Mainstream fitness gurus have long touted the benefits of pumping iron and getting your heart rate up. But John Jaquish and Henry Alkire are champions of alternative methods, including monitoring hormone levels, developing good eating habits, and strength training. Consider hormones. Until recently, their function with regard to fitness and exercise was not well understood. […]
Tom Brady’s Big Exit
Tom Brady had a very special bond with Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots. Their link was so sacred that Brady had stated his intention to stay with the team until his planned retirement in 2022. So why did Brady leave two years early to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Part of […]
How To Survive the Apocalypse
Maybe the world as we know it finally ends. Or maybe it’s something less dramatic: your car blows a tire as you’re driving through the desert, or your family loses the path on a hike through a remote wooded area. Maybe health care systems around the world endure unprecedented strain because of a pandemic. (Sound […]
Sharon Stone’s Second Act
Amid the chaos of daily life, we tend to forget that our bodies can fall apart at any second. Our health doesn’t always cooperate with our hopes, goals, and plans. Sometimes the body has an agenda of its own. In September 2001, the celebrated actress Sharon Stone found this out the hard way when she had a […]
Food = Medicine
Most of the time, we don’t give much thought to how food and mental health are intertwined. But many of us have experienced how easy it is to eat junk food (or lose our appetites) when we’re busy or stressed. The connection is there, even if we rarely reflect on it. Just as mental health issues can influence […]
Boost Your Mental Health
Sometimes it feels like we’re going through life on autopilot. When you make an effort to pay more attention to your thoughts, you might be surprised by how often they take a negative turn. Studies have shown that most people are fixated on pessimistic thoughts 70 percent of the time. The first step toward clearing […]
How to Calm Down
Worrying can be helpful when it alerts you to a real problem. But when you can’t find a solution to that problem, worry turns into something much darker and more damaging: anxiety. Anxiety can take many different forms. It can slowly cook up throughout the day until it keeps you awake at night. Or it […]
Thriver or Striver?
We want the best for our kids. But wanting them to be good at everything can actually impede their intellectual growth—and introduce stress and anxiety into their lives. Children can become self-confident when they’re given the chance to solve their own problems. By overcoming obstacles without your help, they’ll have the power to tackle bigger […]
Feel More Alive
As adults, it’s easy to lose touch with the value of the things we do just for enjoyment. There are shelves full of self-help books about how to monetize our hobbies and passions, but remember: engaging in an activity just for the love of doing it has incredible value of its own. There’s a misguided notion […]
Start Practicing Mind Management
Everything you say and do starts as a thought. Often our worst habits start as negative thought patterns. Mismanaging your brain can lead to chronic mismanagement in every area of your life. Your brain is constantly changing—a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. Whether that change is for the better or for the worse is a choice […]
