If you know someone who has blocked arteries, have you ever wondered what exactly are blocked arteries? The technical term is arterial occulsion. Your body has approximately 100,000 miles of arteries and veins through which blood flows. Blood is the medium that carries fat from your abdomen, which is
Yesterday I read a post on LinkedIn by the owner of a large food delivery company. He expressed remorse for making home delivery convenient but not healthy. They are now going to classify food into grades of healthy. Wonderful news! Whenever people wake up and recognize that food is medicine,
If you have asthma, you know how it feels. Your chest tightens. You struggle to breathe. You may feel a sense of panic. An inhaler in that moment feels like life itself. What does it do? A simple puff delivers medicine directly into your lungs. The muscles around your airways,
Do you know someone who can eat anything and not put on weight? Whereas if you so much as smell food, we do? If you have wondered why, it is time to find out. In short, there are many factors that determine this. Within our bodies are enzymes and transport
Epilepsy is one of the oldest known neurological disorders, yet it remains deeply misunderstood. Epilepsy is a condition where the brain produces sudden bursts of abnormal electrical activity. These bursts disrupt normal communication between neurons, leading to seizures. Seizures themselves can take many forms. Brief lapses of awareness to full-body
diabetes
I have written before about plaque in your brain and its negative effect on brain function. But did you know that plaque can affect your pancreas? When it does, it slows down the production of insulin, accelerating Type 2 Diabetes. Allow me to explain how. Inside your pancreas lie clusters
Continuing the conversation, since there seems to be so much interest, on weight loss drugs, have you ever wondered how they work? What is the exact mechanism used by a weight-loss drug? The core aim is to help balance your energy. To achieve that, they activate a hormone known as
Coffee is a daily ritual for billions. I, for example, cannot think of waking up without having coffee. But does coffee have an effect on your hormones? In particular, does it suppress hunger and regulate the way we eat? To understand this, we need to understand two primary hormones that
Are you or someone you know on a weight loss drug? Let me park my views on whether you should be on a weight loss drug in the first place. If you are, you should pay heed to this article. Weight loss drugs help you lose weight. They do this
enzymes
Enzymes are tiny proteins that drive the chemistry of life. Every breath you take. Every bite of food you digest. Every molecule in your body builds relies on enzymes. Without enzymes you would not be capable of chemical reactions. Life would not be possible without enzymes. Your body produces enzymes
Vegetables are not just food. Used well they help you heal and prevent diseases. Each hue we see on our plate is a signal from nature about nutrients hidden within. The colours are not random. They represent distinct classes of compounds that support human health. It is Durga Puja in
blood pressure
We often think of fat as something that sits under our skin. It shows up on our weighing scale to our dismay. But fat is not passive. It is a living tissue, secreting hormones and signaling molecules. It directly affects the blood pressure in your arteries. When fat accumulates around