Yesterday my wife and I went to see the movie Inside Out. A delightful attempt by Pixar to explain what happens inside the most complex universe known to man – our brain. We’ll definitely go to see it again, this time with our grandchildren. And when...
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)...
Introduction We have long known that the state of our brain affects the state of our body, but is the reverse also true? Can the state of our body affect the state of our brain? In a recent study Professor Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School and...
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...
Can your diet affect your genes? More specifically, can it affect the way you age? It turns out the Mediterranean-Style Diet can do just that. Telomeres are small protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes (genetic material) which protect our genetic information from being damaged....
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...
Can a simple show of gratitude have a measurable long term effect on your happiness? Well, Professor Martin Seligman, a pioneer in the field of Positive Psychology says: “Absolutely”. The Science: In a 2005 study involving 577 participants, Seligman and his team found that a simple intervention of delivering...
Does the belief that stress is harmful to your health influence your actual state of health? Can your beliefs about stress increase the likelihood of your premature death? The Science: In a 2013 study involving 28,753 participants, Dr. Abiola Keller and her colleagues at the University of...
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,...
