Health, wellbeing, Ayurveda, yoga and faith: evidence-aware reporting on the body, the mind and spiritual practice for Indian readers.
167 articles
Nobody wants the wrinkles, the grey, the slowing memory. But the anti-ageing industry sells hope by the jar. On what actually slows ageing — and what doesn't.
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Restarting exercise is harder than starting. On deconditioning, the step-down return, and why identity beats motivation for getting back on the bandwagon.
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Even 100% fruit juice contributes to childhood obesity and tooth decay. On what juicing removes, what the pediatric guidelines say, and why water wins.
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In 2007, makers withdrew infant cough and cold medicines over safety concerns. A CDC study found ER visits for these drugs in children under 2 fell by more
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What does the body mean when the mind is intact but paralyzed? On disability literature, hedonic adaptation, and the gap between predicted and lived experience.
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Laughter yoga went from a Mumbai park in 1995 to clubs worldwide. Does voluntary laughing deliver the same benefits as the real thing? What the research says.
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People with more moles show fewer signs of skin ageing — and a 2007 King's College study found longer telomeres behind it.
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Longer, harder workouts don't automatically mean more fat loss. What exercise science actually says about intensity, cortisol, and the fat-burning zone.
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The ketogenic diet — a 1920s epilepsy therapy revived by one family's story — quiets seizures where drugs fail. On food as medicine, and its limits.
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Energy drinks are a multi-billion-dollar business built on caffeine. Once you remove the caffeine, the taurine, vitamins and herbs do nothing — the research
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A study suggests moderate drinkers fare better after bypass surgery. Observational, not a prescription — but the 'French paradox' debate continues.
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Chronic jet lag halved new neuron growth in hamsters, a Society for Neuroscience study found — a possible mechanism for the mental fog of long-haul travel.
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Your kid has a cold. Which remedies actually work? Honey, saline drops, fluids and rest — yes. OTC cold medicines for little kids — no.
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Less than seven hours of sleep raises ghrelin, tanks insulin sensitivity, weakens vaccine response and colds resistance. Sleep is not lost productivity time.
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Eating less is thermodynamically simple and biologically hard. Why the diet industry profits from the gap — and what works with your body, not against it.
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See a yawn, catch a yawn — and you catch more yawns from people you're close to. The science of contagious yawning, and what it says about empathy.
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Insulin, cortisol, thyroid, estrogen — the hormones that decide where fat goes and why losing it is hard. And why guessing isn't a strategy.
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Water doesn't literally melt fat — but swapping drinks, hydrating before meals, and staying hydrated all measurably help with weight loss.
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The low-fat era told you fat was the enemy. It wasn't — monounsaturated fats in olive oil, nuts, and avocados are among the healthiest foods.
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Breastfeeding mothers actually get more sleep than formula-feeding ones — but all new mothers are profoundly sleep-deprived. What the research shows.
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