I wish sleep were as easy as closing your eyes and lying down in bed. For many people with disturbed sleep, understanding their sleep cycle and, more importantly, the role of melatonin is critical. Melatonin is a hormone that regulates your sleep. Often called the sleep hormone, it is secreted
If you follow me on social media, you know I have been awfully quiet for a while. I went on Instagram after a long time today. I was appalled. Advice on how to live healthy was being given freely. By anyone. By everyone. Billionaires, actors, actresses, trainers, motivational speakers, guriji’
The pineal gland is a tiny, pea-sized structure buried deep in the brain. Sometimes referred to as the third eye, it regulates your circadian rhythm by producing melatonin. But over time, this gland can harden or calcify. Is there something you can do to prevent this? Calcification is a buildup
I have been writing for ten years now. Every day, barring a few breaks. The most important lesson I learned about health? Health is made in your kitchen at home. We all love food. Childhood was best around the kitchen, Grandma fussing over us with delicacies. It didn’t change
Longevity and even living forever have become topics of discussion in our living rooms. But how long can we actually live? The belief so far has been that the human body has a built-in clock. At some point, that clock runs out. What is driving this ceiling? Each cell in
Have you ever thought about what silence truly is? Not the quiet of an early morning, or the pause between two heartbeats. I mean absolute silence. A void where sound cannot travel. Let me illustrate with an example. Space is silent. Beyond the thin film of our atmosphere, there is
So you have a fussy kid at home. Someone who will only eat one green vegetable and otherwise prefer potatoes. Try as much as you like, you cannot get your child to eat the things you like. So what can you do? First, stop blaming your child. Young children in
Have you been on a diet in the past few years? Benefitted from it, perhaps, only to lose the plot? If you have, listen up. Yo-Yo dieting can affect your ability to maintain your weight. Actually, let me back up. Everything affects your ability to maintain your weight. Mood, stress,
Have you noticed how your eyes feel after a long day in front of a screen? They often feel dry, irritated, or tired. We blame the screen or the air conditioning. But is the actual issue that we have moved us away from nature? Green spaces, parks, gardens or forests
So it now seems we had our theories all wrong. It is the gut that we should blame for you not losing weight. If you have any kind of social media account, you have likely been flooded by messages telling you how foolish you have been. That it is your
As we age, depending on our lifestyle, our body can go through wear and tear. Your liver becomes less efficient. Mitochondria production slows down. Inflammation can rise. So what is the role of lithocholic acid in slowing this down?. You’ve probably never heard of it. It’s a bile
Your body has arteries that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Do you know how old your arteries are? If you thought as old as you, then the answer is no. Your arteries can be older or younger depending on how you treated them. Don’