About the Author
Dr Bhavit Bansal (BNYS, M.Sc.) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, and a PhD scholar at IIT Delhi, where he investigates the neural mechanisms of contemplative practices using fMRI. Trained at S-VYASA and NIMHANS, he has authored over twenty peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial boards of Medical Acupuncture and Advances in Integrative Medicine.
Dr Hemanshu Sharma (BNYS, MPH) is currently an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. With over fifteen years in naturopathic education, research, and clinical practice, he previously served as Principal and Head of the Department of Natural Therapeutics at Sant Hirdaram Medical College, Bhopal. His published research spans community medicine, public health, and evidence-based clinical naturopathy.
About The Book
Naturopathy already knows what works. It has been slower to explain why. Across twenty-seven chapters, Mechanistic Naturopathy traces the physiology behind every major natural therapy — from hydrotherapy and acupuncture to fasting and breathwork — following each one from stimulus to receptor to clinical outcome. A five-layer model runs throughout, turning familiar prescriptions into decisions a clinician can explain, defend, and adjust.
