If you have ever tried to lose weight and failed, have you ever wondered why? What exactly is going on that makes your discipline and willpower wither like a fallen leaf in autumn? Let us get the basics out of the way. You lose weight when you are in an
In 1918, the Spanish flu affected approximately 500 million people worldwide. At the time, the flu was among the leading causes of death worldwide. Yes, the flu ended up killing anywhere from 20 to 50 million people. So why was the flu so deadly in 1918, and how did we
About 10,000 years ago, humanity discovered farming and agriculture, or so the records tell us. Did farming lead to the advancement of civilization, or was it the worst mistake we ever made?Farming helped us grow grains - Emer, Khorasan, Spelt, and Millets, to name a few. The commonly
Failure in life can be attributed to a host of reasons. What are the reasons you fail? Cassius famously said in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves that are underlings." But what does it really mean when
Did taking the Covid vaccine increase the risk of cancer? Increasingly, we are hearing about the effects of both Covid and its vaccine. Stories of people who got long-term Covid, people who repeatedly get it and continue to suffer from its effects. Also, stories of an increased risk of cancer
Water makes up approximately 70% of our body. Strangely, it is a similar number for our planet. I guess there is symmetry in nature. But are we running out of water? Climate change has been a hot topic for some time now. A recent report I read suggested that discussions
Nutrition and modern medicine do not align, or so it would seem. Many doctors would scoff if you spoke about nutrition in an emergency situation, though it is changing now. Say someone had a heart attack. Surely, you are not thinking about nutrition at this point; a doctor may inquire.
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. However, for many of us, laughter is the result of spontaneous but ad-hoc interactions. You might have met a friend who is really funny. If you did, you laughed a lot. Of course, you can't always find such friends. You could
Weight. Does it always coming back? One of the enduring myths about losing weight is that it will always come back. Studies cite individuals who gain weight after losing it. Read anything on social media, and they speak about weight as something that will come back. So what is the
Anxiety is a state of mind that affects all of us. What, if anything, is a bullet-proof cure for anxiety? Anxiety is characterised by a feeling of worry, thoughts, and bodily changes. Your blood pressure may go up, for example. Even before the global pandemic, millions of people felt anxious
My daughter, while lying down, crosses her legs in the exact same way I do. Did she genetically inherit the trait? Did she simply observe me doing so and copy me? Can she genetically inherit traits and characteristics? So, for example, can a person go from having terrible habits to
Orbital enlargement is a condition characterised by the swelling or enlargement of the eye socket. While it can result from a spectrum of factors ranging from tumours to inflammatory conditions, one notable association is with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid gland. The orbit, a bony cavity