Your gut is full of microbiota of bacteria. Both good and bad. So, how does the microbiota control and regulate its own immune defense? To understand this, we need to understand the environment in your digestive tract. Your stomach is a hostile place with a pH of 2-4. This makes
I had a fascinating conversation with a friend who is setting up a community village in Maharastra. As part of this thinking about what and how, he spoke about seen and unseen structures in our lives. The seen are things like houses, roads, and perhaps even the atmosphere around us.
Allostosis is a term you may not have heard about. However, it affects one of the most basic principles on which your body functions, so tune in. I have spoken extensively about homeostasis. Homeostasis is the need of the human body to always be in balance. Balance in this case
Time-restricted eating or intermittent fasting is the rage. Everyone I meet tells me that they are doing it. So much so that my authenticity as someone who works in health and wellness becomes suspect if I ask them why. Why? What do you mean by why? Everyone is fasting. Even
Shoes! What kind do you wear? If this is not a subject you have given much attention to, now may be a good time. I recently bought a pair of flat shoes that did not have cushioning or arch support. It also had a wide front with an opening for
Cheese or something like it. If you follow the news, you must have heard about the keruffle about the cheese in the burger. Or what looked like cheese? One of the best-kept secrets in the food industry are products labeled with ingredients. Whole wheat, multi-grain, real juice, or the goodness
Human beings are emotional creatures. But without question, money is one of those things that generates a lot of emotions in us. Sure, we get emotional about our parents, friends, school, or even a well-made movie. But nothing can generate the kind of emotions that money can. The strange thing
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of daily life, and perhaps no group has felt its repercussions more acutely than children. As schools shuttered their doors and communities went into lockdown, the impact of these shutdowns on children's physical, emotional, and educational well-being became increasingly apparent.
A category is a term used to bunch a host of things into one collective or group. It helps us understand and predict our world better when we do. But can categorization also cause us to misunderstand our world? Let us take two basic emotions: happy and sad. If I
Green tea has a catechin known as EGCG. Before the scientific words turn you away, cathechins are chemicals that have a powerful effect on your body. In this case, positive. Cathechin is a polyphenol or chemical found in plants, herbs, and some legumes. A polyphenol is more than one compound
Mitochodria are organelles found inside your cells. Often referred to as the powerhouse that drives your existence, they came to live inside you through a strange twist of fate. So much so that you might wonder if Mitochodria were the hand of God. A long time ago, when life was
I don't know! Today, I am going to attempt to teach you the incredible power of not knowing. Not just not knowing, but being able to accept that you do not know. The belief that you know is at the root of many of our problems. Allow me