Exercise - how I built consistency
Exercise has always been one of those nice-to-haves for me. I would believe I should do it, but more often I find myself in the
Featured Essay — Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback: Is it science or expensive placebo?
You sit in front of a screen. Electrodes on your scalp. You watch a movie that plays smoothly when your brain waves hit target patterns and pauses when they don&
“True balance is not a destination of stillness, but a dynamic engagement with the forces that pull us.”— nira
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Weight - the missing link to kidney malfunction
We tend to look at weight as an aesthetic issue. It affects the way I see myself in the mirror. In reality the consequences of
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Vairagya
Vairagya is a Sanskrit term that means being dispassionate or detached. Vairagya does not mean uncaring; it means unaffected by the things you care about.
Blood Pressure - Ask Why
Blood pressure, or hypertension, is an astonishingly common problem. In this case, men seem to suffer from hypertension more than women do. I will shortly
Self Esteem - Build your own
Self-esteem is defined as "confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-confidence." Naturally, it was something that evolved alongside your own
Thinking - learn to think clearly
Thinking is something that we all do. All the time, in fact. Often, when we think we are thinking, we are actually jumping from one
Post Traumatic Growth
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a psychological concept that explores the positive transformation some individuals experience after facing traumatic events. Unlike post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which
50! What I learnt.
50! I had stopped counting at 25, but the turning of the calendar year after year reminds me that time is passing. Today I complete
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Leucine - why I consume it everyday
Leucine is one of the twenty amino acids we consume through our food. It is labelled essential, which means your body cannot make it; you