Each day, your body sends five litres of blood approximately three times a minute throughout your body. The blood is circulated through arteries and veins. Consider them to be your plumbing or pipes. Sometimes these pipes can squeeze tightly, making it hard for the blood to flow smoothly. This squeezing
Your cells are dividing all the time. When they do, they divide and make new cells using your genetic code. Sometimes, when they divide, they mutate. Mutation refers to a change in the cell's DNA sequence. On average, cells accumulate 1.14 mutations per division in the body
You were born with a brain and a body. It took me by surprise when, while listening to Professor Moran Cerf, I realised that only one can change. Allow me to explain. We inherit genetics. Genetics, to some extent, shapes our height, skin and eye colour, and even our mannerisms.
As you grow older, one of the things your doctor may have talked to you about was stiffness in your arteries. What exactly does it mean? Why did your arteries get stiff? What was the effect of it? Is there something you can do to fix it? Your arteries are
Ozempic is a medication that has gained global popularity. It promises to help you lose weight. It promises to help you lose weight that you cannot manage to lose on your own. So what would happen if you signed up and then stopped? Imagine that you stopped once you lost
If you have ever tried to lose weight and failed, have you ever wondered why? What exactly is going on that makes your discipline and willpower wither like a fallen leaf in autumn? Let us get the basics out of the way. You lose weight when you are in an
In 1918, the Spanish flu affected approximately 500 million people worldwide. At the time, the flu was among the leading causes of death worldwide. Yes, the flu ended up killing anywhere from 20 to 50 million people. So why was the flu so deadly in 1918, and how did we
About 10,000 years ago, humanity discovered farming and agriculture, or so the records tell us. Did farming lead to the advancement of civilization, or was it the worst mistake we ever made?Farming helped us grow grains - Emer, Khorasan, Spelt, and Millets, to name a few. The commonly
Failure in life can be attributed to a host of reasons. What are the reasons you fail? Cassius famously said in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves that are underlings." But what does it really mean when
Did taking the Covid vaccine increase the risk of cancer? Increasingly, we are hearing about the effects of both Covid and its vaccine. Stories of people who got long-term Covid, people who repeatedly get it and continue to suffer from its effects. Also, stories of an increased risk of cancer
Water makes up approximately 70% of our body. Strangely, it is a similar number for our planet. I guess there is symmetry in nature. But are we running out of water? Climate change has been a hot topic for some time now. A recent report I read suggested that discussions
Nutrition and modern medicine do not align, or so it would seem. Many doctors would scoff if you spoke about nutrition in an emergency situation, though it is changing now. Say someone had a heart attack. Surely, you are not thinking about nutrition at this point; a doctor may inquire.