Dr. Vijayalaxmi Teradahalli
Experience: | 6 years |
Education: | Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences |
Academic degree: | Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
Area of specialization: | I am an Ayurvedic physcian and most of my clinical focus is around lifestyle disorders—the kind of conditions that sneak up slow and stay for long if not handled right. Things like diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, high BP, raised lipids, or just this lingering fatigue that comes with metabolic overload. I don’t just match herbs to symptoms. I go after the why. Why now, why this pattern, why this person.
My approach is always rooted in classical Ayurveda, but yeah—I customize everything. Diet plans aren’t copy-pasted. Herbal meds are matched with agni status, dosha balance, even daily routine and mental state. If detox is needed (like mild virechana or even just correcting bowel flow), we go there carefully, not forcefully. I also work a lot with Dinacharya—sounds simple but it’s powerful if done right. Small shifts like waking time, sunlight exposure, food timings—they change the entire metabolic flow.
I make sure patients understand why they’re doing something. That kind of education part? honestly just as important as the medicine. Whether someone’s newly diagnosed or has been struggling for years—I build plans that feel possible, not overwhelming. I try to help them reclaim energy, sleep, mood, and eventually, confidence in their own body again.
This work isn’t quick-fix, but it is deep. That’s where healing really starts. |
Achievements: | I am an Ayurvedic physican and in 2024 I was given the Chikitsa Ratna Award, which honestly meant a lot—it was for my work around reversing lifestyle disorders using integrative, root-cause based Ayurvedic care. I don’t do quick fixes, and I guess that got noticed.
I'm also a lifetime member of Sahayata Nutrition Education Foundation, which kinda aligns with how I approach my practice—lot of patient education, building daily habits, making healing something ppl understand instead of just follow blindly. I really focus on preventive stuff, not just symptom chase.
Alongside that, I also carried out a research project focused on diabetes management through Ayurvedic lifestyle modfications. My goal was to create a model that’s sustainable—not just ideal on paper. Diet, sleep, mental routine, gut function—all tracked closely, using classical principles but adjusted to real world life. That research still guides a lot of what I do daily. |
I am an Ayurvedic physician with clinical experience in both integrative setups and more focused specialty roles—which honestly gave me a pretty wide-angle view of how Ayurveda fits into modern patient care. I worked as the Clinic Head at Madhavbaug in Bangalore, where I wasn’t just doing OPD rounds—I was planning full treatment flows, coordinating team work, following up lab trends, and helping ppl navigate chronic issues like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and early-stage cardiac concerns. That job made me think way more about how Ayurveda can support preventive cardiology, not just wait for something to go wrong. Then came a whole different space—my time as duty doctor at a maternal hospital. It was intense, but super valuable. I worked closely with mothers through their antenatal and postnatal phases, and learned how to weave Ayurvedic support into that space without overloading the system. Like, knowing when to use a herbal decoction vs when just timing a meal better might shift the outcome. There were also moments where I had to adjust protocols based on what was happening in real time—not everything follows the textbook. Across both places, one thing stayed common—I focused hard on root-cause thinking. Not just patching up numbers or covering symptoms. I try to build care that lasts beyond that one consult. Whether it’s tweaking an oil to match a dosha shift, or helping someone actually follow a sleep routine without making them feel guilty for missing it... I believe real care is flexible, but still rooted in the classics. I use Panchakarma selectively—like Virechana or Basti when truly called for—and combine that with solid dietary advice, patient-led journaling, and mind-body awareness. I don't force rigid changes. I work with the patient's rhythm. That way it sticks better. For me, it’s not just about prescribing herbs or quoting sutras. It’s about building trust, helping people reconnect with their bodies, and using Ayurveda in a way that fits their life—not in a way that overwhelms it. That’s the kind of work I’m trying to build, one step at a time.
