Thyroxine - why T3 and T4 really matter
Your thyroid gland produces a hormone known as thyroxine, or T4. If you have ever wondered what it signifies and the manner in which it
Featured Essay — Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback: Is it science or expensive placebo?
You sit in front of a screen. Electrodes on your scalp. You watch a movie that plays smoothly when your brain waves hit target patterns and pauses when they don&
“True balance is not a destination of stillness, but a dynamic engagement with the forces that pull us.”— nira
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Fat adapted - post festival blues?
So as this round of festivities winds down and we await the next onslaught, have you ever wondered why some people can eat anything they
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Rest & Recovery - Dont make this mistake
Rest and cooling yourself down could easily rank as the most unlikely, forgotten tool in your health kit. When I first started exercising, about nine
Stressed? Activate your default mode network
Your mind and body are always switched on responding to external stimuli. A default mode network (DMN) then is a network of regions that are
Fasting - does it change reality?
Fasting is extremely common this time of the year. We recently celebrated Navratri, where many people fasted or ate one meal a day. But have
ChatGPT - the future of good health?
ChatGPT is everywhere. Will it soon take over your lifestyle? Tell me what to eat, how to exercise, when, and how much.
Troponin - test for Covid related heart risk
Troponin is a protein found in your body. It is used as a marker to evaluate the risk of a heart attack. Typically, a doctor
HRV - the single best metric for health
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a topic I have spoken about in the past. If I revisit it today, it is simply because it is
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Iron - the role of coffee
The human body needs iron, an essential mineral, to survive. It helps you produce haemoglobin, for example, which is required to deliver oxygen. So does