One of my patients, a girl of 17, consulted me with an eye problem by the name of Pterygium (Surfer’s Eye). Her eyes were constantly red and she had growths on...
Acne is a common skin condition that affects most people at some time in their lives. It causes spots to develop on the skin, often on the face but it...
Yoga is the term given to a set of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines which originated in ancient India. The foundations of yoga philosophy were first written down about 200...
Calcium Supplements – Raman Das Looks At Their Pros And Cons Not for the first time, calcium supplementation is in the news. The article to which there is a link...
Is eating beef good for your health? What is the Ayurvedic view? Ayurveda recognises a good diet as the primary means of defence against illness. However, it also recognises that...
Putting Haemorrhoids Behind Us Haemorrhoids, more commonly known as ‘piles’, are sac-like structures containing lymph and small blood vessels. They are located around the area of the sphincter muscle at...
Flushing Out Bacteria In the early days of Ayurveda, long before there was any concept of bacteria and before contraception and condoms were invented, Ayurvedic natural medicines were already in...
The term ‘active ingredient’ is most commonly applied to medicines, both drugs and herbal remedies, and refers to the chemical component(s) contained in the medicine that enable it to produce...
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) & Bladder Infection: Urinary tract infection (UTIs) are most commonly experienced in the lower parts of the urino-genital system – the bladder and urethra – and...