All posts tagged: take care of yourself

5 Tiny Signs Your Gut Is Really Unhealthy

5 Tiny Signs Your Gut Is Really Unhealthy

Gut health is paramount to living a healthy life. If your body is not digesting the food properly, you cannot perform at your best. Sometimes, there are minor changes to fix the gut; sometimes, it’s too late; only your physician can fix it. I highly suggest seeing your physician if you have any of the following signs. You can improve your gut health by following 10000 steps a day or drinking 3 liters of water each day. Here is the perfect quote to sum up the importance of the gut: “If there’s one thing to know about the human body; it’s this: the human body has a ringmaster. This ringmaster controls your digestion, your immunity, your brain, your weight, your health, and even your happiness. This ringmaster is the gut.” — Nancy Mure Processed and high-sugar foods are harmful to your gut health. It has long-term effects on our immune system, weight, hormone imbalance, mental health, and even cancer. We are highly focused on making more money for a better life and as a result, we …

My Heart Attack Was The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Me

My Heart Attack Was The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Me

It was the fall of 2006, a few months before I was to marry my wife Rishika. She was visiting Canada for a week, taking some time off from shuttling between Germany and India for her flight attendant job with Lufthansa. On a Saturday afternoon in October, we went to see a horrible Indian movie, Umrao Jaan, headlined by Aishwarya Rai. My left arm started tingling a little, and since the movie was boring anyway, I decided to take a quick walk in the empty halls of the cinema. The pain steadily got worse, and by the time I returned to the movie, I leaned in to Rishika and said, “This movie is terrible. We have to go.” She must have seen something in my face because she didn’t object and we rapidly headed to the parking lot. I started the car, and we headed downtown to my condo. My arm was hurting less now, and I just wanted to get home. A few minutes into the drive, though, I began to feel nauseated, and Rishika …