We were at our children’s annual sports day yesterday. A voice welcomed us, thanking us for taking time out from our "busy schedules" to take part in the celebrations. But why do we have such busy lives? Why do we take pride in demonstrating, in fact, often
Build small circles. In the world we live in today, building small circles seems counterintuitive. You could be labelled unambitious. But nothing ever got done without building small circles first. Human beings worship outsized, ambitious, outcomes. Man on the moon. Climbing Everest. But we ignore the trivia that it took
Have you found yourself in a situation where the voice inside your head is telling you to forgive, forget and move on? When it did, did you angrily respond saying “No, never. I can't let it go?” If you did, consider that perhaps our understanding of forgiveness is
Have you ever had beans and immediately got gas? Red, kidney, garbanzo. All might have had the same effect. Have you wondered why? The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in the foods we eat. More specifically something called Raffinose. Fret not if you have never heard
Can your excess weight affect your intelligence and memory? I know most people, me included, look at weight as an optical problem. The ability to fit into clothes, for example. But weight has a significant impact on cognition. Allow me to explain. Cognition is the ability to think, comprehend, and
Elbows and knees frequently bother people. Especially once you get older. Knee surgeries are one of the more commonly performed surgical interventions after the age of sixty. But why is your knee or elbow bothering you? Allow me to explain this in construction terms. When you construct a building, you
Not that you can time things or would even want to. But does the severity of illness change if you caught something on the ride into the airport in the morning? Would it matter if, for example, exposure to bacteria occurred at night? Instead of the afternoon? What could be
The debate between eating carbs, protein, and fat will never ever die. There are simply too many vested interests pushing one or the other. So if you are an average joe, what should you do? For starters, let us agree you eat all three to efficiently supply energy. The debate,
Kimchi is a fermented food, popularly eaten in Korea. It is now commonly available when you eat Asian food. While others serve fermented vegetables, Kimchi is uniquely Korean. But we are here to discuss an interesting ingredient in Kimchi. Red pepper. When we eat food, to a regular consumer, it
Philosophy
Let us say you are building or changing a habit. You want to meditate. Your intentions are right. Motivation is high. You have a defined goal. Yet, things break down way too quickly. If you want to prevent this from happening, let us break down why it occurs. More importantly,
I have meditated for ten years. Without prior knowledge, I started a practice known as Zazen. Alternative names exist, but that is immaterial. My practice forces me to deal with my thoughts and emotions in as direct a manner as is possible. I know this may be a surprise. Most
I have been tracking the heart rate variability of the entire family for some time now. I am constantly surprised at how good it is at predicting physiology. If this sounds like Greek, allow me to explain. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is the variation in the time between each successive