holistic health

  Dr. Brijen L. JoshiHe is a Johns Hopkins-trained specialist in cardiac anesthesiology, critical care, and pain medicine. He combines his medical expertise with a passion for research and entrepreneurship. Overcoming a personal ordeal with spinal disc rupture and chronic back pain, Dr. Joshi’s journey through pain to recovery deepened …

Sarika Koirala She is a medical student at Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital. Being a member of Leo Club of Durbarmarg 325-L and Global Surgery Simulation Network, she has been actively participating in health camps, first aid training and awareness campaigns to raise knowledge and to adopt healthier practice …

Words by Sadhana Dahal Sadhana Dahal earned her PharmD from Punjab University, Pakistan. Embarking on an academic career, she lectured in Pharmacy at Asian College for Advanced Studies. Recognizing the need for further education, she pursued an M.Phil. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the same Pakistani university. She taught Pharm. D …

Words by Preeti Bista Ms. Bista, a senior reproductive biologist and certified clinical embryologist, is among Nepal’s first few experts in assisted reproductive technology. With advanced degrees from UC Merced, IVIRMA, and ongoing PhD work at the University of Valencia, she directs labs at Nepal International Fertility and Laparoscopic Center …

WHO defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Physical activity refers to all movement, including during leisure time, for transport to get to and from places, or as part of a person’s work. Worldwide facts: • More than a quarter of the …

Inflammation refers to our immune system’s response to any kind of irritant or foreign body, including infections, injuries, and toxins. It is basically our body’s attempt to heal itself by fighting against foreign bodies. Various white blood cells of our body react when the body is invaded by bacteria, viruses, …

Every time I fell ill when I was a child, my aunt fed me only boiled parwal, toast, and milk. That was her standard diet for the sick and the convalescent. It must have worked, since I always recuperated quickly. And, being a firm believer in wisdom of the ages, …

Yoga and meditation are some of the most transcendental terms used. These days, we have been noticing a lot of trendy things relating directly to these practices. Yet, these are not something that millennials on Instagram have made trendy. There is so much of individual research claiming that regular yoga …

Completing 18 long years since Shape Up Slimming Center launched a health movement in Kathmandu in the year 2002, Lima Adhikari, CEO of Shape Up Slimming Center, shared the story of how the venture became as successful as it is now. Before founding the fitness centre, Lima came from a …

  Many people exhibit chronic food sensitivity reactions to specific food antigens. Unlike the immediate effects of IgE-mediated allergy, IgG-mediated food sensitivity reactions may take several hours or days to appear. Controlled removal of the problem foods from the diet will, in many cases, lead to rapid improvement in the …