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Slower Breathing Lowers Blood Pressure: The Power of RespRate

*By Dr. Devan High blood pressure is often spoken of as a silent killer, creeping into a person’s life without warning, gradually damaging the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and brain. For years, management strategies have centered on medication, diet, and exercise. Yet one of the most profoundly effective tools remains hidden in plain sight — the breath. The simple act of breathing more slowly and more consciously has been shown to lower blood pressure naturally, gently, and sustainably. And now, with advances in biofeedback technology, devices like RespRate have made this age-old method easier to learn, practice, and master. The Physiology Behind Slow Breathing Breathing is the only vital function that is both involuntary and voluntary. We breathe without thinking, yet we can instantly take control of the process whenever we choose. This unique bridge between the conscious and autonomic systems gives breathing enormous influence over physiological states. When we inhale rapidly or sh...
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Leave It to the Universe...It Will Deliver Retribution in Time

*By Dr. Devan Human beings often carry a misplaced burden—the need to correct every wrong, confront every injustice, and retaliate against every hurt. When someone betrays us, humiliates us, cheats us, or harms us, the instinctive impulse is to respond instantly. The mind screams, “Do something! Show them! Prove them wrong!” But life, in its profound wisdom, teaches a different lesson: the greatest justice is unforced, the deepest retribution is unprovoked, and the most powerful response is no response at all. This is where the timeless principle emerges: Leave it to the universe… it will deliver retribution in time. Not during your anger, not during your pain, not during your emotional peak— but at the exact moment it must, with a precision no human intervention can match. The Universe Has a Memory Every action we take—pure or polluted—reverberates through the fabric of existence. No deed is ever lost. No thought is ever forgotten. Nothing we do dissolves into nothingness. Instead, th...

Vitamin B3 in Preventing and Protecting from Glaucoma

*By Dr. Devan Glaucoma has long been feared as the silent thief of sight—a condition that creeps in quietly, often without pain, steadily eroding the optic nerve until vision slips away irreversibly. For decades, we have viewed glaucoma primarily through the lens of intraocular pressure (IOP): control the pressure, and you control the disease. But like so much in modern medicine, the deeper truth lies not merely in the mechanical, but in the metabolic. And among all the metabolic shields available to us, Vitamin B3—or niacin/nicotinamide—has emerged as one of the most powerful protectors of the optic nerve. This is the story of how a simple vitamin—present in the foods we eat, the supplements we take, and even produced in small amounts by our own bodies—may redefine how we think about glaucoma prevention, optic nerve health, and healthy aging. Glaucoma: A Disease of Nerve Fragility, Not Just Pressure Before diving into the role of Vitamin B3, we must understand the changing scientific ...

If You Connect the Dots Back, You'll Realise It Was All a Contrived Plan By the Universe in Your Favour

*By Dr. Devan There comes a moment in every life when one pauses, looks back, and suddenly sees a pattern that was not visible while the events were unfolding. What once appeared as chaos, randomness, misfortune, or coincidence begins to resemble a deliberate arrangement—almost as if the universe itself had conspired to place you exactly where you needed to be. Only in hindsight do the dots connect, revealing that what felt like detours were actually directions, what felt like delays were protections, and what felt like rejections were disguised redirections meant for your higher good. We are often too close to our lives to understand them while we are in the thick of living. Daily events seem disconnected. The disappointments sting. The failures feel unjust. The heartbreaks feel unnecessary. The missed opportunities feel like losses. But perspective is a powerful thing. It is only when you step back and examine your journey from a higher vantage point that you begin to see the beautif...

High Dose Vitamin D in Diabetes

*By Dr. Devan Vitamin D has traditionally been viewed as a regulator of calcium metabolism, bone strength, and immune function. However, over the last two decades, a large body of research has uncovered its deeper endocrine role—particularly its influence on pancreatic β-cell function, insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and metabolic homeostasis. This opens a compelling question: Can high-dose Vitamin D improve outcomes in diabetes? Below is a comprehensive scientific overview. 1. Vitamin D as a Hormone: Why It Matters in Diabetes Vitamin D is not merely a vitamin—it is a prohormone, converted to calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D), which acts on more than 2000 genes. Key metabolic actions: Increases insulin sensitivity by upregulating insulin receptors. Enhances β-cell function because pancreatic cells express VDR (Vitamin D Receptors). Suppresses chronic inflammation, a core driver of insulin resistance. Reduces autoimmune attack in type 1 diabetes by modulating T-cell activity. Low...

The Petrol We Use: Seas of Venus That Splashed Onto Earth-The Velikovsky Phenomenon

*By Dr Devan For more than a century, humanity has accepted—almost blindly—the belief that the vast oceans of petroleum beneath our feet are the compressed remains of prehistoric forests, plankton, algae, and dinosaurs. We were taught that millions of years of sedimentation, pressure, and heat converted ancient organic matter into the black gold that drives modern civilisation. It is a tidy explanation. It is convenient. It feels scientific. But is it true? When you pause, even briefly, and examine the scale of global petroleum reserves, a profound contradiction emerges. The volume of petroleum extracted thus far, coupled with the vast reserves still untouched, is staggeringly disproportionate to the biomass that once lived on Earth. There were simply not enough fossils, not enough forests, not enough organic matter to account for the trillions of barrels of crude oil that have powered and continue to power human progress. This discrepancy invites an uncomfortable but necessary questio...

The Schumann Resonance Frequency That Heals

*By Dr. Devan Introduction: The Earth's Heartbeat Hidden beneath the noise of modern civilization lies a subtle, rhythmic pulse that has been beating since the dawn of life — the Schumann resonance. This electromagnetic resonance, produced by lightning discharges between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere, creates a continuous wave oscillating around 7.83 Hz — often called the heartbeat of the planet. Intriguingly, this frequency coincides strikingly with the brain’s natural alpha rhythm, the frequency associated with calm alertness, creativity, and restorative healing. Could it be that human beings, as biological extensions of Earth, are wired to this frequency — and that disconnection from it contributes to stress, disease, and mental disharmony? In this essay, we explore how the Schumann resonance influences the human body and mind, why modern life has distanced us from it, and how reconnecting to this natural rhythm can promote profound healing. 1. The Discovery of the Schu...

The Positive Effects of Moaning When Sick

*By Dr Devan Introduction When we are sick or in pain, a natural human tendency emerges almost involuntarily — we moan. This simple, instinctive act has often been dismissed as a sign of weakness or dramatisation. Yet, moaning serves profound biological, psychological, and even social purposes. Far from being an insignificant noise, moaning is a therapeutic tool that the body employs to self-soothe, regulate internal stress, and even speed up recovery. This article explores the fascinating positive effects of moaning when sick, bringing together physiology, psychology, and the subtle healing power of sound. 1. The Evolutionary Purpose of Moaning From an evolutionary standpoint, moaning is one of the most primal expressions of distress. Early humans used vocalisations like groaning, humming, and moaning not only to communicate pain but also to elicit empathy and assistance from others in the tribe. This primitive vocal behaviour ensured survival — the moan signalled vulnerability and dr...

When the body stops cooperating, do not perform treatments on me -Dr Lopa Mehta

Dr Lopa Mehta was a professor at GS Medical College in Mumbai, where she served as the head of the Anatomy Department. At the age of 78, she wrote a living will. In it, she clearly stated... “When the body stops cooperating, when there is no chance of recovery, do not perform treatments on me. No ventilators, no tubes, no unnecessary hospital commotion. My final moments should pass peacefully. Wisdom should take precedence over the stubborn insistence on treatments.” Dr Lopa not only wrote this document but also published a research paper on death. In it, she clarified that death is a natural, inevitable, and biological process. According to her argument, modern medicine has never viewed death as an independent concept. Medicine always assumes that death results from some disease, and by treating that disease, death can be prevented. But physiology is far more profound than that. She argues... The body is not a machine that runs continuously. It is a limited system with a specific amou...

Rate of Growth of Human Population per Day

*By Dr Devan  The worldwide human population is still growing. Here are the main figures and how they translate to a daily rate: The global population growth rate is about 0.85% per year right now. A growth rate of ~0.85% on a base of about 8 billion people is roughly 68 million additional people per year (8 billion × 0.0085 ≈ 68 million). Wikipedia gives ~70.4 million per year. If 68 million people are added per year, then per day that is roughly: 68,000,000 ÷ 365 ≈ 186,000 people per day. Therefore: the net change globally is an increase of about ~180,000 people per day. *Dr Devan is a Mangaluru-based ENT specialist and author.

Just Visualization of Intense Exercise Is Enough to Lose Weight Since It Activates HSL

*By Dr Devan Introduction In the modern era of mind–body science, one of the most astonishing discoveries is that the human brain cannot fully distinguish between vividly imagined experiences and real physical events. This revelation has profound implications in the field of health, fitness, and metabolic science. Among the most fascinating outcomes of this understanding is the realisation that visualising intense exercise can, to a measurable extent, activate the body’s fat-burning machinery—particularly through the enzyme Hormone-Sensitive Lipase (HSL), which governs the release of stored fat from adipocytes. The human body is a chemical and electrical symphony directed by the brain. When the brain perceives effort, struggle, heat, and motion—even if only through imagination—it begins to release the same hormones that drive real physical exercise, including adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol. These hormones, in turn, stimulate HSL, initiating lipolysis, the process by which fat ...

The Fattening Bacteria and How It Can Be Used to Put on Weight

*By Dr. Devan For decades, scientists believed that weight gain was a simple matter of calories in versus calories out. But in recent years, a stunning discovery has shifted this understanding: certain bacteria in our gut can make us gain or lose weight—irrespective of how much we eat. These are now popularly known as the “fattening bacteria” or obesogenic microbes. This revelation has opened an entirely new dimension in the management of weight, where the gut microbiome—the trillions of microorganisms residing in our intestines—plays the central role in determining whether one tends to gain or lose weight easily. 1. The Gut Microbiome and Its Influence on Weight Our gut is home to more than 100 trillion bacteria, belonging mainly to two large families: Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. The ratio between these two bacterial groups is now known to be a crucial determinant of body weight. Firmicutes are the so-called fattening bacteria. They extract more energy from food, converting even ind...

Half a Cup of Curds Daily Can Prevent Parkinson's

*By Dr. Devan Introduction: A Paradigm Shift in the Understanding of Parkinson’s Disease For over two centuries, Parkinson’s disease was viewed primarily as a disorder of the brain — a progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra leading to tremors, stiffness, and slow movement. However, recent discoveries have overturned this narrow perspective. Mounting evidence now suggests that the disease may in fact originate in the gut — years, even decades, before the first motor symptoms appear. This revolutionary insight has shifted our attention to the gut–brain axis, a two-way communication system linking the intestinal microbiome, the immune system, and the central nervous system. At the center of this story lies a condition called gut dysbiosis — an imbalance of intestinal bacteria that triggers inflammation and initiates neurodegenerative changes. Understanding and correcting this imbalance may be the key to preventing Parkinson’s altogether. And here lies a sur...