Take a peep at your poop
How do we gauge the health of any system? It is by looking at the output of the system. That's the most straightforward way. An example...
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Anand Kumar
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Get off the sugar rollercoaster
Breakfast in South India begins with piping hot idli and chutney. There are a few reasons for it. In the past many folks got rice let...
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Anand Kumar
Jul 8, 20234 min read
Do you want to put on weight?
For 700 years, Sumo wrestlers have perfected the art of putting on weight rapidly. The strategies they adopted would be very useful to...
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Anand Kumar
May 29, 20234 min read
What's there in order?
Last year, I documented my weight and waist loss journey through Intermittent fasting. In a nutshell, I have an eating window and a...
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Anand Kumar
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Cheers !
Consuming alcohol is now back in fashion. Alcohol was bad when it was indigenous liquor and ruined livelihoods. It is a sign of...
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Anand Kumar
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Are you able to read this clearly?
If so, thank your eyes, specifically the macula in your eyes. The macula lets you see what is in front of you and appreciate the fine...
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Anand Kumar
Dec 31, 20222 min read
When in gout, think sugar control
When the joint of our big toe swells, it is a classic and often the first sign of gout. Folks typically tend to notice it sooner if they...
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Anand Kumar
Oct 5, 20224 min read
Fasting
As far as I know, I have never skipped a meal in my life until recently. In school days, I vividly remember throwing a fit when I was...
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Anand Kumar
Sep 8, 20224 min read
Dosai causes diabetes
Idli and Dosai are eaten almost daily by people in Tamil Nadu. Most of it is consumed either at breakfast and/or dinner. Kids love dosai...
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Anand Kumar
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Smile please!
Just like every part of our body, our mouth contains bacteria. These bacteria feed on the foods stuck in our teeth. When we eat a lot of...
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Anand Kumar
Jun 25, 20222 min read
Decoding your blood cholesterol report
The blood cholesterol report measures the cholesterol that is produced by our body. Cholesterol is involved in the making of...
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Anand Kumar
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Are we becoming sharks?
Shark tooth, sounds great except it is not if found in humans. Imagine finding it in your kid's mouth. Apparently, it is very common...
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Anand Kumar
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Potato is not a vegetable
The title is factually wrong. Potato is indeed a vegetable as it is an edible part of a plant. But in common usage, when we say we should...
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Anand Kumar
Nov 18, 20213 min read
Sweet Tooth
Glucose, a monosaccharide is our body's primary fuel source. Our brain can only use glucose to power itself. So, in eskimos who eat only...
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Anand Kumar
Nov 13, 20213 min read
Salted fish
Blood pressure needs to be high enough to get blood to every cell in our body. The ideal number has been determined to be 120/80 mm of...
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Anand Kumar
Nov 11, 20213 min read
"It's your funeral"
It's ironic that we start with death in a blog that's supposed to help you live well. But it's the most logical place in my opinion. We...
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Anand Kumar
Aug 30, 20213 min read
Why is our blood not blue?
Mammals evolved to use oxygen to remove waste, carbon from our cells. Click here to learn more on oxgen. The courier responsible to...
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Anand Kumar
Aug 24, 20214 min read
Hello Sunshine!!
How many of us say, "Hello" to the sun every day? Unfortunately not many. And we are paying for it with our health. In the land of yoga,...
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Anand Kumar
Aug 23, 20213 min read
Walk it off!
For a long time, women were told to walk it off when they complained of tiredness. Women were accused of laziness when they were actually...
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Anand Kumar
Aug 8, 20213 min read
Break a bone!
Not Really. But we risk breaking our bones if we don't take care good of them. Calcium is the first thing that comes to our mind when we...
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