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
One of the bad pennies that keep showing up in my conversation is a customized diet, based on your blood type, genetics, or food allergies. I have heard of people who are made to smell all kinds of food and then based on how their body responds (apparently), one can
COVID-19 was a difficult period for the world. We desperately sought a vaccine to prevent the virus from spreading. A vaccine was finally created with great speed. But did the vaccine end up creating more trouble? One of the trends that I have been reading about is a spike in
Your heartbeat marks the fact that you are alive. For some of us, though, the regulation of the heartbeat becomes dysfunctional. In such cases, it may need a pacemaker to regulate the beating of the heart. A pacemaker works by installing a small device the size of a coin with
The famous philosopher Alan Watts said, "Enjoy every little thing you do." What did he mean, and how does it apply to our everyday lives? Regardless of who you are and what you do, you will encounter situations where you need to do things you may not like.
Inflammation is the response of the human body to an aggravation. In medicine, they use the term "insult." So when you do something to insult your body, inflammation occurs. But what does inflammation have to do with weight and fat loss? If you are doing everything right and
I have low iron levels, compared to most people my age. For someone who professes to live a healthy life, this should be very surprising. It should almost disqualify me as an advocate of good health. So why is my iron low, and why have I not done anything to
Real food or supplement? This is a topic I get extremely torn over. Every day, the people I meet ask me, "What supplements should I take?" In a decade of working to reverse lifestyle diseases, I may have met five people who asked me which real foods I
"I hate a liar more than I hate a thief. A thief is only after my salary; a liar is after my reality." But have you ever thought about who or what lies? I don't mean as a species or a person. I mean, what part