The Death of the Family Doctor: The Last Person Who Knew Everything About Us
In many Indian homes, there was once only one man who could walk into a sleeping patient’s bedroom at midnight without causing alarm. The family...
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How Social Media Changed the Way We Eat?
I usually hear it halfway through the consultation, offered casually, almost proudly. “Doctor, honestly, I wasn’t even hungry, but everyone was eating.” The sentence appears...
Is 30 Too Late to Marry? What Biology and Ayurveda Say
Some clinic days begin like a soft drizzle, and then one story turns the whole sky into theatre. Yesterday, an engineer who has been my...
Seed Cycling for Hormone Balance: A Simple Daily Ritual for Women
In every Indian kitchen, there is a quiet democracy of seeds. Flax sleeps in steel dabbas beside forgotten ragi. Sesame waits in tiny jars like...
Fibremaxxing and Ayurveda: Why Gut Health Is India’s New Wellness Habit
It started with protein shakes and ended with psyllium husk. Wellness, like fashion, loves its trends — and fibre has become the new Gucci. On...
Stop Blaming Rice: The Real Problem Is Lifestyle
A young engineer walked into my Bengaluru clinic clutching a diet chart like a court summons. “Doctor, I have stopped eating rice,” he declared. I...
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...
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 Bengaluru’s Multilingual Doctors Have a Silent Edge
In medicine, the first cure is not the pill but the word. The right medicine may take days to work, but the right word in...
Why Your Mobile Phone is the New Dosha Imbalance?
One evening, a man limped into my clinic, gripping his chest. His wife thought he was having a heart attack. I reached for my stethoscope, but...