Blog | Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD

🍵 5 Natural Alternatives to Replace Your Caffeine Addiction

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Oct 1, 2025 | Energy & Lifestyle

For millions, coffee is more than a drink — it’s a ritual, a comfort, an identity. But when “one cup” becomes three or four, energy turns into dependency. Instead of generating vitality, you’re borrowing it. The interest? Jitters, afternoon crashes, restless sleep,...

☕ Coffee vs. Conscious Energy Boosters

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 30, 2025 | Energy & Lifestyle

It’s 7 AM. You reach for coffee. By 10 AM, energy dips, so you reach again. Afternoon arrives, another refill. Evening—wired but tired. Night—restless. Morning—groggy again. Sound familiar? Coffee is not the villain. But for many, it has become a borrowed currency of...

🧘 Yogic Ways to Enter Flow on Command

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 29, 2025 | Mind & Psychology

In my last post, we explored how East and West describe the same landscape: what science calls “flow,” Yoga names dhāraṇā → dhyāna → samādhi — a mind so absorbed that effort becomes ease. But the question remains: can we enter this state at will? The yogis would say...

🌊 The FLOW State: East Meets West

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 28, 2025 | Mind & Psychology

Some days you move like water—time thins, work becomes play, intuition leads, and results arrive with surprising ease. Other days, the same task feels like dragging a rock uphill. What changed? Not your talent. Your state. The West calls this optimal state...

💼 3 Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Lessons to Apply Before Your Next Meeting

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 27, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

Picture this: it’s 9:58 AM, and you’re about to step into a high-stakes meeting. Your mind is buzzing with outcomes — “Will they agree? What if I fail? How do I prove myself?” Stress builds before a word is spoken. This is not so different from Arjuna at Kurukṣetra:...

📖 What the Bhagavad Gītā Teaches About Stress

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 26, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

It is dawn on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Two armies stand facing each other. Chariots gleam, conches roar, and in the middle of it all, a warrior collapses. Arjuna — brilliant archer, noble leader, trained for this very day — lays down his bow. His breath...

🥗 Sattvic Meal Ideas for Focus & Calm

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 25, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

In my last post, we uncovered the link between food and mood: how sattvic foods bring clarity, rajasic foods fuel restlessness, and tamasic foods dull the mind. Today, let’s go from principle to plate. The question is simple: what can I eat that helps me stay calm,...

🧠 The Secret Link Between Food and Mood

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 24, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

We often think of food as fuel for the body, but rarely as fuel for the mind. Yet both modern neuroscience and Ayurveda agree: what you eat doesn’t just shape your waistline — it shapes your thoughts, emotions, and even resilience. 🌿 The Ayurvedic Lens In Ayurveda,...

🌱 Authentic Ayurvedic Detox Practices for Busy People

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 23, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

Most “cleanses” ask you to pause life. Real Ayurveda meets you inside life. No drama, no starvation—just a week of intelligent rhythms that rekindle agni (digestive/metabolic fire), melt āma (accumulated residue), and open the srotas (channels). Think of this not as a...

🧪 Why “Detox” Is Misunderstood?

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 22, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

You’ve seen the headlines: 3-day cleanses, miracle juices, celebrity fasts. You try one, feel lighter for a moment, then bounce back into cravings, fatigue, or brain fog. The word “detox” has been hijacked by marketing. The body, meanwhile, has always been quietly...