Antibiotics are seen as a double-edged sword for many health-conscious people. They are lifesaving and highly effective in improving health outcomes for many bacterial (not viral) related infectious diseases and critical for healing of heart disease or cancer related surgeries. However, they have been prescribed indiscriminately leading………

Insatiable hunger differs from real hunger in two ways. Firstly, this hunger is unusual because it is accompanied by a strong sense of being sedentary…….

Why are so many smart, capable and motivated people failing when it comes to shedding weight? Diet programmes that are dependent on willpower and focus mainly on what and what not to eat and how much to exercise fail because they do not incorporate one very basic protocol. Read on to know more…

Exercise has often been touted as the elixir of life with its benefits being manifold and far reaching. In relation to your gut microbiota too, exercise has been shown to be very beneficial…..

Many of you may not be aware that the health of your brain actually starts in your gut. This is because your brain and your gut are intimately connected. They are in constant communication with each other through the vagus nerve which originates in your brain stem and travels all the way to your gut, connecting your gut to your central nervous system…….

Discussion on how lifestyle choices like exercise, stress, sleep, and mental activity determine how your brain will age over time.

Studies have shown that the risk of dementia was 32% lower in people with a high genetic risk if they followed a healthy lifestyle, compared to those who did not.

A study found that Alzheimer’s disease is the most feared after cancer. Of those surveyed, almost 40% incorrectly believed that a family history of Alzheimer’s predisposes you to the disease. Researchers have found that the disease often starts 30 years before the onset of symptoms…… over 90% of Alzheimer’s can be prevented by making simple changes in diet and lifestyle. There are 5 key elements that affect brain health. These are nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep and mental activity. And it all starts by eating smart!

The endothelium is the body’s largest internal pharmacy. A healthy endothelium releases nitric oxide (NO). Nitric oxide relaxes your blood vessels & keeps them flexible, allowing them to dilate and boost blood flow. This helps regulate blood pressure and keeps your arteries healthy. Nitric oxide is also a key player in the immune system, the nervous system, the brain and the eye

There is a lot of hype about boosting protein intake but how many of us pay attention to adequate intake of fiber everyday? Why should we care about fiber? What are the key benefits of consuming a fiber rich diet beyond weight control and steady blood sugar?

Muscle mass is not dependent on protein consumption. Rather, there are three key components involved in increasing muscle mass. These are genetics, hormones and the frequency with which the muscle is loaded. Adults cannot increase the amount of muscle in their bodies by eating an excess of protein. Dietary protein consumed in excess of requirements, is converted to glycogen and triacylglycerols which are then stored as fat in the body. This can pose a problem for an athlete.

What is the one measure that can predict your overall health most accurately? For decades experts have said that waist size could be your most important vital sign. Read on….

Ever tried to make changes to your life in the new year? How can you ensure that you are actually able to stick to the changes you have envisioned for yourself as the year wears on?

By creating new habits.

Read on about how to create new habits and use them to make changes to your life…

Healthspan is more important than lifespan. What can we learn from the people of the Barbagia region in Sardinia, Okinawa in Japan, Loma Linda in California, the Nicoya peninsula in Costa Rica, and Ikaria in Greece? Demographers refer to these areas as Blue Zones. These populations not only manage to avoid many of the debilitating diseases afflicting people in other parts of the world, they also boast a significantly higher percentage of people living to the age of one hundred or beyond.

Have you ever considered that you can undo all your diet and fitness related hard work by undue stress? A little stress is normal and even beneficial for us in our daily lives as it can motivate us to do things. However, chronic worrying is harmful for the brain….

Everyone should make exercise their priority. It is never too late to start exercising. This is especially true for people over 50 who may not be moving as much as they have in the past……

One of the first impactful techniques that you can incorporate towards building your PRAH is by introducing the habit of grazing into your daily life

…….Benefits of having a Personal Retirement Account for Health or a PRAH….

Hippocrates said, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we could have found the safest way to health.” I have adopted this as my fitness mantra throughout my life.