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What I Found Out After Blaming the Wrong Fruit for Years For almost two years, I silently blamed oranges whenever my stomach felt stiff and bloated after eating. I would often eat an orange in the afternoon, almost as a reaction, and when I felt bloated later that day, the easiest thing to do was … Read more
Introduction I’m Faizan Ahmed, and picking oranges when my throat hurt was such a deep family reaction that I kept it with me until adulthood without ever questioning. This logic seemed undeniable to me: vitamin C helps with immunity, malts contain vitamin C, so malts treat sore throats. Then I noticed a consistent pattern — … Read more
Introduction For about a year, I started most mornings with an undisputed healthy habit: a large glass of orange juice first. I’m Faizan Ahmed and I write about health, which makes it even harder to think that the glass in my hand might be the problem. Then I spoke to my GP due to a … Read more
Introduction For most of last year, my workout routine remained the same for most weeks: nothing from Monday to Friday, then long walks or compressed gym sessions between Saturday and Sunday. At first I felt a little guilty about it, because online fitness content usually makes you feel like you don’t do something every day. … Read more
Introduction For a few months, my evenings followed a predictable pattern. At lunch I would eat a large bowl of fruit or a fruit-rich smoothie, feel great for about 40 minutes, and then drop hard until 2:30 p.m., irritable and unable to focus on anything that really requires attention, even on days when nothing else … Read more
Introduction Three summers ago, during a heat wave that brought our apartment close to the greenhouse, I drank iced coffee as if it were the only thing that kept me standing. By the third week of that summer, my stomach was constantly uncomfortable, I couldn’t sleep well, and a friend who had come from Pakistan … Read more
Introduction After so much research and writing about the side effects, gastroparesis, trials, and warning updates coming years after Ozempic patients, I had quietly assumed that I had already stopped writing about the drug. Then, a Stanford study appeared in my feed that made me stop scrolling. The headline said that researchers point to a … Read more
Introduction My GP read my cholesterol number in the same nonchalant, nonchalant tone he uses for most things, but I noticed that he paused and then said, “Nothing concerning, but I should be vigilant.” This kind of phrase sticks with you longer than a dramatic warning, especially since it gives you a chance to act … Read more
Introduction For most of last winter, my mornings followed the same routine. Pressing the alarm twice, getting ready quickly, and picking up whatever was near the door when it came out, usually nothing happened. When I finally ate something, often breakfast on the table around 10:30, I was already feeling crushed, irritable, and weirdly heavy … Read more
What I Learned After Switching My Entire Kitchen to It My sister moved her entire kitchen to coconut oil about two years ago, through a wellness podcast she believed was healthier than anything in her wardrobe. He began to fry everything inside, even the things he had previously cooked on a fairly high heat, and … Read more