A postgraduate in Pharmacy, Anusuya Suresh has over 12 years of experience in teaching. She currently teaches at Bangalore and has authored a textbook “Industrial Pharmacognosy” for students of the B. Pharmacy course that deals with the subject of plant-based medicines and Indian systems of medicine. Armed with a working knowledge of graphology (handwriting analysis) and trained as a live skills educator, she works on her own initiative to develop innovative workshops on personality development for her students. She is also an articulate and entertaining speaker on topics such as Herbal Medicines, Personality Development, Stress Management, Motivation, Emotional Intelligence and Team Work. For the past few years, she is into freelance writing and has shown a flair for explaining complex concepts in a lucid manner.
Ask women what they find embarrassing about their face and quite a few will reveal it is the facial hair that they need to constantly battle with. While we all have a little hair on the face, there may be times when there is a …
The liver is one of our body’s busiest organs, with a role to play in most of the biochemical processes that sustain life. It produces bile that is vital to digestion, produces plasma proteins, stores iron, regulates the …
People with hypertension are at a higher risk for several other health complications such as stroke and heart disease. So, if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, it is vital you take your medication as prescribed. …
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The common cold is an ailment that affects us not just during the winter, but also at other times of the year and it can be quite a draining experience. Unfortunately, the allopathic system of medicine has no known cure for this …
Babies are protected against some diseases because they receive the antibodies from their mother; however, this protection does not last very long. Therefore, it is vital to immunize babies in order to protect them from infection …
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A healthy and hygienic lifestyle can help us avoid major illnesses. But there are …
Shedding dead skin cells is a natural process and often goes unnoticed; however, in persons who develop a scalp infection due to a type of fungus called malassezia, there is an increased turnover of these cells. When these cells …
In recent times, hypertension or high blood pressure has become one of the major causes of concern for countries across the world. In India, the condition is equally bad with one in three Indians suffering from hypertension and …
The main theme of this year's World Health Day is hypertension. It is the condition in which the blood pressure increases above the specified level of 120/80 mmHg. The 120 refers to the systolic blood pressure or the pressure …
A viral or bacterial infection is one of the most common causes of fever; the rise in body temperature above the normal 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is a sign that your body’s immune system is trying to fight the infection. Besides …
A high level of LDL or 'bad' cholesterol is well-recognized as a risk factor for heart disease; if you want to keep a heart attack or a stroke at bay, you need to pay attention to lowering it. Along with this, you also ought to …
Till about a few decades ago, grey hair was a sign that you had grown older and probably wiser, too. However, in today’s times, grey hair is more likely to be an indication of your stress levels, having nothing much to do with …
Herbal remedies have been used by people in different parts of the world to treat a variety of conditions. When it comes to cancer, many people with a strong belief in alternative therapy will often approach an herbal medicine …
