Why Oiling Your Hair Can Sometimes Worsen Dandruff?
A young man once entered my clinic wearing enough coconut oil on his head to solve a minor fuel crisis. “Doctor, dandruff is not going,”...
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How Smoking Damages Male Fertility
There are only two kinds of smokers in India. The first says, “Yes, Doctor, I smoke.” I have met exactly three of them in thirty...
You Got the Job. Why Does Life Still Feel So Hard?
You Got the Job. Why Does Life Still Feel So Hard? Last week, a young man told me he had no time to read. He...
The Day Yoga Left Home
How the Mysuru school of yoga conquered Hollywood and reshaped the modern wellness industry. The global yoga industry, worth billions of dollars and stretching from...
India’s Fertility Crisis Isn’t About Children. It’s About Everything Else.
They sat across my desk the way many young couples in Bengaluru sit these days, slightly apart, slightly distracted, her laptop bag still on her...
I Slept Eight Hours. My Watch Says Sorry
At 3:12 in the morning, a man opened one eye, lifted his wrist to his face, and checked whether he was sleeping properly. Then he...
The Busy Trap
A patient rushed into my consultation room seven minutes late. Before sitting down, he apologised twice, answered two phone calls, and checked his smartwatch repeatedly...
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....
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...