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The Winter Season rings differently from one person to another. Indeed, some would hibernate throughout the season and others would...

When I first wrote this piece, I published it in October 2020 and after trying to speak about my experience about this condition with a...

Welcome to the Autumn Season! Yes, already! It feels like Summer was yesterday… Summer was the season of fire, Agni, and we have been...

It is a delicate subject to discuss but not daring talking about it does not honour all the beloved beings lost in a mist of misunderstanding and social stigmatisation. This paper is to promote ''World Suicide Prevention Day'' which occurs every year on September 10th. How can we help when the topic seems so dense and intricate. Indeed certain questions are raised when reflecting on suicide such as: How can we prevent suicide? Can suicide be actually stopped? Can we actually

Healthy eating is not just about diet or losing weight. Of course we need to maintain a healthy weight in order to avoid health complications such as Diabetes Type II, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypercholesterolemia or Obesity. Hence the ACSMs Recommendations in relation to Sports Medicine advises participants to eat Unsaturated Fat e.g. oily fish and plant based instead of Saturated Fat e.g. red meat. Unsaturated Fat creates fatty acids stored as adipose tissue which produces 3

Ayurveda literally means the ‘Science of Life’ and it is also described as Yoga’s sister. The principles are to restore harmony between the body, mind and the soul, the 'Atman'. The Sister Sciences aim at attaining optimal health. Yoga is the science of self- realization, physical practice and mental wellbeing through meditation to develop and connect with our true nature beyond times, space and suffering. Ayurveda is the science of healing by relieving diseases of the body a

I discovered the Ayurvedic system when I studied my Master of Medical Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies aka SOAS in 2017. Part of my Cultural Health module was to present to the rest of the discussion group a fascinating subject which I would like to share with you. The image attached to this paper is slightly different than the edition I studied and borrowed from SOAS Library. The questions raised at the end of this review will be examined in anoth

I read a post on my social media from a friend of mine called Kaddy, who shared the challenge from ShickShock Withney who encouraged individuals to publish the covers of 10 books we appreciate, one a day with no explanation, no reviews, just the book cover in order to promote reading. And I thought what a great idea it would be to publish my first post on a book that inspired me the most so I decided to write once a week about a book that elevated me!