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Fitness: 12th March 2024 + A Did You Know Fitness Question

12 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments SmartPraani

Good Morning It has been a month and a half since I went for a proper run or gym. The thing was that I was so busy that I could not even do my regular home exercises either. The only thing that I did do was run two half marathons of 21 kms each. And...

Taurine: Much More Than Just an Amino Acid

11 Mar 2024 7 minute read 0 comments Esprit érudit touche-à-tout

  Taurine: an ally for mental and physical health   Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) stands out as one of the most abundant amino acids in the brain, spinal cord, eyes, and virtually every tissue in the body. Every region of your brain, including...

Pushing change, but to what extent

4 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments planck's variable

A strong sense of belonging is something we crave for as a species. We keep pushing to squeeze in patterns and routines, we keep trying to fill the gaps, but these small changes usually pile up and start taking a toll on you, feeling disconnected, co...

When you try your best

4 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments planck's variable

Humans are social beings, or so they say; but is it really a generalization ubiquitous to an entire specie as a group? What if some of us fail to "desire" socializing despite trying to do so in order to fit in?  You try very hard but it just does not...

My weight loss journey: being brave

4 Mar 2024 6 minute read 0 comments Namae

When I was 14 I had a 2 years old cousin. I've never been a kids person. Especially babies. I don't think I ever interacted a lot with her when she was little. I couldn't have picked her among other toddlers, honestly. We both studied at the same sch...

Perspective

1 Mar 2024 1 minute read 2 comments planck's variable

Ever wondered why you have the friends you do? You choose to be around people who you like, but are they really who you think they are? We often believe they are a certain way and create an idea of them in our head and then when they fail to live up...

Fitness: 19th February 2024 + A Did You Know Fitness Question

19 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments SmartPraani

Good Morning The cool weather around my city still continues and I do go out for walks and runs. I have to admit that since my last half marathon on 21st January, I haven’t run much. In fact, the farthest I went was four kilometers and yet I am stari...

My weight loss journey: caloric nonsense

18 Feb 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Namae

I lost 0,5kg this week. That is a little over 1lb. The more I think about it, the more irrationally angry it makes me. I will elaborated by making a somewhat detailed list of my food intake for the last week: 3 bags of microwave popcorn. 150gr of Ma...

Getting Determined Over Problematic Lifetimes

17 Feb 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Gboyega Ogunmola Writer

It is baffling to think of working through such hard times. So many people worked hard enough after having been in a situation of personal problems. There is going to be many situations of psychological and mental problem in a world of today. Problem...

My weight loss journey: set backs

12 Feb 2024 5 minute read 3 comments Namae

Two weeks ago I lost 1,4kg. Last week I lost 0,3kg. Both times it came as a surprise to me. The first one of these two weeks my partner was staying here. He's not dieting or anything but he's still the one who cooks while visiting. He made a genuine...