When was the last time you chewed on something bitter and then threw it away in disgust? Bitters, often derived from various herbs, roots, and fruits, are known for their distinctively sharp taste. Did you know that the consumption of bitter food is deeply rooted in many cultures? It offers
Have you ever visited the Dead Sea? Did you know that the sea and its surrounding areas are believed to have magical healing powers? Are the healing power attributed to the Dead Sea a fabricated story made to attract tourists, or is there some science behind the legend? Let us
Sundowning. Have you heard the term before? I hadn't, so I was intrigued and wanted to learn more. No, it is not referring to the sun going down. It refers to a change in a person's behaviour as the sun goes down. In particular, people with
I have a speaking engagement tonight. The invitation came from a close friend to whom I never say no. More importantly, she mentioned that there was a group of people in their seventies who met every month. I was intrigued. Allow me to explain why. When we think about health,
Food. Quick, tell me, what did you think of when you read the word food? Whatever you think about is what is called a mental model of the term food. All of us have mental models of things. When we use a term to describe something. These terms could be
"Someone advised me to follow an alkaline diet because my body is too acidic." I can't tell you how many times I have heard this statement. Solutions range from drinking alkaline water, adopting a liquid diet, fasting, taking supplements, changing the water in the house, and
Have you had a really annoying experience where a single meal changed your weight dramatically? Maybe the meal weighed a few hundred grammes, but the weight gain was a few times that? Have you said to yourself, What in the name of God is going on? For context, my days
I am not flexible at all. My son, on the other hand, could do a full-leg split up until last year. Alas, slowly, he is also losing the ability. What makes you flexible, and how can an adult go back to a full split? Should you? For those who are
Your brain has different kinds of neurons. You have afferent neurons, also known as sensory neurons. Their job is to receive signals from both the environment and the body. Sight, sound, and smell. You possess efferent neurons, also known as motor neurons. Their job is to transfer signals from the
Obstacles are an integral part of life. When the Buddha said life was difficult, surely one of the things he was referring to was the fact that humanity faced obstacles of every kind. Over time, the nature of obstacles may have changed, but challenges remain. So how do you deal
Heavy metal toxicity is more common than you might think. How would you know if you have heavy metal toxicity, and is there something you can do about it? There was a period when toothpaste contained radioactive materials. Doramad was a German made toothpaste with thorium as an active ingredient.
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels that exist throughout your body. You may know about arteries and veins, but not capillaries. It is time we changed that. Capilliaries connect your arteries and veins. They are the smallest blood vessels, as small as 8 to 10 micrometres. Just for context, a