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Biofortification: Foods that Heal

Overview: Most of the foods we partake are deficient in essential micro nutrients like Iodine, Selenium, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Vanadium etc. Organically grown foods are not of much help either- because of commerce driven farming practices ( Focus on Quantity rather than on Quality) Is supplementation the only way out? Do we need to take multiple supplements to address these deficiencies? How can we use a technique called as Bio-fortification for improving the nutritional profile of foods ( Without resorting to Gene Pool Modification or Genetic engineering that is a part of Classical Bio-fortification )? Modified Bio-fortification: In layman terms , it resorts to using organic and inorganic supplements in the lowest possible dosages so to supply the missing ingredients and to grow  healthy foods that will act as Natural Supplements. So far we have been using Natural Farming practices on our farm. This year we decided to add the missing elements to...

When You Value Nothing More Than God

Before you read on, can you guess the answer to this riddle? What did the Atheist tell the Theist when the latter proclaimed "I Believe in Nothing more than God" Overview: 1. The God debate is far from over. We have Theists and Atheists and then we have those in between- The quantum believers- They are Theists and A-Theists at the same time ! 2. Mainstream science, tries to steer clear of the 'God' debate. They prefer to place their painstaking work, years of research and understanding on a foundation that is made from 'Nothing'. The big bang, they say started from Nothing. Nothing existed before the big bang. The so called superstitious religious people on the other hand, say that the entire creation manifested from GOD. 3. Regardless of which side you are on, we are all in the same boat!  Religious people might call God by various names, Scientists on the other hand prefer to call their God 'Nothing'. Since neither parties h...

The Quantum Mosquito and the SAD Electron

Overview Quantum Physics is not so difficult to understand, especially if you stay in the tropics, have plenty of flies and mosquitoes around you and have noticed that these insects show paranormal powers, particularly when you approach them with an intent to kill. Before we get started, here are a few terms you can familiarise yourself with 1. SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder). A fancy term to describe shyness and to help the pharma industry treat someone who behaves normally. I don’t know about you, but I definitely have it. If you change your behaviour in response to an observer or another person in your space, then you have SAD too. 2. The Copenhagen interpretation: Physical systems generally do not have definite properties prior to being measured, and quantum mechanics can only predict the probability distribution of a given measurement's possible results. The act of measurement affects the system, causing the set of probabilities to reduce to only one of the pos...