AGEING, LONGEVITY AND MAGICAL INTERVENTION : Part- 9, Calorie Restrictions Part-4
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Calorie Restrictions Part-4 My last blog covered the topic of Sirtuins and also various types of intermittent fasting and cellular and molecular mechanisms through which it affects our bodies. In this blog I will further elaborate these mechanisms and benefits of intermittent fasting with some more scientific evidence. […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND MAGICAL INTERVENTION : Part- 8, Calorie Restrictions Part-3
By His Grace and Blessings, I write… Ageing, Longevity and Magical Interventions Part-8 , Calorie Restrictions Part-3 Continued.. In my last blog we discussed certain new concepts like autophagy, mTOR etc. The mechanisms through which calorie restrictions/ intermittent fasting impacts these processes at cellular and molecular levels was also highlighted. In this blog I will […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND MAGICAL INTERVENTION : Part- 7, Calorie Restrictions Part-2
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Calorie Restrictions and Longevity This blog is a continuation of my earlier discussion on role of calorie restrictions in enhancing longevity and promoting health-spans. I intend to take the reader through specific molecular and cellular mechanisms which are impacted by Calorie restrictions. Certain concepts like autophagy, sirtuins, mTOR, […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND MAGICAL INTERVENTION : Part 6, Calorie Restriction Part : 1
By His Grace and Blessings. I write.. Ageing, Longevity and Magical Interventions: Calorie Restriction In recent times, Ageing is considered to be the most important cause for mortality. Over thousands of years, the process of ageing has been accepted as fait-accompli and as a natural limitation imposed by body design. However, modern research has proved […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND IMMORTALITY : Part- 5 Lessons from the Blue Zones
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Ageing, longevity and immortality: Lessons from the Blue Zones The term Blue Zone first coined by Italian Epidemiologist Gianni Pes and Belgian Demographer Michel Poulin who were investigating rates of mortality in the island of Sardinia. In 2004, Dan Buettner teamed up with National Geographic to locate more […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND IMMORTALITY : Part- 4 Public Policy Choices
By His Grace and Blessings, I write. Ageing, longevity and Immortality- Public policy choices Dr Blackburn through her research highlighted a host of factors that affect telomere length. Apart from meditation which is highly critical to the ageing and health-spans, evidence suggests that social and economic inequalities, unsafe social environments, abusive relationships, malnourished childhoods, social […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND IMMORTALITY :Part- 3 Ageing and the Biology of meditation-2
By His Grace and Blessings, I write… Ageing and the Biology of meditation-2 continued from part-1 Dr Blackburn or Medicine Buddha (as referred to by HH Dalai Lama, in 2006) immersed herself in research aiming at increasing lifespans and health-spans by preventing and slowing down the wear and tear of telomeres . She looked for […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND IMMORTALITY : Part-2 : Ageing and the Biology of Meditation-1
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Ageing and the Biology of Meditation The story It was like any other day in the life of Elizabeth Blackburn. She was working in her lab when a young psychologist happened to visit her with a very strange idea. Elizabeth, unexpectedly showed interest in the idea. And the […]
AGEING, LONGEVITY AND IMMORTALITY : Part-1
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Ageing and Longevity When our children ask us whether we will live with them forever, it’s difficult to give a clear-cut answer. I am reminded of what G B Shaw once said,” Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.” We have long ago accepted the […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer Treatment – The Palliative Care Alternatives
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Cancer Treatment: The Palliative Care Alternatives In my last blog I commenced a discussion on hospice or palliative care. This blog will discuss the concepts, the benefits and the advantages, the past, present and future of palliative care. What is Hospice/Palliative Care; The Concept Dame Cicely Saunders, the […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Finitude of Cancer Treatment -The Hard Choices
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Finitude of Cancer Treatment: The Hard Choices If you are above 40 years of age, you probably might recollect some sad memories of some relative/family member/friend or a loved one suffering from some terminal disease like cancer and who breathed his last at home. Nowadays, however, most terminally […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer – Latest scientific breakthrough & conventional medicine
By His Grace and Blessings, I write….. Chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, targeted therapies, hormonal therapies and immunotherapy etc fall under category of conventional therapies for cancer cure. Many a times, theses therapies have proved inadequate due to their toxic side effects, painful and long procedures, expensiveness and in their inability to prevent re-occurrence of cancer. In […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer – Shattering Cancer with Music Therapy
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Shattering Cancer with Music Of all the unconventional approaches aimed at curing cancer, sound resonance is the most promising. Musical therapies have been widely applied in the field of human health and have particularly revolutionized the use of sound resonance therapies in cure of cancers. Per se this […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : CANCER – Cancer healing through Cannabis
By His Grace and Blessings, I write… Cancer healing through Cannabis Marijuana or cannabis is like a book that shall not be judged by its cover. So let’s sit together and chew the fat in this uncharted field of Cannabis. Even though knowledge of cannabis has stood to the test of time and benefited mankind […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer – Earthing the new natural science of cancer healing
By His Grace and Blessings, I write Earthing the new natural science of cancer healing May I ask you a few questions…. When was the last time you walked barefoot on the sand or grass or you touched the Earth with your bare hands? Did you scold your kid or some adult for walking barefoot? […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer – Cancer Healing and Meditation
By His Grace and Blessings, I write…. Cancer Healing and Meditation The modern lifestyles are giving us a taste of our own medicine. It has become so difficult to get stress out of our systems and it does not require rocket science to understand its origins. To make long story short, stress is an outcome […]
Question & Answer Blog : Part -1
By His Grace and Blessings, I write….. Question- Answer Blog Part -1 I feel greatly indebted to all my readers for their lot of insightful, meaningful and motivating comments on my blogs. I have received a lot of comments on my face-book page as well. The purpose of writing these blogs was not only to […]
HEALTH AND WELLNESS : Cancer – The Cancer of Toxicity
By His Grace and Blessings, I write… The Cancer of Toxicity So, what is a common thing that can be found say, in Mariana trench, on the Moon, inside all human beings, animals and birds etc. What it this artificial substance that is not only killing us but also this planet? We may or not […]