Lose weight by hacking neuroplasticity. No diets, counting calories or willpower required. Just time. And knowledge.

I’ve been on prednisone for 8 years. It’s first line, and effective treatment for many dangerous autoimmune diseases, including my own (graft versus host disease – THE side effect of my bone marrow transplant). But it’s horrible in many ways. It disrupts your sleep, your attitude. It gave me diabetes. But arguably the worst for many is how it makes you gain weight.  After my bone marrow transplant, I went from a healthy, fit 80kg (180lb), 6’1” young man, to, at my peak, a morbidly obese 114k (a 75 pound increase), in 9 months. I went from looking like this.. […]

The Top 10 Hospital Hacks and Tips to Keep You Safe, and SANE During Hospital.

This is going to be a compilation of the top 1000 tips to keep you happy and healthy during hospital… one of the most dangerous and boring places in the world. Though I won’t have 10 in here RIGHT away, I’ll keep adding to this until I do, so make sure to sign up to my email list to hear when the latest addition has been made to this – and check out my free books there too if you enjoy these! Tip 1 – Keep Everything CLOSE and at Hand It may seem redundant, but believe me when I […]

I found the Reddit post that Neil Tyson and conservatives use to detract from gun violence. Here’s why it’s wrong.

We saw, over the weekend, another pair of mass murders occur, yet again, in America. Namely,El Paso and Dayton. The usual process that seems to occur after every mass shooting occurred again. And the usual shitty arguments came up again too.   As a future doctor, I feel so much for these unnecessary deaths. As a realist, I despair but wonder what the purpose of getting angry would be when the above keeps happening. But as a scientist, I was outraged when Neil DeGrasse Tyson, one of the most prominent science educators in the world, put out this tweet:   […]

Researcher corrects Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Lying Tweet. Guns Kill WAY More People Than 40 every 48 hours…

We saw, over the weekend, another pair of mass murders occur, yet again, in America. Namely,El Paso and Dayton. The usual process that seems to occur after every mass shooting occurred again.   As a future doctor, I feel so much for these unnecessary deaths. As a realist, I despair but wonder what the purpose of getting angry would be when the above keeps happening. But as a scientist, I was outraged when Neil DeGrasse Tyson, one of the most prominent science educators in the world, put out this tweet:   Here was my response to this.   Not only […]

My Social Enterprise – How it’s going to save HUNDREDS of thousands of lives. Get To Sleep Easy!

My life changed a few years ago when I was told, “Nikhil, the good news is you’re 17 and you have leukemia, but the bad news is you’re 17… and you have leukemia.” Then I asked him the one question every cancer patient dreads: “What are my chances?” He looked at me, sighed and said, “10-20 percent that you’ll live the next five years.” Somehow, I got through that. But it did get close. Quite a few times actually. And now that I’m a medical student and cancer researcher, I can appreciate just how close “close” actually was. During my treatment, I suffered […]

How We Prepare To Feed 10billion People. My Essay Response.

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One Preparing for an Impending Food Crisis. This was my entry into an international essay competition to pick delegates for the annual, amazingly inspiring Youth Agricultural Summit (find out more about it here). Results come out in March. Wish me Luck!! Well… I actually won this! And got to go to the International Youth Ag Summit – and we delivered our decleration […]

Giving to Charity is a Win-Win. Businesses, Governments, and People like us Can’t Affort NOT to Give to the Poor.

Last post:                                     My Story:                                         Next One Effective altruism is a movement that’s revolutionising the way we give to the poor. Peter Singer described it as “one that combines both the heart and the head.” The heart empathising with and wanting help the less well off; the head ensuring our efforts to do so went the furthest. That’s where the concept of effectiveness comes in. A hundred dollars […]

Vaccinations aren’t necessary??

Last post:                                      My Story:                                         Next One: Anti-vaccination groups have pushed a scare campaign on the public for years now, claiming that vaccines harm, not help kids. But the truth is, this whole scare campaign really caught fire, after a literally fraudulent, made up paper, was published years ago. This video explains it well. Check it out.  Anti-vaccination movements have been around for a while, but this whole […]