Aditya Nataraja

You are what your deepest desire is

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

U r wt ur deepst desire is
As u desire so is ur intention
As ur intention so is ur will
As ur will so is ur deed
As ur deed so is ur destiny

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

I dont usually debunk what health-illiterate spiritual gurus mutter about medicine and nutrition, but this video was shared with me for some fact checking and also because it has got millions of views and 60K likes.

And it is utter nonsense.

The video features Jaggi Vasudev, self proclaimed spiritual leader also known as Sadhguru - who was featured in The Joe Rogan podcast (not that it makes him any credible, but it can project his nonsensical takes on healthcare onto millions worldwide)

There are many utterly and absolutely inacurrate claims made in this video.

Claim: There is a poisonous chemical called citatine in brinjal.
Fact: There is no such thing as citatine. Brinjal (or egg plant), along with potatoes and tomatoes belong to the family of nightshade and genus Solanum. Solanum group contain Solanine in the unripe fruit/vegetables. These are natural defences present in these plants against animals. When stored under ambient temperature and when ripe enough, the chances of solanine poisoning is almost zero. Reports of poisoning and fatality were because people consumed bitter green tomatoes or green skin potatoes. Peeling skin of potatoes almost nullifies the risk of solanine poisoning.
See more here: https://t.co/R8UoBPf8Eh

Claim: Citatine (actually he must have meant solanine) damages the hypothalamus region of brain.
Fact: There is no evidence to show that solanine affects the hypothalamus region of brain. The most common site of toxicity from solanine is on the gastrointestinal tract - burning sensations in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea and nothing on the hypothalamus in the brain.

Claim: Hypothalamus is the important part of the brain which helps in decision making. Poison in brinjal attacks this part and makes you dull.
Fact: The prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus are the most critical parts of the human brain for decision making and not hypothalamus.
https://t.co/AABRt4e17H
The hypothalamus helps manage your body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, sex drive, blood pressure and sleep - and has nothing to do with decision making.
https://t.co/gP1l7iy3FQ

Claim: Eating a whole garlic will kill you.
Fact: No it wont. It will drive away vampires and non-vampires because literally no one can stand that breath. And probably give you a heartburn you'll never forget. Also nobody is going to eat a whole garlic unless it is reality TV where you are getting paid for it.

Claim: If you eat one egg plant (brinjal) a day for a year, you will become a far duller person.
Fact: If you keep listening to people like Jaggi and watch Jaggi videos and enjoy seeing Jaggi dancing during Navaratri, it is more like that you are already a very dull person without any critical thinking skills.

Last point:
The classification of foods into Satvic (pure, light), Rajasic (spicy, stimulating) and Tamasic (heavy, dull - such as Brinjal) is according to the primitive untested observations-based religious mumbo-jumbo from ancient Ayurvedic scriptures which also feature the annoyingly hocus-pocus "hot and cold" foods classification - it is utter nonsense.

Never for a second believe the nutritional pseudoscience of Ayurveda. Many people suffer from Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) because they following this nonsense classification.
https://t.co/dVEBFz0NpU

Foods are actually classified by origin, chemical composition and predominant function.

Sadhguru Jaggi is not a doctor. He is a conman who speaks good, fluent English, and lies, rather confidently.

[Vijay Thottathil @vijaythottathil]

Vande Bharat train flag off by Modi ji in Thiruvananthapuram was managed by event management company which billed 1.5 cr rupees - RTI reply given below.
Imagine the tax payers money wasted for show off, Modi has been doing so many flag Off’s recently and could have cost around same amount at all places?
Money wasted for PR !

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

Yay! @krishashok is here!
#TEONS23

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

Dr. Puja Kunder’s session was short, informative and insightful. Wish there was a Q&A session.
#TEONS23

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

Attended day 1 of The Edge of Nutrition Summit yesterday. Today is day 2. Audience is noisier today. Still waiting for @krishashok to take the stage. Hopefully he redeems the day!
#TEONS23

[Vimal V.J @VimalINC]

Toor Dal was Rs.125 last week. It is Rs. 160 now - 28% increase.

Jeera was Rs. 300 last week. It is Rs. 600 now - 100% increase.

Urad Dal was Rs. 100 last week. It is Rs 135 now - 35% increase.

Black eyed pea was Rs. 100 last week. It is Rs 120 - 20% increase.

Horse Gram was Rs. 66 last week. It is Rs 105 now - 59%

INFLATION - 0%

[Jas Singh @TheJasSingh]

AI just replaced Excel forever…

No more formulas, functions and other weird numbers.

Here’s the AI version of Excel, aka Excel on steroids:

[🧵Bookmark to user later]

[Leo @4eo]

Stages of leak playbook will be:

1. Denial : Leak isnt real. It never happened

2. Takes credit: Not easy to admin billion vaccines. Be grateful you are alive

3. Accuse: Shaming India on world stage. CIA ploy. Influencing elections

4. Normalise: Even if leaked, it has no impact. World class security everywhere

5. Deflect: Out of nowhere a breaking news will pop up. Everyone moves on.

No resignation, No accountability, Nothing.

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Former Twitter CEO @Jack Dorsey in an interview to @esaagar @krystalball on Breaking Points talks about Worlds Largest Democracy,
“India for example, India is one of the country which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and It manifested in ways such as ‘we will shut Twitter down in India’, ‘we would raid the homes of your employees..’ ‘We will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit’. And this is India, A democratic country”

[Richard Dawkins @RichardDawkins]

Modi’s BJP is a tragic affront to India’s secular beginnings. Hinduism is at least as ridiculous as Islam. Between them, these two idiotic religions have betrayed the ideals of Nehru and Gandhi.

https://t.co/1wIHXKeyGS

[Priyaa Yadav @PriyaaReturnz]

Bilkis Banu's rapists get their life sentence remitted.
Smriti Irani - Silence

A mother & her daughter burnt alive during demolition.
Smriti Irani - Silence

Soros talks about Adani-Modi nexus.
Smriti Irani goes ballistic!

Irony is she is our Minister for Women & Child Welfare.

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

Wow! This one’s a biggie!

[Sony Music South India @SonyMusicSouth]

Straight from the heARRt!❤️

The extravagant #KochadaiiyaanOriginalBGM coming your way on 20th Feb! ❤️‍🔥

@rajinikanth @arrahman @soundaryaarajni

#Kochadaiiyaan

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

I watched, but we all knew the result beforehand to 99% surety.

[Luigi Gatto @gigicat7_]

ESPN TV Ratings: Djokovic vs Tsitsipas was the least-watched men's final in at least a decade 😰

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

@baradwajrangan @spotifyindia @levelzeropods Q1: How much of RRR winning that Golden Globe is lobbying versus actual cinematic appreciation?

Q2: Why is not liking RRR considered to be elitist? One reviewer also put it as dishonesty to dislike RRR. What exactly is the issue with disliking RRR?

[Karal🍁 @ItsKaral]

So, don't skip ur physics class🧲🧭!!

[Tareque Laskar @tarequelaskar]

good luck beating Amanjot’s record of being the youngest debutant in amy sport ever

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

@AustralianOpen @SonySportsNetwk who’s this commentator trying to be all seductive during the women’s singles 3rd round match between Kostyuk and Pegula?

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

Totally agree with @uorfi_

[Uorfi @uorfi_]

Someone go actually teach him about nature !

[Aditya Nataraja @mysorean]

@Bhashak just beginning to read this book! Bought it once I knew you had written it. You may not remember meeting me. I do. We met at Bezawada Wilson’s office at Delhi. Hope you are well.