empty-handed. Everyone brings a theory, a reason, and a confident explanation. Some sleep five hours and call it...
What Your Dinner Does to Your Dreams?
Every dinner plate is also a movie ticket. Paneer butter masala might buy you a horror film, while moong dal khichdi gives you a lullaby. Evening...
How Your Obsession With Good Sleep Is Keeping You Awake?
It’s 2 AM in Bengaluru. The city’s dogs are conducting their nightly orchestra, the fan hums, and you’re lying wide-eyed in bed. You glance at...
What an Insomniac Chef, a Retired Banker, and a Tattoo Artist Taught Me About Healing
This week began with too many questions and too little sleep. Not mine—my patients’. Though I must admit, some of their insomnia seemed contagious. It...
How Ayurveda Treats Insomnia: Real Stories and Timeless Remedies
A patient once told me, “Doc, my sleep is like a prepaid SIM—worked fine in the beginning, now completely deactivated.” Another swore his body had...
The Silicon Valley Dreams That Cost Us Our Sleep: A Doctor’s View from Bangalore
“I can’t remember what silence sounds like anymore,” confesses the 29-year-old tech lead sitting in my clinic, his eyes fixed on his phone. Three missed...
How can Bhramari Pranayama help you get a better night’s sleep?
TV serials first, now social media robbing our sleep. Sleep is the new luxury. If you are sleeping 8 hours, you are a lucky person....
Does Exercising Right Before Bed Affect Sleep?
As a seasoned Ayurvedic doctor, I’ve had my fair share of intriguing patient encounters that have challenged my diagnostic skills and sharpened my understanding of...