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06/07/2025

05/25/2025

Fasting has been shown to result in dynamic changes in the human brain:

A recent study has uncovered striking connections between intermittent fasting, gut bacteria, and brain function.

Participants who engaged in intermittent fasting lost an average of 7.6 kilograms (16.8 pounds), but the benefits extended far beyond weight loss.

Brain scans revealed changes in regions that regulate appetite and addiction—especially the left inferior frontal orbital gyrus, a key player in food intake control. At the same time, stool and blood samples showed shifts in gut microbiota, with increases in beneficial bacteria like Coprococcus comes and Eubacterium hallii.

These changes suggest a powerful gut-brain connection: fasting appears to promote specific gut bacteria that produce compounds influencing brain activity tied to cravings and impulse control.

This bidirectional communication may help explain how dietary habits reshape not just the body but also decision-making related to food. Published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, the findings add to growing evidence that intermittent fasting can enhance metabolic and cognitive health—not simply by cutting calories, but by reprogramming the gut-brain axis.

learn more https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1269548/full

05/05/2025

Interesting!

When you lose weight, 84% of the fat you lose leaves your body through your breath as carbon dioxide.

Not through sweat, urine, or waste like many people think.

Researchers found that even among 150 health professionals, 98% didn’t know this. Most believed fat turns into energy or muscle, but that’s not the case. Fat is broken down into carbon dioxide and water. You breathe out the carbon dioxide, and the water leaves your body through urine, sweat, or other fluids. If you lose 10 kilograms of fat, about 8.4 kilograms are exhaled and 1.6 kilograms are lost as water. The idea that you can just breathe harder to lose weight is also wrong.

You can only breathe out more carbon dioxide by moving your muscles. Simple activities like standing, walking, cleaning, or cooking increase your metabolic rate, meaning you burn more energy and lose more weight.

For example, walking triples your resting metabolic rate, helping you exhale more carbon dioxide. The food you eat—whether carbs, fat, or protein—breaks down in your body into carbon dioxide and water, and this chemical process doesn’t change no matter what diet you follow. In simple terms: you lose weight by eating less "fuel" than your body needs and by moving more.

It’s not about special pills, fancy diets, or breathing tricks. It's basic chemistry. Every kilogram you gain or lose can be tracked by looking at what goes in, such as food and oxygen, and what comes out, such as carbon dioxide, water, and a little bit of waste. To lose fat, eat sensibly and move more so your body can break it down and remove it through breath and fluids.

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04/19/2025

What fuels you?⚡️

04/05/2025

As we get older maintaining good health of the breathing apparatus is important.
As we get older, the accessory muscles of breathing become more stiff, the intercostal muscles, the diaphragm and also the air sacs in the lungs become less elastic.
Yogis who do a lot of asanas and maintain health of the skeletal muscles need to pay attention to the entire respiratory system also.
Asanas and vinyasas for the accessory muscles of breathing and a good pranayama regimen on a regular basis will help to maintain the health and capacity of the lungs.

03/10/2025

Humbled!

03/08/2025

Proper running form helps counter FHP.
3min read.

By Dr. Muhammed Ziya
Have you ever noticed how many people walk around with their heads jutting forward, especially when using smartphones or computers? This isn't just a posture problem - it's potentially a BRAIN health issue.

A study has revealed the shocking connection between forward head posture (FHP) and REDUCED BLOOD FLOW to your brain. Think about that for a second... your posture could literally be starving your brain of oxygen.

Here's what happens: When your head moves forward out of alignment, it can COMPRESS the carotid arteries in your neck. These are the main highways delivering oxygen-rich blood to your brain. When compressed, these vital pathways become restricted, and your brain suffers.

You can even test this yourself. Medical professionals observe that carotid pulses (the pulse points in your neck) actually WEAKEN when the head is positioned forward but STRENGTHEN when properly aligned with the spine. Your body is giving you clear signals.

The consequences of this blood flow restriction can be SEVERE. In extreme cases, this can lead to cerebral ischemia - a fancy term for inadequate blood supply to brain tissue. This doesn't just cause momentary discomfort - it contributes to CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION.

The symptoms? They might be affecting you RIGHT NOW:

Disturbed sleep patterns (tossing and turning all night?)
Heightened anxiety (feeling on edge for "no reason"?)
Cognitive sluggishness (brain fog that won't clear?)

This isn't new information. Back in 2000, the prestigious Mayo Clinic released a report linking prolonged FHP to a host of serious conditions: muscle spasms, disc herniations, arthritis, and pinched nerves.

Even more compelling is the work of Swedish neurosurgeon and Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Alf Breig. His research PROVED that losing the normal curve in your neck doesn't just cause pain - it causes DISEASE. Through detailed cadaver studies, he discovered that neck flexion can stretch the spinal cord by 5-7 centimeters. This creates tension in the protective covering of your brain and spinal cord, putting measurable pressure on the brainstem's nerve centers - the command centers that regulate your most essential life functions.

But there's HOPE. New research suggests that correcting cervical lordosis (the natural curve in your neck) may lead to an immediate increase in cerebral blood flow. This highlights just how critical proper spinal alignment is for maintaining optimal brain health.

The bottom line? Your posture isn't just about looking confident - it's about keeping your brain alive and thriving. Isn't it time you paid attention to how you're holding your head?

www.drmuhammedziya.com

12/22/2024

Solstices provide an opportunity for devoutness (on the go of course with some unexpected company)!

Τα ηλιοστάσια καλούν για κατάνυξη (μετά τρεξίματος και παρέας βεβαίως)!