Avoid Anti-depressants – Instead exercise, meditate, deep breath, sleep Moderate stimulants like caffeine Avoid toxin exposure – use quality food, breath clean air and drink clean water Avoid sensory overload – stop being exposed to TV, smart phone, any other screen exposure, reduce exposure to loud audio. Fix your gut – Eat a wide variety […]
Category: Health
Exercise – A Natural Brain Boosting Drug
According many researches, it was found that exercising daily or doing some kind of physical activity has more benefits mentally than physically. Think of exercising as a brain pension plan. Since we are IT employees we do not receive pension when we retire. But we can have this amazing pension plan for mental health free […]
Why Stress Makes Us Overeat and Indirectly Cause Weight(Fat) Gain
Cortisol is a fight or flight hormone that is released every time you’re stressed by anything. Part of its purpose is to replenish your energy after exerting yourself through fighting or fleeing your perceived threat. Primitive humans certainly needed this energy boost after physically battling a wild animal, for example. But generally, we modern humans […]
Metabolic Syndrome – How Does It Affect Us Unknowingly
Excerpts from Book – ‘The Diabetes Code’ by Jason Fung Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome Abdominal obesity, measured by waist circumference: men over 40 inches, women over 35 inches; Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL): men less than 40 mg/ dL or women less than 50 mg/ dL or taking medication; High triglycerides: over 150 mg/ dL or […]
Nootropics
Nootropics – sometimes called smart drugs – are compounds that enhance brain function. They’re becoming a popular way to give your mind an extra boost. Nootropics and smart drugs are natural or synthetic substances that can be taken to improve mental performance in healthy people. They have gained popularity in today’s highly competitive society and […]
Metabolism- Carbs, Fats and Proteins for energy production
Metabolism basically refers to all the chemical reactions within the body used to produce energy. This involves a complex set of processes that convert fuels into specialized compounds loaded with energy. In the body, the primary final agent to produce energy is called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When ATP is broken down or used by cells huge amounts of energy is […]
Plant Protein for Vegetarians – Legumes, Cereals, Millets, Dry nuts, Vegetables
Cereals: They are simply grains. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy than any other type of crop . Rice Wheat Barley Millets Oats Millets Millets are coarse grains which are good in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Non-gluten. Jowar (sorghum), Ragi (finger millet), Korra (foxtail millet), Arke (kodo millet), Sama (little millet), Bajra (pearl millet), Chena/Barr (proso millet) […]
Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercises
Aerobic exercises Activities are considered aerobic or “with oxygen,” if they stimulate your heart rate and cause your breathing to increase and they can be performed at a level that can be maintained for an extended period of time. Benefits of aerobic exercise include: Reducing the risk of developing heart disease, hypertension, obesity and type 2 diabetes […]
Muscle Types
Our muscle fibers can generally be classified as fast-twitch or slow-twitch: Slow twitch fibers (Type I): These muscle fibers can carry more oxygen and sustain longer periods of aerobic activity (activities that require your muscles to use oxygen) than other types of fibers, using fats or carbs as fuel. They can contract for long periods of […]
Body Types
Not every human being fits exactly into one of these categories but contains characteristics of each, although one is usually predominant over the others. In order to determine your body type, one needs to look back at your adolescent years to determine which category your body type you possessed before changes due to age and […]
What is Well Being?
Wellbeing is ‘a positive physical, social and mental state’ The sense of feeling good about ourselves and being able to function well individually or in relationships. The ability to deal with the ups and downs of life, such as coping with challenges and making the most of opportunities. The feeling of connection to our community […]
Why High Blood Sugar is Bad
Diabetes is called the “silent killer” because once symptoms appear, the damage has already started. But why does high blood sugar cause all these problems in the first place? The Basics First, why does it happen? Your digestive system moves glucose (sugar) from your food to your bloodstream. In non-diabetics, insulin carries this into your […]
Visceral Fat
Subcutaneous means “situated under the skin,” which tells us what subcutaneous fat is: it’s fat that’s all over your body under your skin. Visceral fat is actually inside the abdominal cavity, and isn’t easily seen. It’s located near several vital organs, including the liver, stomach, pancreas and intestines. It can also build up in the arteries. […]
Nervous System – Briefly
In vertebrates it consists of two main parts, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system(PNS). The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists mainly of nerves, which are enclosed bundles of the long fibers or axons, that connect the CNS to every other part of the body. Nerves that transmit signals from the brain are called motor or efferent nerves, […]
Sugar – Minimize it in all kinds of foods
Sugar is addictive like any recreational drug, smoking or alcohol or any other addiction. It releases feel good hormones which in turn increases sugar cravings. It has No vitamins and minerals, no protein ,no fat, no fiber and just empty calories in the form of refined carbs – Results in wanting more of the sugar […]