OBESITY AND OUR GENES

OBESITY AND OUR GENES

As Sylvia Tara writes in ‘The Secret Life of Fat’ – Being Fat is considered a personal failing – an effect of the lack of will power, for eating too much and being too large to exercise and burn off those excess calories. Fortunately we do not need to blame ourselves as research has clearly […]

GUT MICRO FLORA AND OBESITY

GUT MICRO FLORA AND OBESITY

Gut Micro Flora / Bacteria: ur Gut Microflora gets established in the first three years of our life from exposure and contact with our mother and others in the surrounding environment. Our microbiomes are relatively small when we are infants, but grow both in numbers and diversity as we interact with our environment. The food […]

NON-CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT & FOLK REMEDIES

NON-CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT & FOLK REMEDIES

“Prevention is better than cure!” – Old Saying “Self care has become the dominant focus of prevention over the past few decades” – Dr. Deepak Chopra. Anecdotal evidence about the efficiency of Folk Remedies could be just that, based on the placebo effect, but when the reports are consistently more than that which could be […]

CANCER AND DIET

CANCER AND DIET

“You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last.Life is not a race, do take it slower, hear the music before the song is over” – advice from a young cancer patient Cancer – a collection of cells in our bodies that grow at roughly normal speeds, but that […]

Borders & good Relations with Neighbours

Borders & good Relations with Neighbours

In ancient times, borders were mostly broad, frontier zones that allowed for transition from one Kingdom or territory to another. But today, well defined and demarcated Borders and mutually accepted interests that lead to good relations with neighbours are what are required. It is not easy to know if any of our neighbours will ultimately […]