‘Eating’ Maladies

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The classification of eating disorders is subject to inconsistency. The diverse frames of reference too ‘mirror’ beliefs about cause and pathology, no less, along with varied psychological underpinnings. Besides, what may have led to gender-related ‘apepsia hysterica’ in the early nineteenth century, has a new name today — anorexia nervosa. In

A Case Of Neuropathy

Words: Dr Robert KALADISH December was mild for a Toronto winter, but the steel grey skies were familiar. Janey, my receptionist, handed me the intake form indicative of a new patient waiting to begin our 2-hour initial visit. On reviewing the form and seeing the reason for the visit to be a peripheral neuropathy with

Herbs: The Future Of Pain Relief

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Pain is relative. It is also specific. Pain can emanate from previous illness and trauma, or from underlying causes, such as arthritis. In certain cases, there is no obvious cause of pain — or, one may erroneously attribute pain to a recent activity rather than a serious causal effect. Besides, it

Women’s Disorders

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Women face unique health challenges. Their bodies are regulated by rhythmic monthly cycles. As a rule, their cycles flow with computerised regularity — naturally and effortlessly. However, certain subtle interactions of hormones, stress, environmental pollutants and diet can sometimes disturb the rhythm and cause imbalances. This is where natural Ayurveda and

Up Your Turbo-Boost

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR You got it right. That trust is the core of our being — it is delicate like culture. However, it is, in other words, a palpable entity — one, we’d think of as possibly an extension, or outcome, that emanates from perceptible processes. Every literature, or culture, addresses itself to trust

Sports: The Best Teacher

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The concept is as old as the hills. But, it’s also something that is new. As Jerry Lynch, a sports psychologist, and Chungliang Al Huang, a ta’i-chi master and expert calligrapher, explain in their ‘back-to-the-future’ standard for sporting excellence, Working Out, Working Within, which is, in essence, a premise on how

Spiritual Utopia

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The Celestine Prophecy was sociologist James Redfield’s first book. And, you wouldn’t believe it, thanks to his superb use of words and craft. The testimony? Over ten million copies of Redfield’s maiden effort would have sold in the US alone. What’s more, for a spiritual novel, capitalising on Americans’ search for

Focused Medicine

Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR We live in ‘a pill for every ill’ society. Most people today have been ‘coached’ through print and other media to accept the idea that pharmaceutical, or conventional, drugs are the best, or, perhaps, the only answer to most medical problems, or issues. Our drug-inclined society has also been taught to

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