Coffee: its effect on hunger
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
Featured Essay — Energy
Energy: what is critical power and W" and why does it matter?
Each morning when you wake up, you do so with energy. Depending on your lifestyle, the energy can last you the entire day or a few hours. So what exactly
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Weight Loss Drug? Balance it with nutrition
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
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Enzymes: why we eat natural foods
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
Colours: get a diverse range into your food
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
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Fat: why does it affect 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
Salt: Why do we crave it so?
Salt has always been more than a seasoning. Wars have been fought over it. At one point, it was used as currency. Salt was so
AI: can it predict future disease?
Can a tool predict your future health? Science has always carried within it the promise of foresight. We are entering an era where your health
Protein: a cure for stress?
Stress is not just an emotion. It is a full-body event. When your brain perceives a threat it releases cortisol. Cortisol is designed to mobilise
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Empathy & Understanding
I have been witness to an explosion in knowledge on health. There was a time when I could not use the word insulin in my