While western doctors often feel your pulse to assess its rate and strength, Ayurvedic practice of Nadi Pariksha takes this to a deeper degree of understanding. The practitioner ‘reads’ your radial pulse at the wrist, using three fingers, to assesses subtle vibrational variations at seven different vertical levels. This helps to determine the root cause […]

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Adaptogens are natural substances that help the body adapt to stress, says a modern theory derived from Russian experiments in the mid-20th century. However, the concept is hundreds, or possibly thousands, of years older. Herbs and plants that are now identified as stress-busting adaptogens have been used for centuries in natural healing practices worldwide. Remedies […]

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In the 17th century Englishman Sir Kenelm Digby, a state-sponsored pirate, compiler of recipes, a collector of antiques, and dabbler in philosophy and alchemy, science and magic, food and flavours, developed the idea of the ‘powder of sympathy’. It was a form of ‘Sympathetic medicine’, popular in the 17th century in Europe, whereby a remedy […]

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All ancient civilisations believed in the medicinal properties of roots, stems, flowers, fruits and barks of different trees. Some of the plants used for curing illness were considered magical. One such plant was Mandrake. The magician-physician believed that the plant could only be plucked in the moonlight or at dawn when the dew was still […]

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Ancient Babylonian and Sumerian physicians were also magicians, who often prescribed strange cures to their patients. If someone complained of their habit of grinding their teeth, the physician-magician would ask him to sleep with a human skull next to him and, from time to time, wake up and kiss the skull seven times per night. […]

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A study published in ‘Molecular Biology and Evolution’ shows that some genetic features associated with Psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and other aspects of human health are ancient, predating the evolution of Neanderthals and Denisovans as also contemporary humans. Scientists at the University at Buffalo have discovered that a genetic susceptibility to these ailments has persisted for […]

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Scientists have identified the first creature to reproduce sexually – a primitive fish that lived in Scottish freshwater lakes over 385 million years ago. Before then, it was all about spawning. When Professor John Long from Flinders University in Australia examined the ancient fish fossils, he noticed one had an odd, L-shaped appendage, which turned […]

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Cultures across the globe have been incorporating fermented foods into their diets for thousands of years. The ancient Germans fermented cabbage, the Chinese fermented soybeans and South Asians and Middle Eastern people always fermented dairy for yogurt. There’s a reason why fermented foods work. Fermented foods contain an array of very important health benefits for […]

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Research by scientists at Cambridge University and Sweden’s Umea University shows that post-menopausal women who want to lose weight may benefit from adopting the dietary habits of their Stone Age ancestors. The so-called Paleolithic or ‘caveman’ diet is based on modern understanding of how our human ancestors are likely to have eaten, tens of thousands […]

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Falun Gong is an exercise and meditation system that has its roots in ancient Buddhist spiritual practice. It involves physical exercise, broadly similar to Qigong and T’ai Chi, as well as contemplative meditation and the cultivation of moral virtues. Falun Gong is based on the concept of the Falun, or the wheel of dharma. Also […]

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