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Cultivating Resilience and Inner Peace with Diet and Mindset: A Holistic Approach
Reading Time: 10 minutes In today’s fast-paced world, finding inner peace and maintaining resilience has become more challenging than ever. However, a holistic approach that combines nutrition, mindset, and emotional regulation can help us navigate these turbulent times . In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the relation of nutrition and mindset to mental health, the effects of modern lifestyle, and how you can create your own personalized plan to maintain or improve your mental well-being. Relation of Diet and Mindset to Mental Well-Being Before we dive into the details, let us clear what does “diet” actually mean. Diet: We do not “go on a diet” or “start a diet”,…
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Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth
Reading Time: 6 minutes In today’s health-conscious world, people have developed a significant interest in cholesterol and its impact on our well-being. We often hear about the importance of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels and the risks associated with high levels. But what exactly is cholesterol? And why does it matter to us? In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the complexities of cholesterol, its vital role in our bodies, the various types of cholesterol, and the factors that can influence our levels. The goal of this article (and this blog) is to expand your understanding of such topics and empower you, the reader, with information, knowledge, tools, and strategies…
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Stress 101
Reading Time: 15 minutes In this article, we explore the realm of stress, diving deep into the physiology of stress response, its effects on the mind and body, the specific effect of stress on women’s health, and some practical ways to not just handle, but be resilient and grow stronger in this never-ending modern era filled with stressors. Word of caution: Do not get stressed by the sheer amount of information shared in this article 🙂 I personally deem all the information highly crucial in this era. To get the best out of it, make sure you bookmark this post, and return to it periodically, reading one block at a…
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Gluten: Friend or Foe?
Reading Time: 4 minutes “Gluten-Free” is a common term we all keep hearing these days. In this article, we explore what is gluten and what are the problems associated with it. What is Gluten “Gluten” is a protein found mainly in grains (such as wheat, rye, and barley). It acts as a glue that holds the food together. Problems associated with gluten Dr. Tom’o Brian who has 30 years of experience researching celiac disease and gluten sensitivity explains that the human body cannot digest gluten completely. The digestive enzyme “Proteases” in our body helps with the breakdown of gluten, however, it cannot break down gluten completely. Our intestines are lined…
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Minimum Exercise for Maximum Life
Reading Time: 9 minutes In this article, we are going to cover: What is exercise. What can happen to the human body when not enough physical activity or exercise is provided. What is the minimum amount of exercise with minimal equipment (even at home) one can do to achieve optimum health while increase longevity. How to incorporate minimal exercise into a busy routine. You will walk away from this article with an exercise schedule that does not require you to buy expensive equipment nor requires you to spend oodles of hours in the gym, while still developing/maintaining a certain level of strength and fitness to live a long happy life,…
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Hormone Disruption
Reading Time: 8 minutes Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers that travel around the body telling organs and tissues what to do. They control major bodily processes such as metabolism and reproduction. For instance, “Cortisol” helps control blood sugar levels, regulate metabolism, helps reduce inflammation and assist with memory formation. “Testosterone” is associated with sex drive and plays a vital role in sperm production, affects bone and muscle mass, fat storage, and red blood cell production. When an imbalance of these hormones occurs, such as production of certain hormones at the wrong time or in amount more or less than it should be, problems such as decrease in growth and…
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Why do we eat and how to do it right? – PART II
Reading Time: 6 minutes In this article, we will look at the functions of Fat as a macronutrient, types of Fat and which types of fat to be careful about, and which to opt for. Before we dive into Fat, let us clear one term that will get repeated a lot. Inflammation 🔥 Inflammation is our body’s natural response to protect itself from harm. When we get cut, for example, our immune system dispatches an army of white blood cells to surround and protect the damaged area, which also results in redness and swelling. That is acute inflammation. That is a good thing. Chronic (slow and long-term) inflammation, on the…
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Why do we eat and how to do it right? – Part I
Reading Time: 6 minutes In this article, we will look at the reason we eat and how to do it the right way. We will look into what are the macro-nutrients we get from food and how they are used in the body, why the quality of the food source matters, what are complex vs simple carbs, and how to put this information into practice. The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself. – Ursula K. Le Guin Why do we eat? When the question is posed “Why do we eat?” two most common answers that pop in the mind are “Because we get hungry” or…
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Are your personal care products damaging your health?
Reading Time: 5 minutes When it comes to taking responsibility for your own health it is very important to be mindful of the personal care products you use on your body day in day out. This includes products such as toothpaste, shampoo, household cleaning products, make-up products, and more. All these products are filled with a multitude of toxic and hormone-disrupting chemicals which could be damaging your skin or nervous system and adversely affecting your body and mind. One such example is the presence of xenoestrogens in such products which can reduce testosterone levels. One might pose a question here as if these chemicals are dangerous or harmful how could…
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Why is my phone on airplane mode and why yours should be too?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Yes, most of the time I keep my cell phone on airplane mode. One of the reasons being it helps me focus at tasks without getting distracted. Although, another more important reason for me to keep it in airplane mode (especially while carrying it in my pocket) is the Electromagnetic Frequencies emitted by it. The following knowledge has helped me to understand the harmful effects chronic EMF exposure and take steps to reduce the damage. I have truly felt a difference in my thinking and how my body feels after taking action on the steps mentioned at the end of this article. I hope this knowledge…