The Health Memory of a Family
A man once walked into my clinic carrying six laboratory reports and absolutely no memory of his medicines. “Doctor, cholesterol, sugar… everything problem,” he announced....
Category : General
Stopped Rice? Check Your Cholesterol.
In the 1960s, a man could smoke in a cardiologist’s waiting room. Today, he avoids rice and counts carbohydrates on his phone. The rituals changed....
BLACK RICE: Trend, Truth, and the Dark Grain Everyone Is Talking About
Last month, a software engineer sat across my table and placed a small packet on the desk as if it were contraband. “Doctor, everyone in...
Coffee, Cortisol, and Morning Fear
She did not call me about the ankle. “Doctor, I did not want to disturb you,” she said, voice firm despite her eighty-five years. “Two...
Before You Swallow That Antibiotic
“Doctor, I had a bad cold.” “How many days?” “Four.” “Fever?” “Little.” “What medicines?” “Ghar me Augmentin pada tha. Teen din le liya. Phir bhi...
Doctor, Are They Mixing Mineral Oil in Our Cooking Oil?
She came at the end of the clinic, when questions grow softer and more personal. Sushma Shenoy is not the kind of patient who panics...
A Doctor’s Upma Story
He was fifty. An entrepreneur. The kind who lives on numbers. Revenue, margins, growth curves, projections. He spoke comfortably in percentages and quarterly targets, and...
Doctor, I’m Wearing a Jacket—Why Am I Still Falling Sick?
In Bangalore, winter is not a season. It is a performance. The temperature dips to eighteen degrees, and the city behaves as if Switzerland has...
Why Constipation Has Become India’s Most Common Gut Complaint?
Constipation is no longer a digestive complaint. It is a scheduling problem. In my clinic, it arrives daily, politely disguised as lifestyle confusion. “Doctor, I...
Are You Really Hungry or Just Dehydrated?
At 4:40 PM on a humid Bangalore evening, a software engineer sits across from me clutching a steel flask like evidence. He looks mildly offended...