Do you think this will be the last pandemic?We’ve had plague, Smallpox, cholera, influenza(that was a biggie), polio, diphtheria and over just the last few years- SARS 1, SARS 2, MERS, Dengue, Chikungunya, Ebola, Nipah.There’s going to be more. I’m not going to do the stupid thing and call it divine retribution. This is how […]
A prescription for Sunlight?
There’s two main needs from sunlight, as far as I know, (for now) There’s the sunlight that falls on your skinAnd sunlight that falls on your eyes The former is mainly thought to be for vitamin D production, but there’s probably more to it than just vitamin D. The latter is for circadian rhythm entrainment(resetting […]
Trance states.
This episode talks about trance states, and how India is probably the only remaining place in the world where it is given its rightful position in mainstream human society. I’m grateful to have had glimpses of what is possible through flow/trance. I can understand the skepticism because I myself spent most of my youth in […]
Anti histamines and fever
A fever with a cold, usually indicates an upper respiratory tract infection. The body is busy trying to flush out the invaders by sneezing and giving you a running nose. And what do modern humans do? They take an anti histamine. The anti histamine will reduce the sneezing. It’ll make the mucous thicker and stop […]
Paracetamol and fever
Your immune system is what gets rid of an infection. Paracetamol does NOTHING to fight the infection. NOTHING.Fever is an immune response. Fever enhances the efficiency of your immune cells, and makes it difficult for microbes that have evolved to thrive in a normal body temperature. Why would you want to block your own immune […]
Breathless
The first assumption that most people, including doctors, make, when someone complains of breathlessness during exertion is- heart or lungs. I’m talking about breathlessness that has always been there. When you’re huffing and puffing your way up a flight of stairs. Or if you need to take a big breath occasionally because you feel like […]
The Ideal Body*
* terms and conditions apply. It’s what you have now. Case closed! Ok. Wait. Let me explain.Your body is the product of everything you’ve done in your life so far. Your food, your lifestyle, your exercise. There’s also the matter of its interaction with your psyche, your environment and the genetics and lifestyle of all […]
Public health policy for green tea
The further one moves away from oneself the less one can predict how anyone, reactions and consequences can occur. For example, I know that if I drink green tea daily, my allergic rhinitis will flare up. Meanwhile, there’s probably a few million Chinese senior citizens who swear that green tea is the secret if their […]
Nitric oxide
Nitric oxide, (chemical formula NO) is one of the most critical molecules produced in the human body that are necessary for health It is involved in– cell signalling, inter cellular communication– as a neurotransmitter– as part of the immune system– as a means of regulation of blood flow in capillaries A lack of the right […]
Sunlight- Zeitgeber
Sunlight is more than vitamin d As with most things, our reductionist mindset tends to bring something as wondrous as sunlight down to just one thing- vitamin D.Vitamin D production in the skin is just one part of the broad spectrum light that you get from the sun. Don’t get me wrong, vitamin D is […]