In the fast pace of life where there is constant bombardment of information surrounding all of us, there might be very few instances when we disengage from day to day things. An average human mind has more than 6,000 thoughts per day and many of these thoughts are repetitive with unintentional judgements about different things …
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a complex endocrinological disorder, presenting a plethora of symptoms in the female body. These manifestations include cysts in the ovaries, irregular menstruation, hyperandrogenism leading to excessive hair growth (hirsutism), dark patches on skin (Acanthosis nigricans), several hormonal imbalances especially of sex hormones and insulin, leading to further complication in the body. Yes, it is quite tricky …
We have always questioned what makes Usain Bolt the fastest person on earth? Is it his genes? His talent? Or something else? People like him have achieved unimaginable heights in different realms of sports. Scientists have begun to question if these people are built differently than us. They think that Bolt has a special muscular …
We have come a far way, in this world, from the life expectancy in 1200BC being only 43 years to a whopping 72 years in the present year. From the practices of “bloodletting”, using mercury as purgatives to modern medicine and even leeches to suck out the so called ‘poison’ from our body, we have …
Matthieu Ricard cites ‘meditation and mindfulness’ as the key to a happy life. Ricard, who graduated from the Pasteur Institute in France with a doctorate in molecular genetics, eventually renounced his work and life in France to become a monk in the Himalayas. Over 30 years later he was also found to be the happiest …
There are days when we eat as if there is no tomorrow. And then there are days when all we can think of is how to crunch an extra kilometer to burn a few more calories. If you are looking to shed a few pounds, you most definitely need to follow the doctrine of the …
This is about a disorder which is quite prevalent among women of reproductive age. Mostly people possess limited information about the same, consequently giving birth to all sorts of stigma and myths surrounding the condition. Yes, I am talking about PCOS, an acronym for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. It is a condition which involves hormonal imbalances …
Regarding nutrition and diet for weight management, whether one wants to shed a few pounds or maintain weight, the most expected weight loss regimen followed is dieting. Dieting can be of many types – like keto diet, low carbs diet, paleo diet, Mediterranean diet and so on. While there’s a higher chance that dieting helps …
Carbohydrates are the most talked about topic in the food industry. When one thinks about losing weight, one is recommended to have a low-carb or a no-carb diet. But, is this correct? We think twice before making an important decision, then why not think twice about having a proficient diet? The balanced diet concept has …
Intersections are everywhere and it is our job to find those and use them to the best of our abilities. The terms health, body and mind seem interchangeable but are completely different entities which merge together to give us a full life that is the intersection represented in the Venn diagram- the common parts of …
