The other day I was speaking at an event. Someone asked me a very pertinent question. I live life. I eat and drink. I am happy. I don’t go to a gym. When I see those around me obsessing about their health, I worry if I am missing something?
Let us say you are building or changing a habit. You want to meditate. Your intentions are right. Motivation is high. You have a defined goal. Yet, things break down way too quickly. If you want to prevent this from happening, let us break down why it occurs. More importantly,
Depression is a health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Among the various theories explaining depression, the idea that gut health plays a role is becoming increasingly popular. Depression is a complex interplay of genetics, neurological factors, and your environment. People generally accept stress as a trigger. Researchers have
"My stomach gets hot if I eat these foods." Have you heard yourself or someone you know say something like this? Do you believe that your stomach can get hot? Is it even possible for you to feel heat in your stomach? Doesn't Ayurveda tell you
When you think of strength, you imagine muscles. Big, bulging, well tone and shaped. But there is a quiet, hidden player that holds everything together. It’s called fascia. Fascia is connective tissue. It wraps around your muscles, bones and organs. Think of it like a three-dimensional web. It gives
So your knee is hurting, and you are wondering what you can do about it. Surgery? Physiotherapy? Or just grin and bear it? It is surprising just how many people have knee pain. So what can you do? Counterintuitively, the first pit stop should be exercise. Strengthen the areas around
Our DNA is the blueprint that allows us to develop traits, characteristics, and capabilities. In a single cell, we can develop anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 lesions that need repair daily. Think of lesions as damage that needs repair. Our ability to repair DNA is vital to life.
Deep within your brain lies a region called the insula. Tucked beneath the cerebral cortex, it plays a quiet but critical role in helping you feel, judge, and decide. The insula doesn’t just respond to pain or pleasure. It processes interoception, your sense of what is happening inside your
Sorry to say, but your brain is ageing. Each passing day adds to the tally. An ageing brain means a decline in capacity. At some point, the decline becomes severe enough to be detrimental to your functioning. So how do you know if your brain is ageing and what can
We live in a world that rewards instant. Fast food. Instant delivery. But nature does not operate like that. Delaying gratification is the ability to resist an immediate reward for a better one in the future. It sounds simple. It is not. Instead, it could be one of the most
Your brain is not just a collection of neurons. It is you. Your memories, your emotions, your ability to decide. Everything comes from the health of this one organ. As you age, your brain slows down. You forget names. You misplace things. You struggle to focus. But it doesn’t
Fatigue is often misunderstood as a lack of food. While caloric deficiency can contribute to tiredness, many individuals experience persistent fatigue despite consuming adequate calories. Can building more mitochondria help reduce fatigue? Energy comes from mitochondria. They are tiny structures inside your cells. Mitochondria use oxygen and food. They turn
Your body is made up of muscle, bone, and fat. For now, let us focus on the fat. There’s fat you can pinch and fat you cannot. The fat you can pinch may be found on your arms or face. The second kind is far more dangerous. It’s
We all have goals. Lose weight. Build a business. Run. Exercise. But many of us fail. Not for a lack of willpower or dedication, but something deeper. Our self-image. Self-image is the mental picture you hold of yourself. It’s how you see yourself. It could be different from what
I recently discovered that my iodine levels were slightly low. Not by much, but tending toward the lower side. Why do you have low iodine and why does it matter? Your body produces hormones for a wide variety of reasons. To regulate metabolism, mood, digestion, et al. Hormones have a
It has been a stressful few weeks for the world. The global world order is changing. Individually, we are specks and may have no role to play in these changes. But who ever you are, you are being affected big or small. Can you disconnect how it affects your mood