Imagine your body as a vast city, its power plants (cells) burning fuel (glucose) to keep everything running. Now imagine that many of those power plants have “worn-out” machinery—leaky, rusty gears that jam and spark. It is easy to imagine…
Category: Wonderstanding
Our waking up every morning itself is a wonder that cannot be fully explained. Each blink is a process that is reminiscent of Beethoven’s symphony notes- so complicated, yet so beautiful!
Each breath we take should be celebrated as an achievement of this notion called life. Life is really a miracle that cannot be recreated by applying any amount of science that we are currently aware of.
Lets keep ourselves getting surprised by life everyday!
Introduction Who am I? Why are we born? Why does this world exist the way it is? These are eternally elusive questions that have been posed by humanity since the advent of civilization. As humans, we collect information about us…
Introduction Modern medicine is extremely powerful. With all the cutting-edge drugs and surgical techniques, most diseases can be managed today using modern medicine. What is possible today wasn’t even imaginable 50 years ago. We have targeted medicines that can kill…
The Game That Changed Everything In the heart of an ancient forest, where the trees whispered secrets and the streams sang lullabies, lived a man named Ryan. Ryan was an ever- joyful person. He was a soul whose happiness can…
We can slow down aging. There is a secret weapon which can do that. And this secret weapon lies deep inside your cells. Scientists have uncovered a fascinating system that controls how fast or slow we age. This system revolves…
Introduction Imagine living in a world where your mind is a battlefield—a place where focus is a fleeting mirage, and every impulse drags you into a vortex of distraction. This is the terrifying reality of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. Once…
They say languages and words have limited capability of explaining concepts of Advaita Vedanta. An allegory is any story that carries a deeper meaning, and might be useful to bypass such limitations. In an earlier post I tried capturing few…
Introduction Imagine if you could sync your lifestyle with the natural rhythms of the earth, feeling more balanced and energized throughout the year. That’s exactly what Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, aims to help you achieve with its…
Have you ever thought that “The Matrix” and the Mandukya Upanishad might be exploring similar profound questions about reality? On the surface, these two seem worlds apart—one a groundbreaking sci-fi film, the other an ancient Hindu text. Yet, both dive…
In the intricate world of human biology, an unending battle rages between our cells and invading pathogens. This is a tale of sacrifice, strategy, and survival—a story of how our bodies defend themselves at the cellular level. Welcome to the…