By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Forgotten Intelligence of the Belly What if your mood, memory, and mental clarity weren’t ruled by your brain — but by your gut? Today, neuroscience calls it the gut–brain axis, revealing that our intestines communicate directly with our brain through a vast neural network and the vagus nerve. But Ayurveda, over 5,000 years ago, described the same truth — that a disturbed “Jataragni” (dig

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Hidden Truth Behind “One-Size-Fits-All” Fasting Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular wellness trends of the decade — praised for everything from weight loss to mental clarity. But here’s the missing piece few talk about: men and women are biologically wired to respond differently to fasting. Ignoring these differences can lead to hormonal chaos, fatigue, and even fertil

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Sacred Smoke Turning Toxic Walk into a freshly painted home or a temple thick with incense and sacred smoke — and what feels divine might actually be deadly. Painters and Hindu priests, two professions revered for creativity and devotion, are increasingly falling prey to chronic liver, kidney, and lung diseases. The culprit is not karma, but chemistry — daily exposure to synthetic fumes, pe

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India When your body aches after sitting too long, it isn’t just “fatigue.” It’s your body pleading for movement — its most natural medicine. Modern lifestyles have turned the human body, once designed to run, twist, bend, and stretch, into a still, sedentary structure. According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is now the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, causing o