Low-FODMAP Diet for IBS: What It Means, What to Eat and How the 3 Stages Work
Two people eat the same meal. One is fine. The other spends the evening bloated. The same person eats a small portion comfortably on Tuesday…
IBS Treatment: Foods, Triggers, Medicines and What Actually Helps
IBS has a treatment problem: almost anything can look as though it worked for three days. Symptoms fluctuate. Meals change. Sleep changes.…
What Is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea has an odd problem: the person who has it is often the last one to know. You are asleep when your breathing keeps narrowing,…
Intermittent Fasting: Benefits, How It Works, Schedules and Safety
Intermittent fasting is one of the most searched eating patterns in the world, and the research behind it has grown with interest. Human…
Low MCV on a Blood Test: Iron Deficiency, Thalassaemia and What It Means
Meera Nair has been taking iron tablets for eight months. She has been consistent, mostly. One tablet, after lunch. On the diet side, she has…
Low RDW on a Blood Test: What It Means
She has a 10K in six weeks and her training has been going well. She’s been eating with discipline and sleeping reasonably well. Apart from…
Tired but Not Sleepy? Why It Happens and What to Do
You have been tired all day. Like, “battery on 2%, low-power mode, do not talk to me” tired. Then you get into bed and suddenly your brain…
Autophagy and Healthspan: What Human Research Can Actually Tell Us
You can count the hours since your last meal. That does not mean you can see what your cells are doing. Fasting is easy to time. You know when…
What Is Autophagy? Inside the Cell’s Recycling System
What is Autophagy?
Preventive screenings that catch silent risk before symptoms show up
Many annual health packages contain some version of the same list: a complete blood count, fasting glucose, lipid panel, liver and kidney…