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A night of restful sleep is one of the most basic needs of both the human mind and the human body. It is essential for health, happiness, and healing. Yet, today, due to the pace, not to mention the direction, of modern life, more and more people are suffering from…

Complex toolmaking is a unique feature of modern humans – from tools for hunting and gathering to smartphones with artificial intelligence (AI) and social media. While the invention of social media has given a voice to the common person and connected people globally, it has its dark side with ghastly…

The advent of technology – television, computers, the internet, and now smartphones in every hand – has brought all the information at our fingertips. While it might be convenient and useful in many ways, from the perspective of holistic health, it is bad news. An average person’s routine today revolves…

Relished as nectar, treated as medicine, and even worshipped as sacred in ancient times, food today, due to modernization, has been stripped of its delicacy, potency, and divinity. To fit the fast-paced lifestyle, food too has become “fast food,” served at quick-service restaurants – where it is prepared quickly, served…

The rat race of materialism has bred self-centeredness and consequently led to a breakdown of community living in society. A steep rise in the cases of mental health issues is one of the major consequences of this modern phenomenon. The success of social networking sites, such as Facebook or Instagram,…

In nature, regardless of the species, the individuals that are the most well-adapted to their environment are the ones most likely to survive and pass on their genes. While this phenomenon of “survival of the fittest” is common across all forms of life, the means of adaptation are diverse as…

We live in an environment where natural elements, be it soil, water, air, or even space where sound travels, are no longer pure and pristine but polluted – not by animals, birds, or insects but by humans. Nature created humans and in return, this is what humans are doing to…

In this Digital Age, there is no dearth of information. No wonder it is also known as the Information Age, but it was not always like this. Just a few centuries years ago, information was reserved only for the elite. That hegemony over information suffered a deadly blow in Europe…

Animals are mostly instinctually driven, designed to act and react to stimuli in a programmed way. A fish swimming, a bird flying, or a spider spinning an intricate web are all examples of instinctive or innate behavior, which is genetically hardwired, not learned through experience, observation, or training. Although some…

While a seed of the banyan tree may be tiny, it contains the potential to become a huge tree, capable of giving shade to many; similarly, while a human being may appear puny, he or she contains the potential to become magnanimous, capable of giving support to many. In evolutionary…