Dr.Rashmi Menon

23/07/2025

Some messes are louder than they look.
A sink full of dishes can carry a lifetime of shame.
A cluttered desk can whisper: You’re failing.
But it’s not about the mess.
It’s about the pressure.
The pace.
The silent rules we were raised with.
🕊️If this is you, don’t despair — you’re not alone.
✨ Ask this:
What rules around order and worth did you grow up with?
Who taught you that love must be earned through tidiness?
🫂 And now, gently ask:
What does your body truly need before the task begins?
Rest? Nourishment? Permission to be?
🌿 Affirm:
I release the belief that order equals worth.
Even in the mess, I am still whole.

I’ve written more on this in a short, tender piece on Medium — including possible ways to gently shift the pattern.

👉 Tap the link to read: https://medium.com/.rashmism/when-the-sink-isnt-just-a-sink-womanhood-shame-survival-mode-89d7ef87cb8a

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23/07/2025

The body is honest in ways the mind cannot be.

You can suppress thoughts. But your gut remembers.

Your sleep remembers. Your skin flares, your breath shortens, your immunity shifts.

In clinic, I’ve learned to listen for this—beneath lab reports and symptoms.

A woman once came in with autoimmune symptoms.

She waved off counselling: “Nothing to talk about.”

But when we traced the timeline, it led back to the year she lost her home and identity after a financial collapse.

Her body had been holding that story for years.

We often imagine trauma as emotional pain. But sometimes it becomes a gut issue. A sleep disruption. An immune attack.

🪷 I’ve written more about this intersection—drawn from clinical practice, somatic research, and what chronic illness often reveals—in my new Medium article:

👉 “The Body is Honest”

Let me know if it resonates.

The Body Doesn’t Lie

21/07/2025

Q: “Is walking enough?”

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It comes up often—and for good reason.
We live in a world that pushes more.
More effort.
More intensity.
More measurable outcomes.

But healing isn’t always built that way.

✅ Walking improves blood sugar, lowers cortisol, supports digestion and mood.
🌿 Walking barefoot on natural ground? That’s nervous system regulation.

☀️ In sunlight? You’re syncing your circadian rhythm, too.

Of course:
If your goal is reversing insulin resistance, building muscle, or improving joint health—strength and mobility work will likely be needed.

But when you’re recovering—from chronic fatigue, illness, trauma—walking is not just enough. It’s wise.

Start there. Let your body lead.

🔗 Full reflection now on Medium.
Is Walking Enough?
https://medium.com/.rashmism/is-walking-enough-858cd7feab98

16/07/2025

I looked younger than ever. But it wasn’t glow. It was trauma—freeze mode in a smiling body.

In my 40s, people praised my thinness.
My ‘glow.’
My youth.

But I was vanishing—inside and out.

As healing deepened, I stopped performing.
I let myself become a woman, not a girl.
I gained the weight my body needed.
I chose to not dye my hair when it started greying.

And the adoration faded.

This reel is about what no one tells you:
That aging brings freedom, softness, power—and that “looking young” isn’t the same as being whole.

“Healing isn’t making me younger. It is making me real.”

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14/07/2025

Q: Should I use cold water or hot water to bathe?

The internet is full of extremes: ice baths, dopamine hacks, “reset” everything.

But in clinic, this question comes up more than ever:

Which is better—cold or hot?

Here’s what I tell my patients:
Water doesn’t need to be intense to be healing.
It’s not about what’s trending. It’s about whether your body feels safe.

❔ So ask: What do I need right now?
Your nervous system will often whisper the answer.

➤ Save this post for days when you feel disconnected
➤ Share with someone who thinks healing has to be hard

✨ On Medium, I’ve written more about what the research says—on cold, warm, and hot water—and how bathing can become a quiet way back into your body. 🔗 Link in bio to read

I’m starting a series answering real questions that come up in clinic.
Is there a question about healing, health or your body you wish more doctors answered?
Drop it below or DM me.

11/07/2025

There’s a quiet power in not following the crowd.
In pausing when the world is rushing.
In asking—not what’s popular, but what’s true for me?
In today’s overstimulated world, we’re constantly pulled outward—by trends, updates, group plans, and “must-do” lists.
But the nervous system needs slowness to regulate.
The soul needs space to hear itself.
Whether it’s the next trek, the next wellness fad, or the next life milestone—
not every path is meant for your feet.
Sometimes alignment looks like stillness.
Sometimes healing means unsubscribing.
The brave thing isn’t always to keep up, but to walk your own quiet way.
And often, the most sustainable choices—emotionally, physically, and environmentally—begin with that one brave pause.

09/07/2025

_“If we accept that sound is vibration and we know that vibration touches every part of our physical being, then we understand that sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies. One reason sound heals on a physical level is because it so deeply touches and transforms us on the emotional and spiritual planes. Sound can redress imbalances on every level of physiologic functioning and can play a positive role in the treatment of virtually any medical disorder.”_
Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine, the Cornell Cancer Prevention Center in New York

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09/07/2025

We forget how much of us is nature.
How the nervous system softens when we sit by a tree.
How our breath slows near water.

No expectations, no pressure to perform—and yet,
the body heals,
the mind settles,
the heart remembers its rhythm.

Not every kind of medicine comes in a bottle.
Some of it is quiet. Unseen. But it works.

06/07/2025

We often rush to manage the symptom — the pain, the tension, the fatigue — without pausing to ask why it’s there.
But your body is more than a vessel.
It’s your mind’s language for stress, overwhelm, misalignment.
The ache isn’t always random. The tightness isn’t just inconvenient.
Sometimes, they’re your body’s way of saying:
“Pause. Listen. Something deeper needs your attention.”
I’ve seen it in clinic.
When we slow down and sit with the discomfort — instead of rushing to suppress it — we often uncover the real cause.
Whether it’s emotional strain, unprocessed stress, or choices that need course correction, true healing starts with awareness.
Symptom relief is important. But deeper healing? That begins with understanding.

04/07/2025

Not all forms of harm are immediately visible.
A large part of it happens through what’s on our plates.
Animal agriculture remains one of the leading contributors to:
• Global deforestation
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Water pollution and overuse
• Biodiversity loss
It also contributes to large-scale animal suffering, often through intensive farming systems.
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But there’s another layer to this — our health.
A well-planned plant-based diet has been shown to:
• Lower the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers
• Improve digestive health and gut microbiome diversity
• Reduce inflammation, which underlies many chronic conditions
And when chronic illnesses reduce, so does dependence on long-term medications.
Fewer medications mean fewer pharmaceutical residues entering water bodies and soil — a lesser-known but real environmental concern.
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This isn’t about being perfect.
But it is about recognising that what we choose to eat either contributes to, or reduces, preventable harm — to the environment, to animals, and to our own health.
A plant-based plate benefits more than just the person eating it.
It’s a quiet investment — in wellbeing and in the planet.