It Happened In January 2007 The bells were ringing at the concert hall, the audience took their seats, and stillness descended on the hall. A minute later, at 8 PM sharp, the side door to the stage opened and out came the star of the evening...
Willpower is a depletable resource. We have more of it in the morning, when we are fresh and energized, and much less at the end of the day when we are tired. There are four boosts you can use to help enhance your energy levels naturally. 1)...
It has long been known that exercise improves the physical well-being of our body. We also know that intense exercise causes a release of feel-good endorphins in the brain (contributing to what some call a “runners’ high”). But can exercise change the actual structure of...
Probiotics are “good bacteria” which live in our bodies, particularly in our gastrointestinal (GI) tracts. There are about 100 trillion of these critters living in a diverse and dynamic community within our bodies, outnumbering human cells by a factor of ten to one! They play...
A recent study, published in the January 2015 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that inactivity can be twice as deadly as obesity. The study also suggests that even moderate exercise of 20 minutes a day can reduce the risk of mortality...
It has been said that some of us derive positive energy from spending time with friends and acquaintances, while others feel drained at the end of such social engagements. They feel a lot more at ease spending time on their own with a good book,...
In our Willpower Program, we describe a 1993 study at Brigham Young University. The results of this study show that 95% of the students who worked with an Accountability Partner achieved their goal, versus only 15% of the students who did not work with an...
