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The Window When we’re ten or twelve years old, it feels as if this — this is the whole world. The walls of our home, the narrow lanes nearby, the shop at the corner, the familiar faces, family, relatives, and schoolyard friends — we believe they’ll stay forever. We believe we will too. Then a day arrives — school ends, college begins, and some friends are left behind. That’s when we learn: not everyone walks beside us for long. Yet home… the streets… the shops… those familiar faces — they’re still there, aren’t they? Our heart insists, these things never change. But then, another day comes — the day we leave it all behind. The home, the lanes, the faces once our world, all left miles and memories away. And from the window of a room in a distant city, we sit and think — how far that little child has come. We find a new city, a new house, new streets, new shops, but those faces — they’re nowhere to be found. And the ones we left behind are no longer...

Brain’s natural calm button — it’s called GABA

Ever had one of those mornings when your brain wakes up  before you do ? It’s already sprinting on a treadmill of thoughts — nonstop. You try to pause it, breathe, slow it down… but nothing works. Soon those thoughts snowball into anxiety, panic, or even depression. And you can’t help but wonder — is there a  brake  for the mind? A switch to finally turn it all off?  Let me drop a surprise on you. There is definitely a switch or brake pedal ,it’s called GABA. GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid)  is the  main inhibitory neurotransmitter  in the human brain. What Is GABA? In the endless hum of thoughts and emotions, your brain needs both  speed  and  stillness . That’s where  GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid)  steps in — the  neurotransmitter of calm . If glutamate is the accelerator that helps you think, focus, and move — then GABA is the  brake pedal  that helps you slow down, rest, and heal. GABA keeps your brain’s ener...