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Weekend Warriors: Rest All Week, Everest at the Weekend?mediscuss.org › weekend-warriors-rest-all-week-everest-at-the-weekend
Sitting all week, then trekking or lifting hard at the weekend? Why a sudden load on an unprepared heart is risky, and why daily exercise works better.
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Must We Really Drink Four Litres of Water a Day?mediscuss.org › must-we-really-drink-four-litres-of-water-a-day
Four litres a day for glowing skin? Forcing down water you do not need can dilute the sodium in your blood. How much do you really need?
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Sugar or Jaggery: Which Is Really Healthier?mediscuss.org › sugar-or-jaggery-which-is-really-healthier
Switched from sugar to jaggery to stay safe from diabetes? Why both raise blood sugar alike, the mineral myth, and three jaggery claims that do not hold up.
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“I Do Housework All Day… That’s My Workout!”mediscuss.org › i-do-housework-all-day-thats-my-workout
On your feet all day with housework? It may leave you tired and sweaty, but it is not the continuous, brisk walking your heart and blood sugar need.
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Sleep Is Just Like Charging Your Smartphonemediscuss.org › sleep-is-just-like-charging-your-smartphone
Proud of sleeping only four hours a night? What the body repairs while we sleep, why screens keep sleep away, and six simple rules of sleep hygiene.
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Why ‘Fatty Liver’ When I Don’t Even Drink?mediscuss.org › why-fatty-liver-when-i-dont-even-drink
Never drink, yet the scan says fatty liver? How excess food, polished grains and too little activity fill the liver with fat, and simple habits that reverse it.
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Smartwatch on the Wrist, Tension in the Mindmediscuss.org › smartwatch-on-the-wrist-tension-in-the-mind
Your smartwatch says you slept badly and your heart rate is up. Should you worry? Wrist trackers only guess at sleep; the long-term trend is what matters.
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The Cheap Lies Behind Expensive Pink Saltmediscuss.org › the-cheap-lies-behind-expensive-pink-salt
Is ₹200 Himalayan pink salt really better than ordinary iodised salt? The truth about sodium, those 84 minerals, and why switching could bring back iodine deficiency.