I was recently reading a book on beating cancer. The author outlined the steps he had taken to beat grade III colon cancer successfully. Then I realized he had recently died of cancer. Naturally, my first instinct was to question everything he had said. He had rejected chemotherapy. He had
Quick, tell me what your preferences are for food. Ok, at least think of things you like. What if I told you that you do not really have any preferences? What if I told you that your preferences are malleable depending on the circumstances and what you are being told
Do you know someone who has had a root canal? Have you ever wondered what a root canal is, why you need one, and how to avoid one? Great, let's drill and find out. Your tooth is surrounded by a soft pulp known as dentin. The pulp contains
Are you smarter than your dad? Will your daughter be more intelligent than you? If questions like these cross your mind, we should talk about a man called James R. Flynn. But let us first talk about intelligence. Intelligence can come in many forms. My dad speaks extensively on the
Have you had hot tea or coffee from your favorite coffee chain in a paper cup recently? If you have, listen up. Your paper cup may be poisoning you. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. You are probably aware of the harm that plastic and plastic
Lean in; it is life. The opportunity to live it is worth the trouble. Most of us do not realise it, but we are angry with life. Life is unfair. The world is unfair. People are. We find someone or something to blame. Sometimes they are to blame. But that
Are your blood pressure readings simply wrong? How many times have you taken your blood pressure and found it to be high? How many times have you wondered if something was amiss with the machine because you really felt fine? If you are among those who did, allow me to
Anandamide is named after the Sanskrit word Ananda. Ananda, in Sanskrit, means bliss or divine joy. So what is anandamide, and why was it named after a term that means bliss? Anandamide is part of a group of fatty acid derivatives called endocannabinoids. Enodcannabinoids are neurotransmitters that regulate your emotions.
Agency is a concept in psychology that refers to the capacity of individuals to act. Action, as we all know, is the primary driver of growth, development, and learning. So how much agency do you have? What is preventing you from having more? All of us desire the ability to
How thick are your arteries? I doubt any of you have ever thought about it before. But by the end of this article, I hope to convince you to care. In case you do not know, your arteries carry blood away from your heart and into your body. Roughly five
Are you old enough to remember a time when going out in the sun was associated with skin cancer? News headlines would tell us how risky it was to spend time in the sun. But before we talk about the sun and skin cancer, let us first discuss how you
LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, is one of the components of what you call cholesterol. Cholesterol, as you may know, is a dreaded lipid or fat that many fear. In truth, LDL, or cholesterol, is anything but dangerous. In fact, LDL is vital to your survival. It is too much LDL