If you read current events, especially in non-mainstream media, you might have heard about the increase in cardiac issues worldwide. Sportspeople, doctors, and regular folks suddenly, without cause, found themselves at the wrong end of a cardiac issue. I wrote earlier about taking a test to measure your risk, if
Clenching is something you might do instinctively. You are stressed or exerting yourself. In fact, most times, you might not even realise you are. So I was surprised when my research indicated that preventing clenching could improve physical performance. Let us find out how. Before I get into clenching, let
Weight is easily the most important driver of behaviour when it comes to health. Weight loss motivates us, and we are disheartened when it does not occur. But have you ever thought about the possibility that the metric is wrong? Yes, I do mean what I am saying, weight, while
Type II diabetes, according to statistics, affects 70% of urban Indians. Chandigarh and Chennai have become the diabetes capitals of India. So, are you among those being counted in these statistics? Can you reverse your condition if you are among the unfortunate ones? Why does it matter so much? Let&
Plastic in our world today is ubiquitous. In fact, so much so that you probably do not realise its wide spread prevalence. The keyboard on which I am typing this article, for example, is made from plastic. Yes, I bet you did not think of the keyboard as something made
Good health is a dream goal for everyone. Perhaps, for this reason, our world has evolved to deal with it through different prisms. We have medicine, alternative medicine, wellness, fitness, diagnostics, and so on. It is not uncommon for a few to throw in spirituality and belief as a means
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Sleep, hopefully, comes every night. When it does, have you wondered what happens to your body when you are sleeping? In fact, your brain is working furiously, as is the rest of your body. As astonishing as it may sound, studies have confirmed this to be true. Let us find
Polarized training, most experts agree, is one of the best ways to train your body. So what is polarised training, and how and why should you be thinking about it? I can't emphasise enough how much my opinion about physical activity has changed in the past decade. When
On 15 November 2022, the world’s population reached 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. Roughly 101 men and 100 women in 2021. If you forgive my mathematics, a 50:50 split. The manner in which women grow, develop and manage their fertility is central to the future
Memory is the ability to retain and retrieve information. At will, would be great. Yet, so many of us tend to forget things, even as children. Perhaps a lack of self-awareness makes this insignificant in our youth. As we age, however, forgetting can cause serious concern and anxiety. So what
Immortality, as I have mentioned in my book, seems to seize humankind at some point in their lives. The more famous stories come from the well-to-do, perhaps because they spend resources finding cures. Are you meant to be immortal? In recent times, billionaires and millionaires have made the news for
In the past decade of learning and sharing about health and wellness, if I found one magic elixir of health, it was turmeric. Yet, I am surprised at the fact that so many people still do not know of or have heard of Lakhadong turmeric. In a strange twist of