How Much Protein Is Too Much?
How much protein is too much? That question barges into my clinic daily, wearing a gym T-shirt, holding a shaker bottle, and smelling faintly of...
Category : General
Three Questions That Decide Your Health
A young man once walked into my clinic with a fat bundle of blood reports. Cholesterol: normal. Sugar: borderline. Vitamin D: a little low. “Doctor,...
When Social Media Becomes a Syndrome
A teenage boy once walked into my clinic and said, “Doctor, I think my brain is buffering.” He wasn’t joking. He had fallen asleep with...
How Emotions Affect The Practice of Medicine?
A doctor’s life is a strange syllabus. We are taught anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, but the subject that matters most—the arithmetic of human emotions—never makes it...
Parents Prepare Kids for Exams, But Forget Stress Skills
On the morning of his board exams, Arjun doubled over with stomach cramps. His parents blamed the hostel food. His grandmother muttered about “too much...
Which Cooking Oils Are Really Best for Your Health?
The war over cooking oils has moved from kitchens to newsfeeds. One week, sunflower oil is a “heart-healthy light oil.” The next is branded “toxic...
When Gas Becomes a Family Problem?
He sat across from me, not looking as sick as a patient usually does. His reports were normal, his diet was careful, and his sleep...
Why Healthy School Lunches Are Becoming Harder Every Day?
The lunchbox has always been more than a metal case with food inside—it’s a mirror. It reflects not only what a child eats but also...
Why do patients sometimes hide the truth from doctors?
In India, every patient brings two things to the clinic—an illness and a story. The sickness I can usually diagnose; the story takes longer, because...
Veg vs Non-Veg: Who Lives Longer and Healthier?
The other evening, in my clinic, a newlywed couple walked in, looking as though they had just stepped out of a family WhatsApp wedding album....