Dr Preesha P.

Helen was in her teens , playing all day in her swimming pool of residential colony “Heli , come back , its time” – Helens mom screamed out amidst her kitchen.It was the 10th call , Helen never replied . She continued and rushed 1 hour later for her pee. “Mommy , mommy , it hurts” Mom turned to the toilet after her wild screams. Helen was in the toilet seat , crying aloud with tears all around her cheeks . Next day morning , Helen and mom went to Grace , their family GP. Dr.Grace collected her yellowish brown…

Combating Misleading Advertisements In Ayurveda Controversial stories are always viewed multiple times in all social media platforms and one such hot story is always Ayurveda and hepatoscience . Story 1 :  Herb induced liver injury Kerala based hepatologist against Indian system of medicine Controversial interview explained herbs like Giloy is harmful to Liver and called Ayurveda as pseudoscience. Action taken: Defamation case was filed against hepatologist. Various Ayurveda organizations and Travancore Cochin Medical Council filed a petition against the same. Story 2 : Youtube channel open defense 10 years before a molecular biology student’s youtube channel openly criticized through…

“A busy Monday morning, as I was in my internship days, it was the last days to submit report too, so managing my extra long white apron, sthethoscope and BP apparatus, I hurried through the Ixora plant shrubs. It was important to finish the BP monitoring before the seniors arrive and being late I hurried my steps “Nurse, Can u first come to our room to take B.P as I will be going to kovil /temple”. It was Shanti, bystander of Gopal patient from VIP block. As I entered, I heard Gopal loudly correcting Shanti “She is not Nurse, it’s…

The weather was cold outside; the mother mosquito had been heavy at the tail end for 2 days. She was low on energy, and the nourishment of her offspring was decreasing. The mosquito took a needle punch, sucked blood from a stout man sleeping in the railway quarters. Then, she flew to the stagnant water of the neighborhood. It was easy for her to deposit eggs on a layer of that polluted water. She counted before flying away. It was 500 in number. With extreme pride, she flew towards the countryside. In a cold atmosphere, the eggs slowly changed and…

The heat of March hits with the patient fasting for Islam. Ramadan – 5th pillar of Islam is a healthy non pharmacological means for improving cardiovascular risk factors. Even with chronic diseases, most people insist on fasting. Eventhough in holy Quran, its mentioned not to fast in diseases, people often take risks in devotion. Hence its better to avoid fast in unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated heart failure, recent cardiac surgery or any other debilitating factors. During the fast, two meals a day, one before dawn (Suhoor meal) and the other shortly after sunset (Iftar meal). This…

2025 year welcomes a new abode of opportunities in the field of Ayurveda. Year-end marked with various Ayush programmes inside the country. Let’s have a journey to understanding new possibilities. Ayurveda’s Rising Popularity in UK Ayurveda is gaining recognition in UK, with plans to integrate Ayurvedic medicine into national health service. Over next 5 years, their will be rising demand for Ayurveda doctors with various job openings expected. PM Modi’s Nature Awareness Campaign Prime Minister launched ‘Desh ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan on Ayurveda day to promote awareness about prakriti (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) and its role in health management. This campaign…

It was a dewy morning, Nita giggled in her warm cozy blanket, but made to get up when her grandma Mina made her to get up. It was a usual lazy Sunday, which reminded of a Monday homework. Nita shouted – “Minamma, I have a project tomorrow on winter festivals, please tell me’’. Mina was arranging the barks of Acacia plant for the firework. Firstly, you have the breakfast and then we will go to the forest, dried barks are running out for tomorrow – Mina replied. All winters are a survival period for dandeli village. All villagers comes out…

Drastic changes in lifestyle & ecosystem worldwide, is affecting the health and immunity of the mankind. Hence the positive changes should be made as much as we can, by following the lifestyle methods mentioned in traditional sciences to maintain a good immunity. In Ayurveda, the factors which contribute to good immunity are the balanced state of Doshas, Dhatus, Agni, patency of Srotas and balanced state of all the physiological parameters. Chakras are a part of physiological parameters in our body. Chakras (Energy Centres) are the part of human body which recieve, generate, store and transmute energy throughout our body. The…

It was a cool breezy Sunday. Minu lazily scrawled from her mattress. Half torn bed sheet has another tear, maybe I have stretched more in half part of the bedsheet. Today I should go to muthu tailor and get it stitched. With these thoughts, Minu got out of bed and with utmost care, folded her blankets. Minu was a 10 year old with a triplet family consisting of her younger brother, maari and mother lakshmi. Her father died when she was 5 years old, but in her mother’s views, her father became a part of maariyamman – their village temple…

Women Embrace, Love & Live longer!!! In a village their lived a blind girl called Simran. She drew paintings in her free time all over her house and filled her canvas and soul. One day a painter named Alok arrived in that village, he was fascinated by Simran’s paintings and agreed to teach her the fascinating world of paintings. The rest of the months and years village had witnessed the best blend of art and wisdom share among Alok & Simran. Then came the news of a biggest art competition at King’s palace. Simran & Alok took a decision to…