I installed a sauna 8 weeks ago. Here’s the research that convinced me — and what my Oura ring is showing.
Eight weeks ago I bolted a cedar box to a corner of my backyard, ran a 240-volt line to it, and started…
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My mother-in-law has fasted for Paryushana her whole life. I needed a ketone meter to understand why.
A 24-hour fast, once a month — and the 3,500-year-old desi tradition that got there first. What upvaas really means, and what the ketones actually show.
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I grew up believing spicy food burns fat. Then I tracked it for a year.
Every desi kitchen swears spicy food speeds up your metabolism. I tracked mine for a year — here’s what actually moved the needle, ranked least to most effective.
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My trainer put me on creatine. The vegetarian science is why I’ll never stop.
I’m a vegetarian who takes creatine every day. Here’s the muscle-and-brain science behind why desis may have the most to gain — and exactly how I take it.
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How to run an at-home metabolic check with a $50 meter
Your ketone reading is only half the story. The glucose ketone index folds both numbers into one — here’s how to run the check at home with a $50 meter.
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Metabolic flexibility: Your body has two fuel tanks. You’re probably only using one.
The afternoon crash, the constant hunger, the food coma after a rice-heavy lunch — they’re all one hidden thing: your body has forgotten how to switch between its two fuel tanks. Here’s what metabolic flexibility is, why desis lose it early, and how to rebuild the switch.
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I eat 30 different plants a week. Here’s what my gut — and my brain — noticed.
My afternoon brain fog used to be so predictable I built my schedule around it. Turns out the fix had nothing to do with how much I was eating — and everything to do with how many different things. Here is what 30+ plants a week actually looks like, what the science says about your gut and your brain, and why the desi pantry was microbiome-rich long before researchers had a word for it.
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You’re sleeping enough. So why are you still tired?
Seven-plus hours of sleep, but still waking up tired. A year of Oura data revealed the metric I was ignoring — HRV — and three small habits that brought it back.
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I spent years going to the gym. I wasn’t training.
HIIT felt like work. I finished sessions exhausted and told myself I was getting fitter. I wasn’t — I was getting injured. Here’s how progressive overload changed everything, with six months of real numbers.
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Why desis are inflamed — even when their genetics say they shouldn’t be
A few months ago I was having a conversation with a group of friends — all desis, all in their late thirties…
