What if weight gain, thyroid, or stress weren’t just “problems,” but signs your body is asking for balance? Read to discover how Dr. Anjali Garg turns everyday choices into simple, powerful steps toward balance.
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Walk into almost any home today, and you’ll find a familiar story. Someone is struggling with their weight, another is battling thyroid issues, someone else is on a hormone profile, and many are silently suffering from stress. What used to be rare has now become common, almost normalized.
In this edition of our Rediscovering Ayurveda series, we sit down with Dr. Anjali Garg, an Ayurvedic practitioner who has been working closely with patients navigating today’s most pressing health struggles. Through her clinical experience, she offers an honest reflection on the growing epidemic of lifestyle disorders, and how Ayurveda provides a path back to balance.
The Everyday Epidemic
According to Dr. Anjali, the health concerns she sees most frequently in her practice are no longer limited to a few isolated conditions. Instead, they appear almost everywhere, in every household, across age groups and genders.
She shares that thyroid disorders, obesity, and hormonal imbalances have become increasingly common. Whether it’s unexplained weight gain or weight loss, disturbed hormone profiles, or chronic stress, these issues surface again and again in her consultations.
“Today, almost everyone has some thyroid issue, or their hormones are not in balance. Obesity is rising, and stress is everywhere,” she explains.
For Dr. Anjali, this repetition of symptoms is not just coincidence, it’s a reflection of the pressures of modern living.
She believes this surge is linked to modern routines, long working hours, irregular meals, processed food, disturbed sleep cycles, and unmanaged stress.
"Everything is like that now," she reflects, pointing to how even young people experience conditions once reserved for later life.
Patterns of Modern Health
One of the most striking insights she offers is how stress is woven into almost every case. Behind physical disorders, there is often an emotional or mental strain shaping the body’s response.
Dr. Anjali emphasizes that conditions like obesity and thyroid dysfunction are not just “weight problems” or “hormone problems.” They are symptoms of deeper imbalances, rooted in lifestyle, diet, and unprocessed stress.
It’s why she believes Ayurveda’s approach remains deeply relevant today: it sees these conditions not in isolation, but in connection with the whole person.
Care Beyond Symptoms
What makes Dr. Anjali’s approach stand out is her focus on guidance, not just treatment. Patients often come to her expecting quick relief, but she believes that handing out medicines without deeper understanding only addresses the surface.
She takes time to explain the reason behind the illness. For her, the real healing begins when patients realise how much of their health is in their own hands.
Daily meals, irregular sleep, sedentary habits, stress, even emotions. All of these are silent triggers. By bringing awareness to these choices, Dr. Anjali teaches patients how to break the cycle.
“Medicine can give temporary relief,” she reminds them, “but it is your lifestyle and awareness that create lasting change.”
This approach transforms the patient’s role, from a passive receiver of prescriptions to an active participant in their own wellbeing. In her eyes, that shift in responsibility is what makes Ayurveda truly empowering.
Alongside chronic conditions, Dr. Anjali also points to the importance of seasonal care, especially during the monsoons. This is a time when digestive fire weakens, immunity drops, and diseases flare up more easily.
She stresses the need to follow seasonal routines, choosing lighter, easily digestible foods, avoiding excessive dampness or cold exposure, and paying attention to the body’s changing needs. For her, this is another way Ayurveda teaches us to live in rhythm with nature rather than against it.
Ayurveda for the Modern Family
Beyond her clinic, Dr. Anjali sees Ayurveda as a guiding philosophy for family life, not just a system of medicine. She often encourages parents to begin early with their children. Teaching them to respect their body’s rhythms, to sleep on time, to eat freshly cooked food, and to follow small seasonal routines.
In her words, if these practices are introduced in childhood, they become second nature. A child who learns to drink warm water instead of aerated drinks, or who grows up with the habit of eating dinner before sunset, doesn’t need to “unlearn” unhealthy patterns later in life.
For her, Ayurveda is not a last resort when illness strikes, but a living wisdom woven into daily habits. The way families cook, rest, play, and even spend time together. She often reminds parents that these simple choices don’t just prevent disease, they also nurture emotional balance and resilience in children.
And it’s not only about children. Dr. Anjali gently nudges mothers, fathers, and even grandparents to see how aligning routines with nature’s rhythm can ease everyday struggles, whether it’s better digestion, calmer sleep, or more stable energy through the day.
Ayurveda, in her approach, becomes less of a treatment plan and more of a shared family culture, one that quietly strengthens the bond between generations.
The Hidden Mistakes on Our Plates
Dr. Anjali often reminds patients that it’s not only what we eat, but also how we combine foods, that determines health. Ayurveda describes Viruddha Ahara - incompatible food combinations that disturb digestion and slowly create toxins in the body.
Some of the most common mistakes she highlights include:
▪️Mango milkshake, though popular, is an incompatible mix of fruit and milk.
▪️Milk with fish is another pairing that Ayurveda strictly discourages.
▪️Curd at night, when digestion is already weaker, can do more harm than good.
“These look like small, everyday habits,” she explains, “But over time they create imbalances show up as obesity, hormonal issues, or low immunity.”
Correcting these hidden mistakes, she believes, is often the simplest but most powerful step toward restoring balance.
Beyond the Title
While Dr. Anjali is deeply rooted in her Ayurvedic practice, her life extends far beyond the consultation room. She believes in living Ayurveda, not just prescribing it and that philosophy shows up in how she spends her time.
She enjoys reading and exploring classical Ayurvedic texts, finding new connections between ancient wisdom and modern lifestyles. But she is just as curious about contemporary health sciences, often engaging with new research to bridge traditional knowledge with modern evidence.
Outside of her professional world, she cherishes quiet family time and community interactions. For her, wellness isn’t only about herbs and treatments, but also about laughter shared at the dinner table, mindful walks in nature, and staying connected with the rhythms of everyday life.
This balance between her work and personal joys is what makes her perspective so grounded. She isn’t only teaching Ayurveda she’s embodying it, with a lifestyle that’s as much about harmony and simplicity as it is about healing.
