Wellness Genie: laughter as medicine on October 20, 2019Jokes apart, when was the last hearty laughter that brought tears downs your cheeks? Laughter has become a keen topic for scientific research in recent years. Laughter is more than an emotional response. The physiological benefits are overwhelmingly convincing for laughter to be included daily routine. One study by Mora-Ripoll titled, “The therapeutic value of […]
WELLNESS GENIE: organic crush on October 13, 2019Organic vegetables! Organic meat! Organic dairy! The list keeps going on and on. The markets are advertising organic labels to attract customers for higher profits. But is organic labelling enough? When it comes to organic meals, the kitchen tools and techniques also need to be transformed as well. Organic methods of cooking are about going […]
WELLNESS GENIE: healing vibrations on October 6, 2019Noise pollution is a general threat to health and wellness. On a beautiful October morning, my walk began wonderfully in a scenic park, but something went quite wrong. After 20 minutes, I felt my blood pressure shoot up, accompanied by pressure on my right ear and temple. I thought it was a panic attack and […]
WELLNESS GENIE: Toxic Anger on September 28, 2019“Anger is one letter short of danger.” A well-articulated description of anger but is that what we think amid rage? The recent incident wherein a teenage boy studying at a private school in Lahore was beaten to death by his teacher has sparked a whole new conversation on mental health concerns in Pakistan. Anger is […]
WELLNESS GENIE: Climate change for peace on September 22, 2019Migration and displacement for basic livelihood will continue to be approached with suspicion and aggression. Once upon a time, a king acquired a beautiful jewel and displayed it in his main palace hall. He admired the lustre and brilliance of the jewel every day until one day it was stolen. The thief dug a deep […]
Wellness Genie Why Meditate? on September 15, 2019Think of meditation and the mind pictures a crossed-legged monk, clad in saffron in the midst of isolated Himalayan valleys, in a state of nirvana. There is a common notion that meditation is not for city dwellers, who confront fleeting attention and are overburdened with mundane chores. The closest an urbanite can get to nirvana […]
Wellness Genie: the science of drinking water on September 8, 2019Vedic science maintains that a human should only drink water when thirsty. “Drink water when you are thirsty,” our ancestors got it right. But now all you hear is, “Drink loads of water every day.” We are in the 21st century and much confusion looms over the daily quantity of water, whether thirsty or not, […]
Wellness Genie: new age Yoga on August 31, 2019Sanskrit words still dominate the content and terms of modern yoga. In the early 20th century, yoga was adopted as a groundbreaking regime by the West. The modern world was quickly impressed with the techniques to experience mystical powers within and the art to take the body into extreme contortionist poses. With time, yoga was […]
Wellness Genie: food of future on August 24, 2019The magnificent Himalayas offer truly picturesque and glorious pastures and graze lands, which are also a natural habitat to a variety of unique wildlife and ecosystem. This region has been supporting our agriculture system by providing grazing opportunities for the livestock. Recently, the entire region’s ecosystem has come under threat due to overgrazing. The ever […]
Wellness Genie: absolute health on August 17, 2019Oxidative stress has no symptoms as such but can be seen in greying of the hair, wrinkles, fatigue, joint pain and memory loss. A rhetorical question is often on our minds as to how one can maximise the lifespan and also look young. The answer lies in the smallest matter–our cells. Ageing is genetically predetermined […]