Born into a family of Ayurvedic doctors, Dr Rekha's passion led her into the world of health and wellness, where she learnt and mastered Ayurveda, Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, helping people around the world to live a healthier and happier life.
1. Tell us about your background and journey.
Her first assignment as Ayurvedic Doctor was at her own family owned clinic, Acharya Ayurveda & Panchakarma (www.acharyaayurveda.in) in Trivandrum, Kerala, where she got trained by her father Acharya Adinadhan Nair for a year before carving her niche in the healthcare industry in Dubai.
Her work and articles has been published in India's leading newspapers and magazines like Times of India, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, The Hindu, The Patient magazine by Glaxo Smith Kline and Hindustan Times.
She has worked with many elite clients in India, Dubai and the US, giving Ayurvedic consultations and monthly plans. She has routinely helped patients - manage and reverse Type 2 Diabetes, lower blood pressure without medicines, reduce weight, manage obesity, reduce symptoms of menopause naturally, sleep better and harmonize circadian rhythm, eliminate irritable bowel syndrome, PCOS, hypothyroidism and women's health issues.
Dr Rekha is a spokesperson who openly discusses basic lifestyle changes one can incorporate in daily life to help prevent, manage and reverse chronic diseases. She initially shared these on her blog page, which were then published by Huffington Post.
Last year she was invited to be a Keynote speaker at the International Conference of Alternative Medicine held in Dubai. She is hoping to use her platform to take Ayurveda globally and give more motivational talks on women's wellness and happiness.
Dr Rekha is currently based between Dubai and Kerala, India, but caters to clients all over the world.
2. Despite so much of talent in India, why do people look abroad for treatment?
I feel people are coming to India for treatment. India is one of the top most countries in medical tourism. Year after year this number is increasing. I have a hospital in India and we get patients from all over the world.
3. How important is super specialization for doctors?
I don't feel it is important. I am an Ayurvedic doctor and Ayurveda believes in treating a person holistically, treating them as individuals, rather than focussing on a single part, organ or a symptom. We treat the person, not the symptom.
3. What is your take on virtual methods of providing treatment?
Great. Makes world smaller. Patients can get access to doctors and specialists all over the world.
4. What do you think are the key differences in studying medical (Medicine) in Indian and other countries?
The diversity of cases that we get to study is more in India. Also, being an Ayurveda doctor, who works with herbs as medicines, India is great as we have access to lot of species of herbs in India, which may not be available in the rest of the world.
5. Which is your favourite book and why?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
7. What impact do you want to create in the medical field.
7. What impact do you want to create in the medical field.
To bring global acceptance to traditional medical systems like Ayurveda.
- Interviewed by - Christina Monachan
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