When I heard that the legendary singer Bhupinder Singh had passed away after suffering ‘health complications including urinary problems,’ little alarm bells went off in my head. Two of my friends were having similar problems too. One had to undergo surgery of the urinary tract and is

Years and years ago when we, our friends and the world were much younger, we lost a dear pal when his heart gave way. He’d been suffering from cancer and, probably, his heart couldn’t keep up in a weakened system. For days, we were in denial. The

Prem and Nishi have been complaining about exhaustion, their energy levels are so low, it’s an effort to smile. But, for two of the most hospitable, sociable persons you could meet, they say they’ve turned downright intolerant. Friends are not so welcome anymore, their jokes seem puerile,

In my last article I wrote about ‘managing stress’. I mentioned ways in which one can manage the symptoms of stress by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system in the body to calm the body and lower the stress-induced physiological changes such as increased heart rate, breathing and

Recently, a friend celebrated her 45th birthday. What troubled her greatly was that she couldn’t get on to the ‘tall stool’ like earlier. She just couldn’t climb on to it and then stand up in one smooth movement like she used to. Her legs didn’t seem to

Your heart is racing, you feel a bit nauseous and lightheaded. Your breathing is shallow. You’re waiting to give your presentation and wishing you had never agreed to do it. Is this familiar to you? This and many other such moments which may produce similar symptoms of

We’ve always heard of ­Vitamin D as the “­Sunshine Vitamin” with the S and V in capital letters. But what we are hearing of late makes you feel it truly deserves its place in the sun. The most recent being: that if you don’t have enough Vitamin

There is something warm and magical about the word ‘collaborative’ — it holds the beauty of inter-being, heartwarming, kind, caring, wanting another’s happiness, being supportive. When I came across this wonderful parable, the word ‘collaborative’ sprang to my mind. A large-hearted gentleman decided to

It’s very good, very healing to have a mental detox; it’s just that many of us don’t know how to go about it. Besides, if you are already mentally exhausted, even the mere idea of a detox feels tiring and you want to ignore it. You want

Have you heard this saying? ‘Some wander to get lost and some to find themselves.’ It’s a beautifully apt observation because our inner wanderer does play hide-and-seek with us if we upset the poetic rhythm of our well-being. And how would we upset our