Paraquat is a chemical that is classified as "restricted use." Restricted means that you need a licence to procure and apply, which is strange considering it is an herbicide used to control weeds on a farm. Anyone who owns a farm or has been to one knows that
Have you found your eyes hurting for no apparent reason? Or have you found your eyes itching, red, blurry, or sensitive to light? One of the possible reasons is dry eyes. So what exactly is a dry eye, and why does it happen? Your eyes continuously produce "tears."
If you are those who have been reading my work for a while, hopefully you exercise, at least some of the time. Have you wondered, though, if your body is balanced? Left versus right, and front versus back? I found to my dismay that each time I stood, without realising
Ligaments are fibrous tissues that help connect one bone to another. But what on earth is ligament laxity, and why is it causing you pain? Generally speaking, flexibility in the body is considered a good thing. You can move your arms and legs within an arc without inhibition. But like
Apoliproprotein E (APO E) is a protein that is involved in the use of fat as a source of energy in your body. It has also been linked to the risk of Alzheimer's disease in human beings. Let us find out why. In the last century, we have
Apologies. I am revisiting diabetes again. The world is gaslighting us. It forces me to keep going back to this topic. Diabetes is like a temperature. If your temperature is high, chances are you are not well. Similarly, if you are tending towards diabetes, chances are that you have other
We are constantly bombarded with stimuli. Sight, sound, and smell. When we are, our brain interprets this as a pattern. It then uses past memories or experience to determine what you experienced. Sometimes it goes wrong. Pariedolia is a psychological phenomenon where we perceive recognisable images or patterns in random
Yesterday, I had dinner with Ben Greenfield. Ben has been an inspiration and an incredible source of learning for a very long time. As I watched him eat, an interesting realisation dawned on me that helped explain perhaps one of the most enduring mysteries of health and wellness. Why can
I successfully put my Type 2 Diabetes in remission a decade ago. Despite my success, I continue to remain frustrated by the perception that this is not possible. So how did I reverse my Diabetes and why should you or anyone you know consider doing the same? At its simplest,
Have you ever played one of those games that tests your cognitive capacity? One in which they show you a blue card with the colour red on it? You are then asked to pick either the colour of the card or the colour written on it. You quickly get confused.
We live in a world where longevity is the biggest biohacking goal of modern humankind. Billionaires are pouring money into trying to live forever and getting others to do it as well. But have you considered the fact that there is already something in you that lives forever? It is
Exercise is really good for you. But does every effort at exercise need to turn into a sport? What is the difference between something being exercise and it becoming a sport? Take any sport. It has someone competing with someone else. A lone Djokovic battling a Nadal, for example, or