We use phrases such as “follow your gut” or “listen to your gut” quite often when we have to make crucial decisions. Have you felt “butterflies in your stomach” or “a numbing feeling in your stomach” when you are anxious? Well, you are likely getting signals from an unexpected source: your second brain — the … Read more
When chef Radhika Khandelwal stirs her pot of memories, she stops at the moment when she sat with her grandmother under the winter sun shelling peas. “We’d snack on some and keep the pods away because these couldn’t be wasted. She blanched them and cooked a finger-licking dish. Just like the leftover carrot tops and … Read more
The human gut that includes the stomach and intestines is lined by epithelial and immune cells that interact with the gut microbiota to form a protective barrier from the external environment. The gut microbiota comprises trillions of microorganisms inside every human being. Not surprisingly, these microorganisms (bacteria) outnumber human cells in the entire body. 🚨 … Read more
For as long as she can remember, Puja Sharma has had a “craze” for a government job. And a spot in the Railways is her “ekdum dream job (just my dream job)”. A year ago, that “craze” is what brought her to Patna from her hometown Jamshedpur, where her father works as a carpenter. “The … Read more
For as long as she can remember, Puja Sharma has had a “craze” for a government job. And a spot in the Railways is her “ekdum dream job (just my dream job)”. A year ago, that “craze” is what brought her to Patna from her hometown Jamshedpur, where her father works as a carpenter. “The … Read more