Ayurveda (Devanāgarī: आयुर्वेद, the ‘science of life’) is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian Subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda consists of the words āyus, meaning ‘life’, and veda, meaning ‘related to knowledge’ or ‘science’. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system [...]

As almost everyone knows today, yoga (Sanskrit, Pāli: योग yóga) refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word “yoga” means to unite (in harmony). Yoga is a self-discipline to bring harmony in our lives. It provides tools to harmonize our being at all levels of our existence: physical, mental, social and [...]

Dr. Memhet Oz appears on the Oprah show frequently to answer bizarre and sometimes embarrassing questions for viewers. He has repeatedly given glowing endorsements for the ancient practice of cleansing the nasal cavity using a device called a neti pot. The actual name of the pot, jala neti, is a Sanskrit term referring to an [...]

Sudhir Diwan, M.D., M.S is the Director of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell. He has been a pioneer of a procedure called radiofrequency lesioning. It uses electrical impulses to destroy the nerves that are causing the pain. He is also the Director of the Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship Program. As Director [...]

Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an Indian American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Gupta grew up in Novi, Michigan, in suburban Detroit. His parents, Subhash and Damyanti Gupta, moved from India to [...]