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The balance of effort (practice) and detachment (dispassion) parallels modern concepts in psychology: behavioural conditioning and cognitive distancing. The yogic insight here is that training alone is not enough — without inner detachment, practice becomes mechanical; without practice, detachment remains theoretical.

When the yogi masters these layers, what happens? The brainstem no longer shouts for survival, the limbic system no longer floods the mind with fear, and the prefrontal cortex ceases its endless strategising. The whole triune brain becomes a quiet instrument.

If our lives hinge on memories—real, imagined, or ephemeral—then what is reality? A collective hallucination? A neurological glitch in an indifferent cosmos? And if Alzheimer's or a rogue dream can dissolve it all, why persist? What purpose animates our striving—the careers we chase, the bonds we nurture, the dreams we dare? Why should we do anything when the ground beneath us is quicksand?

Every decision you make — what to eat, whether to snack, how much to serve — draws on this limited pool of cognitive energy. Psychologists call this decision fatigue: the more choices you face, the weaker your self-control becomes. This is why dieting is so hard. You’re not only fighting hunger hormones and cravings, you’re draining a limited mental resource dozens of times a day. And when it runs out, biology takes over.

If a calorie is not a calorie — if we can’t reliably know how much of it is absorbed, how much is lost in digestion, and what its metabolic fate will be — then how would anyone know how many calories to cut?

And if a calorie is not a calorie — if we can’t reliably know how much of it is absorbed, how much is lost in digestion, and what its metabolic fate will be — then how would anyone know how many calories to cut? Are people expected to constantly battle with calorie math, obsess over every bite, track every number on an app, and then feel guilty for “going over” — even though the body never sees those calories the way the food label does?

So while calories tell us how much potential energy a food contains, they tell us nothing about how your body will respond to that food. Two foods with identical calorie counts can have dramatically different effects on hunger, hormones, and fat storage.

Progesterone and estrogen repeatedly stimulate breast tissue and the uterine lining. Without the “breaks” of pregnancy and lactation, this repeated turnover is thought to increase the risk of fibroids, endometriosis, and possibly breast and endometrial cancers.

Your hormones aren’t the enemy. They’re the original biohack — refined over millions of years to help you survive and thrive. When you learn to work with their rhythm, you unlock a level of ease and effectiveness that no one-size-fits-all diet can match.

Seed oils rich in linoleic acid (LA), such as soybean, corn, sunflower, safflower, and canola oil, provide the exact substrate (PUFAs) that enzymes like lipoxygenase (LOX) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) use to oxidise LDL particles.