TMG - how it affects blood pressure
If you are among those who have high blood pressure, someone might have suggested having beetroot. So what is the connection between beetroot and blood
Featured Essay — Blood-Brain Barrier
The Blood-Brain Barrier: Your Supplements Are Not Reaching Your Brain
You take nootropics for brain health. Lion's mane. Bacopa. Alpha-GPC. Maybe some NAD+ precursors. But most of them never reach your brain. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a
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Memory: Use cues to improve yours
Have you ever noticed how a whiff of your grandma’s curry or the sound of an old Bollywood track takes you right back to
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Blocked Nose: What can you do?
It is shocking how many people walk around with a blocked nose. Thankfully, not a nose turned up, just a blocked one. But you have
Meta Skills: The Art of Loving Good Health
A meta skill is a higher order skill that enables you to adapt and learn such that you can develop a host of other capacities.
Cognitive Bias: we all have them but no one believes they do.
A cognitive bias is a “systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment.” We all suffer from biases. The biggest bias, perhaps, is
Set Point: The tricks the mind and body play
Set point is a defined limit set by your body. Think of it as a limit on your thermostat, at which point your body changes
Pupils: They regulate stress and relaxation
The pupils of your eyes are the small dark openings that regulate how much light enters. They also respond to your emotional and mental state.
Knowing-Doing Gap: Why cant we do what we know
The knowing-doing gap is a common phenomenon that illuminates the difference between understanding what one should do and doing it. We all know what to
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Sleep Study: can you get one from home?
A sleep study is an examination of your sleep pattern and brain activity while you are asleep also known as a polysomnogram. Typically done to