An aspirin a week... - Times of India

Published: January 27, 2008

Imagine a drug which can reduce pain and fever, spare the muscles of the oxygen-starved heart, prevent strokes, and save 110,000 lives per year. To add to its stellar performance, imagine if it can also reduce certain types of breast cancers.

Such are the miracles of aspirin, a wonder drug, which is over a century old and yet outperforms most modern drugs. Its simple formulation of only nine carbon, eight oxygen and four hydrogen atoms has the magic ability to "lower the volume" of a critical inflammatory chemical called prostaglandin. Read More

The biochemistry of Sudarshan Kriya

Published: February 24, 2008

"If we reduce the number of oxygen radicals, we improve the
antioxidant status in our body and live longer"

Manoj Jain

Ever wonder what causes us to age resulting in death of our body cells over the years, develop heart disease leading to plaque in the artery, or suffer from cancer causing cells to mutate and grow erratically? The answer may be simpler than we think. Some researchers say the common denominator in all these conditions is the antioxidant status — the level of chemical process that takes place in our cells and genes. Like we measure our cholesterol level, researchers argue, we can measure our antioxidant status and determine how vulnerable we are to diseases. Read More