Neglected Signals: How Our Busy Lives Are Detrimental to Health
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF Col Gautam Guha The essence of love is mutual faith, respect and communication. That’s what is lacking when it comes to our own self. With the changing socio-economic fabric of our society in the recent times, the ability within us to love ourselves is deteriorating. We don’t listen to our body, abuse it regularly, instead of trusting the natural signals we tend to regulate it to suit our convenience and all these actions ultimately manifests into deranged health parameters, poor bodily functions and sluggish metabolism. So much so, that, simple feedback loops of the human body like feeling hungry or thirsty, feeling tired or sleepy tend to take a backseat in front of our work pressure and perceived busy lifestyle. We don’t eat when we are hungry and we don’t sleep when the body is tired and wanting to rest. Things get complicated when we further disturb the communication pathways by using algorithm-based apps (applications) and alarm...