
Stress: What It Does to the Body and When It Becomes Harmful
Stress is a normal response to demands, but prolonged stress can affect sleep, mood, behaviour and physical health. Learn how stress works, when it becomes harmful and what can he…
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Stress is a normal response to demands, but prolonged stress can affect sleep, mood, behaviour and physical health. Learn how stress works, when it becomes harmful and what can he…

Sushruta is one of the most famous names in ancient medicine. Explore the Sushruta Samhita, its surgical techniques, anatomy, rhinoplasty and the historical debate over Sushruta’s…

The mind-body connection links thoughts, emotions and physical health through the brain, nerves, hormones, immunity, behaviour and bodily signals.

Healthy habits grow through small, repeatable actions. Learn how cues, environment, tracking and gradual progress can make health changes last.

The brain is not a passenger while the body exercises. Movement changes circulation, signalling, mood and metabolic conditions within minutes, while regular activity is associated…

Strength training is often marketed around appearance or athletic performance. Its more important role is quieter: preserving the ability to lift, carry, climb, balance and remain…

Cardio and strength training are often treated as rival camps. Physiologically, they solve different problems. Aerobic work develops endurance and cardiorespiratory capacity; resi…

Walking is easy to underestimate because it looks ordinary. Yet it is one of the most accessible forms of physical activity, can reach moderate intensity, improves fitness when do…

Why physical activity matters beyond weight loss, from heart and brain health to stronger muscles, better sleep and lower disease risk.

Learn why muscle matters for strength, metabolism and healthy ageing, and why body weight alone cannot show the full picture of health.

Body mass index is a useful screening tool, but it cannot measure body fat, muscle, fitness or overall health on its own.

Healthy weight loss is more than a lower scale number: learn what drives fat loss, why plateaus happen and why maintenance is the hardest phase.