Author: Sarvesh Talreja
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EPOC: Burn calories even after leaving the gym
Your body continues to burn calories even after you’re done exercising. This process is called excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), also known as the “afterburn effect.”
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The Science And Risks Of Using Berberine And Metformin
Berberine and metformin are known to be used widely of late in terms of their biohacking potential. They both have roots in nature. Metformin is prescribed by doctors for lowering postprandial and basal blood sugar levels
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Men’s Health Month: Why We Need to Talk About Depression and Suicide
A World Health Organisation (WHO) fact sheet on the topic of suicide estimates that over 700,000 people lose their life to suicide each year. The number of attempted suicides is even higher. Within this startling number, there are variations based on sex, countries and other factors.
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6 Things That Could Affect Your Longevity
The word longevity means ‘existence for a long duration’. Applied to humans, the term implies how long a person lives. (3) Metabolism—a process of life-sustaining chemical reactions continually occurring in your body that converts what you consume into energy—impacts longevity.
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Why CRISPR Is Trending In The World Of Genetics
There is an increase in the buzzing mentions of CRISPR (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)—a gene-editing tool developed by scientists that recently underwent a significant trial
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A Primer On Fatty Liver Disease
The liver is the second largest organ in our body. It also performs varied functions. Primarily, it serves a protective function, acting as a sieve in filtering toxic elements from the bloodstream.
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Expert Talk: Swetha Devaraj on Animal flow training & Plant-based Diets
Swetha works as a fitness coach with a background as a healthcare professional. She previously worked as a vascular radiologist in Bengaluru. In 2016, she started to coach people for their exercise regimes and found immense satisfaction
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How to Fuel Efficiently For a Marathon
Running a marathon is a challenging task. It requires months of training, a good physical condition, as well as regulating your mind for the big changes that take place in your body over the training and on the day of the actual marathon.
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How to monitor blood glucose levels & fast efficiently
Fasting is the buzzword in the nutrition realm but it has been practised by people around the world for centuries. It refers to a willing restriction or restraint on how we consume calories, whether as food or drink and can be immensely beneficial for metabolism, blood sugar levels as well as cardiovascular health.