It is common practice nowadays to consider only the immediate effects of sickness, and in fact we are encouraged in this by mainstream medicine, which offers us medicines to alleviate...
Most women experience some menopause symptoms during menopause, and for the great majority this means a lot more than hot flushes. Due to hormonal fluctuations, in particular the decline in...
Vaginal discharge is a very common problem in women, not to be confused with the mucosal secretion which is normal and acts as a lubricant and disinfectant, and often increases...
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...
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...
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...
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...