Kokum Juice: Stories, Science, and a Spoonful of Nostalgia
It was 9:45 pm on a Saturday. Just as I was shutting down for the night, the soft creak of the door broke the silence,...
Category : General
Walking: Ayurvedic Insights
“Doctor, I don’t like walking. It’s boring.” That was an honest confession from a 34-year-old corporate techie with prediabetes and chronic constipation. He was in my...
Why Idli Is India’s Healthiest Breakfast?
If I had to choose one dish to represent the collective spirit, emotional landscape, and digestive intelligence of South India, I wouldn’t hesitate for a...
Decode Immunity, The Ayurvedic Way
Why am I sneezing so much when others aren’t, though we are breathing the same Bangalore air and eating the same masala dosa? That’s the...
Foodies in the Time of Zomato
I have a patient named Ravi. He is a thirty-two-year-old techie from Whitefield living alone in a studio apartment. His cook went on a two-week...
When Stress Triggers Illness
One sleepy Thursday evening, between two cups of tulsi tea, a patient of mine looked at me with her anxious eyes and asked, “Doctor, why...
Bangalore’s New Disease: When Google Plays Doctor
They lurk in the soft glow of smartphone screens at 2 AM. Fingers trembling, pupils dilated, hearts racing as they type: “headache + dizziness +...
Why do I get sick and others don’t? A Bangalore Doctor’s Guide to Understanding Individual Health Differences
The human body contains 37.2 trillion cells, yet it takes just one receptor gone rogue to make you question everything. Last Tuesday in my clinic, a...
Ayurvedic Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis: The Untold Truth Behind Your Stubborn Sneezes
Three hundred thousand noses in Bangalore, all running at once. That’s not a metaphor – it’s a statistical reality from last year’s respiratory health survey....
Digital Wellness Crisis: How Smartphone Addiction Is Reshaping Indian Health in 2024
The notification chirps like a hungry bird, and my patient’s hand twitches toward her phone—an unconscious dance I’ve witnessed a thousand times in my clinic....