Retrospective 2021: Looking Forward to Global Renewal in 2022
Engage! – Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. Global and individual health has been the center of everyone’s mind in
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Malaria Remains a Health Problem in Southeast Asia
Engage! – Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. Malaria has been a global reality for centuries, although in present tim
Navrathri: A Time For Enjoyment and Reflection
Engage! – Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. The festival of nine nights (Navrathri) is a celebration of Shakti, the
The Asian Penchant For Boiled Water
Engage! – Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. Bhageeratha performed austerities for a thousand years to bring goddess
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases: Local Origins, Global consequences
Engage! – Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. On December 31, 2019, twenty-seven cases of pneumonia of unknown origin
The Microbe Connection: Disease, Health, & Ayurveda
Engage! - Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness Part 1 of this article was published in India Currents in May. It highlighted
A Microbe Connection: the Good, the Bad, & the Necessary
Engage - Discussions on active involvement in personal health and global wellness. This two-part series highlights the emerging relevance of our microbiome in
Two Fallouts of Working Behind a Screen
I have been working from home since the middle of 2020, ever since the pandemic struck. There are two fallouts that I have experienced from that. One was unexpe
Madhumeha: Ancient Origins, Recent Epidemic
Diabetes has existed for millennia. It has been recognized by several ancient cultures including Indian, Egyptian, Chinese, and Persian. Sushruta, a surgeon and
Eat Yourself To Health
Viruses are smart, they are masters of survival. They can hijack our body’s own mechanisms to live and multiply. During a productive infection, viruses hijack
Cycles of Destruction and Renewal
As 2020 inexorably moved to a close, the world watched as the global COVID-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives and livelihoods. Personally, my mindse
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
Thinking and writing about the complexity of mental health issues has jogged several memories. When I was in graduate school a fellow student tried to take his
