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28/07/2025

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26/07/2025

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26/07/2025

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26/07/2025

GADGETS for Mental Health
Several gadgets can help support mental health by promoting relaxation, tracking well-being, and providing therapeutic interventions. Wearable devices like the Oura ring and Muse headband track sleep, heart rate, and brain activity to offer insights into mental state and guide improvements. Apps like Calm and Headspace provide guided meditations and mindfulness exercises. Other gadgets, such as smart scales, air purifiers, and aromatherapy diffusers, can contribute to a more relaxing and supportive environment.

The effectiveness of these gadgets can vary depending on individual needs and preferences. It's essential to experiment and find what works best for you.
It's important not to rely solely on technology for mental well-being. Connecting with nature, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in social activities are also crucial.

30/06/2025

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21/06/2025

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15/06/2025

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13/06/2025

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12/06/2025

The "learning brain" is associated with a relaxed, curious state focused on understanding and acquiring new information, while the "survival brain" is triggered by stress or trauma and focuses on immediate threats. The learning brain fosters logic, planning, and future-oriented thinking, while the survival brain prioritizes immediate safety.
Elaboration:
Learning Brain:
This state is characterized by calmness, curiosity, and a comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty. Individuals in the learning brain are willing to try new things, embrace challenges, and learn from mistakes. They are often excited about learning and engage in meaningful connections and relationships, leading to effortless integration and application of information.
Survival Brain:
This state is triggered by stress, threat, or trauma, and it focuses on immediate survival needs. Individuals in the survival brain are hyper-focused on threats, uncomfortable with ambiguity, and tend to think in black and white. They may feel panicky, worried about making mistakes, and lack confidence. This state can hinder learning and engagement with new information.
Brain Regions and Function:
The learning brain involves the hippocampus and other areas in the temporal lobe, which are crucial for memory and memory formation. The survival brain is associated with the limbic system, particularly the amygdala and hippocampus, which play a role in processing emotions and threats.
Impact on Learning:
When individuals are in the learning brain, they are more open to new information, can make connections, and integrate new knowledge effectively. However, when in the survival brain, individuals may struggle to focus, make mistakes, or engage in learning activities.
In essence, the learning brain is about curiosity, exploration, and knowledge acquisition, while the survival brain is about immediate threat and safety. Understanding the difference between these two states can help individuals identify when they are in the survival brain and take steps to move into the learning brain, which can be achieved by fostering a sense of safety and security, engaging in joyful activities, and practicing self-care.

03/06/2025

To Inflame ...to set on fire with passion.
Evolutionary roots of Inflammation.
Inflammation evolved as a protective response to noxious stimuli, primarily to fight infections and repair tissue damage. It's a complex system that has been optimized over evolutionary time for specific environmental conditions. However, rapid changes in the human environment, such as changes in diet, lifestyle, and exposure to toxins, can lead to mismatches between the modern environment and selected traits, potentially increasing the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Adaptation to Hostile Environments:
Early humans lived in environments where infectious diseases were prevalent, leading to selection for stronger inflammatory responses.
Trade-offs:
The inflammatory response, while beneficial for survival, also comes with costs like tissue damage.
Mismatch between Environment and Adaptation:
Rapid environmental changes, like improved sanitation and increased salt intake, can disrupt the balance of the inflammatory response, leading to chronic conditions.
Chronic Inflammation:
Modern lifestyles, including sedentary behaviors, poor diets, and exposure to toxins, contribute to chronic inflammation, which is a risk factor for various diseases.
Examples of Mismatches:
Aging: The body's response to age-related changes, which it may not be optimally adapted to, can lead to chronic inflammation.
Obesity: Changes in body fat percentage can trigger inflammatory responses as the body tries to maintain homeostasis, but the response is often maladaptive in the long term.
What are the roots of inflammation?
Injuries and infections typically cause acute inflammation. Environmental factors, including aspects of your daily life and exposures to toxins, are the culprits behind most cases of chronic inflammation. Common causes include: Low levels of physical activity.

Key Points:
Inflammation is an evolutionarily conserved process.
It's a crucial defense mechanism against pathogens and injuries.
It has been optimized for specific environmental conditions.
Modern changes in the environment may lead to a mismatch between inflammation and optimal health.
Understanding the evolution of inflammation can inform our understanding of modern diseases.

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17/05/2025

"Crisis of social isolation and loneliness."

“The average American has fewer than three friends”.

Around 25% of older adults are socially isolated. 5%-15% of adolescents are lonely.
It only takes around five close friends for children and adolescents to thrive, giving them better brain structure, cognition, academic performance and mental health.

Having fewer than five close friends may not provide enough social contact. But larger numbers are less likely to be close friends.

The dilemma of technology frequently means that despite some people having vast numbers of friends on social media, they are not close friends and so do not provide the social support needed.
Chatbots may not provide the type of face-to-face social interaction that people need to flourish.

"Face-to-face communication " is far more beneficial for mental health than digital communication.
Emotional and social benefits of reading.
Reading fiction and other books significantly reduces feelings of loneliness and improves wellbeing. Reading encourages personal growth, such as improving health, picking up hobbies and boosting empathy, with 64% of readers having a better understanding others’ feelings.
Reading results in greater connection to others, deeper understanding of others’ experiences and beliefs and reduced loneliness .
Reading among older adults improved wellbeing and helped alleviate loneliness and social isolation.
Reading may also reduce the risk of dementia.
Engaging in cognitively stimulating activities, such as reading, can slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of dementia.

Children who read for pleasure early in life had better brain structure, cognition, academic achievement, longer sleep duration and better mental health – including lower symptoms of inattention, stress and depression – when adolescents. Importantly, they also had less screen time and better social interactions.
Technology has many benefits, it has also produced many unforeseen problems.

Reading and book clubs. Reading is also a great way to improve brain structure, cognition and wellbeing.👍
Dr N Ashokkumar
Consulrant psychiatrist
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13/05/2025

Some sprouted vegetables can be harmful or even toxic to the human body.
"The production of these toxic compounds is a natural defense mechanism for plants against predators. While these vegetables are nutritious when fresh, it is advisable to avoid consuming them when sprouted due to changes in their chemical composition and potential toxicity."

Sprouted potatoes contain higher levels of glycoalkaloids, which can be toxic to humans when eaten in excess. Health problems linked to eating sprouted potatoes range from stomach upset to heart and nervous system problems, and, in severe cases, even death. They may also increase the risk of birth defects.

Sprouted onions higher levels of alkaloids, particularly N-propyl disulfide which can damage red blood cells and cause hemolytic anemia. Their consumption can lead to symptoms including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea." Also, it is said that the sprouting process breaks down sugars and starches, making onions softer and less crisp and can be a sign tha the onions are aging and might soon rot or develop mold.
sprouted garlic contains higher concentrations of sulfur compounds that can cause gastrointestinal distress and oxidative damage to red blood cells. Hence, one should avoid them. Also, as garlic sprouts, its nutrients start supporting the growth of the shoot rather than your body. And, sprouting can make the cloves rubbery or dry, reducing quality.

Sprouted garlic has less aroma and reduced efficacy. If the garlic bulb is very old, soft, or discolored in addition to sprouting, it may be spoiled or moldy and unsafe to eat.

Raw alfalfa, clover, radish, and bean sprouts can harbor harmful bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella, especially if not properly washed or cooked.
Dr N Ashokkumar
Consultant neuro psychiatrist
9494302291