Author Archives : Mohan Garikiparithi

Mohan Garikiparithi got his degree in medicine from Osmania University (University of Health Sciences). He practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before he shifted his focus to the field of health communications. During his active practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in a diagnostic centre in India. On a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed a keen interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine. He now advocates treating different medical conditions without the use of traditional drugs. An ardent squash player, Mohan believes in the importance of fitness and wellness.

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Subtle Signs You Might Have A Heart Problem

Unfortunately for women, the health space has traditionally been male-dominated. That means that much of the existing research in various areas, including heart health, is skewed. And that’s a huge deal, mainly because men and women don’t experience heart problems in the same way. Men, like the actors in Hollywood, experience a heart attack in ...click here to read more

Have a Heart-Healthy Holiday

There’s never a time when you shouldn’t be thinking about heart health. During the holidays, though, you might want to pay a little more attention. With shopping, cooking, traveling, hosting, and partying taking the bulk of your time during the holidays, it can be pretty easy to overlook a little bit of back pain, chest ...click here to read more

Putting Your Brain’s Cleaning Crew to Work

Every night, when you’re off in dreamland, things are happening. Processes are underway throughout your body, all of it with the purpose of setting you off on the right foot tomorrow, and potentially many days after that. Some of the most important actions are taking place in your brain, where a biological cleaning crew comes ...click here to read more

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Is Noise Another Threat to Your Heart?

High blood pressure affects more than 100 million adults in America. The usual culprits are diet and inactivity—but maybe you’ve heard enough of all that noise. Or perhaps you’ve heard so much noise that it, too, is raising your blood pressure. A new study published in PLOS One has found a close correlation between noise ...click here to read more

A Win for Functional Medicine

Functional medicine gets called a lot of things. One of my favorites is “quackery.” And I’ll even admit that some functional claims and techniques may be slightly questionable, but others can be very helpful—especially when it comes to improving quality of life. Functional medicine is guided by the idea that various factors both work for ...click here to read more

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