Reading Time: 9 minutes1. Introduction – Rethinking Blue Light For years, the public conversation about blue light has been reduced to a single, almost simplistic narrative: it disrupts sleep. Health headlines warn us to put away our phones at night, wellness apps remind us to dim our screens, and blue-light-blocking glasses are marketed Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction: Childhood in the Digital Age Childhood in the 21st century looks profoundly different than it did just one generation ago. Tablets, smart phones, gaming platforms, and streaming services have become not only sources of entertainment but also tools for education, communication, and socialization. From animated videos that teach toddlers Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction: The Clock Within For decades, the nutrition conversation has revolved around what we eat: carbohydrates versus fats, animal protein versus plant-based alternatives, antioxidants versus anti-inflammatory compounds. Popular diets rise and fall on the promise that tweaking nutrient ratios will unlock better health, weight loss, or performance. Yet an emerging Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction: Food as Your First Line of Defense For centuries, people have intuited that food influences immunity. Folk traditions around the world recommend garlic for colds, ginger for sore throats, or chicken soup for recovery. Modern science now validates many of these wisdoms, uncovering the mechanisms by which nutrients, photochemical, Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction: Beyond Vitamins—the Overlooked World of Minerals In health and wellness conversations, vitamins—like vitamin D, vitamin C, or the B-complex group—often dominate headlines. Yet, the human body is equally dependent on minerals for survival, performance, and resilience. Minerals serve as cofactors in biochemical reactions, structural components of tissues, regulators of Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction: Beyond DNA as Destiny For much of the 20th century, genetics was viewed as an immutable script. We inherited a set of DNA instructions from our parents, and those instructions determined our health outcomes, physical features, and susceptibility to disease. The old paradigm was fatalistic: if cancer, diabetes, or Read more
Reading Time: 9 minutesIntroduction: The Era of Uninterrupted Screens We are living in an unprecedented digital era, where the average person spends between 6–10 hours per day engaging with screens—phones, laptops, tablets, and televisions. While this connectivity fuels productivity, communication, and entertainment, it also imposes profound neurological demands. The human brain, evolved for Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to hold its place as the leading cause of mortality across the globe, claiming millions of lives each year and placing immense strain on healthcare systems. For decades, the prevention and management of CVD have largely centered on the traditional triad of heart health: diet, Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction: Athletic nutrition has traditionally been framed around macronutrient balance, hydration, and recovery strategies. Athletes learn to fine-tune their intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to match training loads, competition demands, and recovery needs. Yet, there is a critical dimension that has long been overlooked: time. Nutrition is not only Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction: The Rise of Nutritional Psychiatry For most of the 20th century, psychiatry focused largely on psychological theories and pharmacological treatments, with nutrition relegated to the margins of mental health care. Food was considered relevant to physical well-being, but rarely acknowledged as a therapeutic factor in mood regulation, anxiety reduction, Read more