It’s not about doing something that’s too little, too late — prevention is much better than cure! — It’s common for us as humans to live life as if nothing were wrong — which somehow justifies us leading less than satisfactory lifestyles. Even when those aspects of our lifestyles that we do neglect will inevitably result in our health going awry as we age. In an episode of…

Just a simple positional change in one chemical’s bond structure can wreak much havoc on our health. — We tend to think of and describe chemicals in ways that we can attempt to understand better. The running joke that we have about dihydrogen monoxide is, for example, according to this article: Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these…

There is a massive dissonance between the quest for knowledge and its sources of funding. But what gives rise to that dissonance? — The definition of science on Study.com is as follows: Science is the study of the physical and natural world through observations and experiments. Science is all around us. Right now, the fact that you exist and are in the process of reading this lesson is science. The process of creating…

How damaging can electron transfer be if it is not regulated properly? — The electron is a particle that is responsible for transporting electric currents. Whenever we flick a light switch on at home, we’re connecting up a circuit that allows for the flow of electrons to power up a device that can then convert that electrical energy into light energy, such that…

Despite contrary marketing that they’re “healthier” than animal fat, the truth can’t be further from it. — Many of us have used seed oils for cooking. Dr Cate Shanahan lists “the hateful eight” seed oils to avoid in her podcast, mainly because of the high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that these seed oils contain: The hateful eight industrial seed oils to avoid are Canola, Corn…

Why do we need that balance? How important is that balance to us? — The idea of having a stable baseline is firmly ingrained in our psyches. The baseline provides a sense of stability for us in our day-to-day lives. For example, a salaried employee gets paid a baseline salary of X dollars per month, and from there, they are able to properly plan…

It’s amazing how such a small molecule, invisible to the naked eye, can cause so many cognitive issues. — There are so many different types of proteins in the body. In fact, it is estimated that the human body contains 80,000–400,000 different types of proteins, and these proteins are present for different purposes in the body. Now, the cells in our body can manufacture these proteins via the activity…

We do need to ensure that all those pathways are working fine. — Our body has this uncanny knack of being able to process and eliminate most of the stuff that we actually do ingest. We eat solid foods and eliminate them as faeces. We drink liquids and eliminate them as urine. However, there are other smaller molecules that also undergo complex elimination…

The idea of resistance is the development of an opposing force — why would the opposing force be deadly, though? — Having a resistance somewhere is indicative that there is something that isn’t going on very smoothly. For example, I can be cruising along the highways, but I suddenly have to jam on the brakes to provide a force that resists my forward motion. If you know that I love eating…