India Herbs

Publication: Healthy Wealthy and Wise
Author: Dr. Pankaj and Smita Naram
Date:  30 September 2006

Immunity is a word that’s on everyone’s lips as headline after headline appears about the Bird Flu possibly moving closer.  Even when people try to relax on a therapeutic cruise, nasty bacteria come along for the ride!  Without yearly shots, many people tend […]

Publication: The Times of India
Author: Kounteya Sinha
Date: 28 September 2006

NEW DELHI: Ayurveda’s wonder herb Ashwagandha has been found to prevent heart attack in rats.    
In a series of pre-clinical animal studies conducted by AIIMS, researchers have for the first time demonstrated how Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) strengthens heart muscles, protecting it from an attack and significantly […]

My Dad found out that he had Lipoma a year ago.  His left leg was about one and a half times bigger than his right leg.  It was not as tender and was occassionally stiff with some slight pain.  It didn’t impede his movement though.  Lipomas are the most common noncancerous soft tissue growth. 
Dude still thinks […]

My maternal grandmother was an enigmatic woman.  I remember Ammumma very vividly.  She bore the disposition of a noblewoman, an almost pompous facade when she carried herself.  The skin around her eyes were dark and wrinkly, like that of a prune, yet they were kind and deeply glowed like a fireplace on Christmas eve.
“Why do you need […]

I’ve chatted on numerous occasions with my friend Dr. Bradley Wilcox in regards to longevity.  Brad has worked for many years with his brother Dr. Craig Wilcox and Dr. Mokoto Suzuki on the Okinawa Centenarian Study.  Together they’ve authored The Okinawa Diet Plan - a New York Times Bestseller which explains the key factors which attributed to Okinawa having […]