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Is Ashwagandha Anti-inflammatory or Pro-inflammatory? Role of our gut
Stress has become an important aspect of our daily routine be it financial, relationship or physical health related. Research conducted recently found that nearly 190 million people experienced significantly higher stress in 2020 than in years past. In 2020, the world was a sadder, angrier, more worried and more stressed-out place than it has been…
How can you reclaim control of your own health?
It is so awesome how medical science has grown every leap & bound over the last 5 decades. Now we are just one step away from getting that diagnostic test to learn about nutrition deficiencies we may be facing. All this wealth of information which we can gather & analyze today was a distant dream…
Evolution of Diabetes
If you go back 50 years, diabetes was a rare phenomenon! Most of the diabetes cases were represented by type 1 diabetes vis-a-vis type 2 diabetes. If you would observe 9.3% of India population & 6.8% of global population (462 million individuals) is suffering from type2 diabetes. In the 1950-60’s not many people knew about…
Butyrate, the most important short chain fatty acid: Key to your metabolic & gut lining health
Have you ever wondered why you feel full or hungry? What mechanism is used by our body? There are various hormones produced in our body that drive different biological functions including our mood, stress, sexual activity & obviously our hunger responses. The most important ones from a metabolic health perspective are Ghrelin (Hunger hormone) &…
The Story of Our Skin
Skin is one the largest organs of the human body however we seldom evaluate how it impacts our overall health. Skin, on the outside, the first line of defense that protects our body from inside against the external environment. It helps in retaining water, minimization penetration of chemicals & even protect us against free radicals. `…
Your path to glowing & healthy skin begins from inside, quite literally!
The Global skin care industry is set to make close to US $ 200 billion by 2025 thanks to those lovely & beautiful people out there, who in hope to have that radiant & glowing skin spend on expensive skin creams, lotions, vitamins, pills, probiotics & other treatments without any success. The fact is all…
Hormonal Imbalance-Gut Microbiome Connection
Women face many complex health conditions & issues as compared to men, specifically when they age. When women enter their matured age, they are more likely to experience waves of hot flashes, mood swings, biological changes & hormonal shifts. This creates a lot of mixed feelings among them- right from irritation, frustration or pain! But…
Gut- Immune System Interaction
Whenever we develop infectious disease or experience an attack by virus, as most of us suffered during COVID-19, the discussion about the immune system arises. Our immune responses help to modulate & drive various tasks. The most important response is killing pathogens/making them inactive. A proper & right immune response at time of sickness can…
A new & evolving concept in Gut Microbiome: Post Biotics
Human biology science is ever evolving specifically when it comes to Gut Microbiome. So what exactly is Postbiotics? It has been referred to by different names in the past. Postbiotics are byproducts, metabolites or beneficial compounds released by our gut microbiome when they digest or metabolise the food we eat. There are a number of…
Probiotics, Decoded!
When it comes to our health, we seldom look at decoding the root cause of what makes us sick! Rather we are bombarded with quick fix solutions which do nothing to solve the chronic health conditions & how to kick out chronic diseases from your life. Be it your nutritionist, healthcare practitioner, coach or trainer-…
