Alveda

Dr. Rekha Chikkamath

Dr Ravi Patil Ayurveda Medical College, Belagavi Karnataka

Doctor information
Experience:
6 years
Education:
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Academic degree:
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
Area of specialization:
I am a post graduate in Agadatantra, that’s the Ayurveda branch which focus on poisons and toxic influences on human body. Many ppl think poison only means snake bite or chemical exposure but I see it more wide… food adulteration, drug side efects, long term build up of harmful stuff that slowly mess up doshas. In my practice I work on detecting these hidden toxic factors and planning treatment that detoxify, restore balance and give patient back some stability. Over years I also got drawn into skin & cosmetology angle, because often the first signs of toxicity show through skin – rashes, pigmentation patches, early ageing, stubborn allergies etc. Ayurveda gives me both internal and external tools here – like detox procedures, herbal meds, diet correction, and therapies that improve skin health. I don’t treat skin as just cosmetic surface, to me it reflects deeper imbalance, though I also understand ppl want healthy look and confidence too. My way is to keep things practical, bridging classical Ayurvedic text wisdom with current lifestyle patterns, adjusting as needed. Sometimes results show quick, sometimes really slow, sometimes surprize me totally, but Agadatantra specialty keeps me aware of how toxins hide behind many conditions while the skin practice adds a complete picture of inner + outer health.
Achievements:
I am a gold medalist in my post graduation, still feels kind of unreal bcoz the subject was tough and the competetion even harder, but that medal remind me all the late nights n stress had some meaning. During this journey I also wrote n publshed several articles in journals, each one was like putting my own learnings, mistakes and patterns into words. Writing wasn’t just research sharing, it helped me clear my thinking, organise cases better, sometimes even spot links I missed before. Those small papers gave me bigger clarity in daily practice too.

I am working in Ayurveda from last 3 years after finishing my post graduation, mostly around Davangere and Belagavi in Karnataka. Those years were not just about applying what I studied in books but actually watching how real patients react to Ayurvedic treatment…sometimes the relief come very quick, sometimes weeks pass and things hardly move, that unpredictble part is what keeps me thinking and learning. In Davangere my practice was more on hospital side where I had to see chronic cases almost daily—arthritis that comes back again and again, gastritis troubling ppl for years, asthma, chronic cough and other respiratory complaints. Many came to me tired from long allopathy use, dealing with side effects, and they wanted some other way. Ayurveda gave them that little space to recover slow but steady, and it gave me courage to see that yes these methods still work today. In Belagavi the scene was different. I was meeting more lifestyle related problems—diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stress induced digestion issues, things that look simple but disturb life every single day. That place taught me to spend more time in counseling, diet correction, panchakarma planning, and sometimes even very small lifestyle adjustmnts like food timing or sleep routines, which slowly but surely change how the treatment outcome looks. My way is not only about giving medicines. I try to see whole picture, how food, work stress, irregular sleep disturb the doshas and how disease actually start from there. I prefer explaining this to patients in simple language, not just Sanskrit words which confuse them more. Over these 3 years I worked with people who carried years of illness history, some improved well, some partially, and some still on longer path... every case left me a new lesson. I also made sure to stay in touch with academics—attending CME programs, clinical discussions with seniors from different ayurveda colleges in Karnataka. Those sessions opened new perspectives while still keeping classical texts as the main guide. Honestly, 3 years may sound short time, but the range of cases from both Davangere and Belagavi made my practice much richer than I imagined. I still make small mistakes here n there in judgement, but each day adds to my confidence that Ayurveda still holds strong answers for today’s chronic and lifestyle disorders.

Experience:	6 years
Education:	Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Academic degree:	Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
Area of specialization:	I am a post graduate in Agadatantra, that’s the Ayurveda branch which focus on poisons and toxic influences on human body. Many ppl think poison only means snake bite or chemical exposure but I see it more wide… food adulteration, drug side efects, long term build up of harmful stuff that slowly mess up doshas. In my practice I work on detecting these hidden toxic factors and planning treatment that detoxify, restore balance and give patient back some stability. Over years I also got drawn into skin & cosmetology angle, because often the first signs of toxicity show through skin – rashes, pigmentation patches, early ageing, stubborn allergies etc. Ayurveda gives me both internal and external tools here – like detox procedures, herbal meds, diet correction, and therapies that improve skin health. I don’t treat skin as just cosmetic surface, to me it reflects deeper imbalance, though I also understand ppl want healthy look and confidence too. My way is to keep things practical, bridging classical Ayurvedic text wisdom with current lifestyle patterns, adjusting as needed. Sometimes results show quick, sometimes really slow, sometimes surprize me totally, but Agadatantra specialty keeps me aware of how toxins hide behind many conditions while the skin practice adds a complete picture of inner + outer health.
Achievements:	I am a gold medalist in my post graduation, still feels kind of unreal bcoz the subject was tough and the competetion even harder, but that medal remind me all the late nights n stress had some meaning. During this journey I also wrote n publshed several articles in journals, each one was like putting my own learnings, mistakes and patterns into words. Writing wasn’t just research sharing, it helped me clear my thinking, organise cases better, sometimes even spot links I missed before. Those small papers gave me bigger clarity in daily practice too.