Working out is always good right? Not so quick. Working out using bad form does more damage than good. Improper form results in injuries and lost time. It slows progression down to a snail’s pace. Proper form isn’t about working longer or harder. It’s about working smarter and that means putting our conscious attention [...]
Hormones are “chemical messengers that coordinate different functions in the body.” Most of us are aware of and relatively knowledgeable about a handful of them such as estrogen, testosterone, oxytocin, serotonin, melatonin and cortisone. But did you know there is another hormone, a bone hormone called osteocalcin? The story of osteocalcin, the hormone believed [...]
Virtue - behavior showing high moral standards. A virtue is a a commendable quality or trait, a powerful force. Even the Latin root of the word virtue means strengh or power. Virtues are a ways of thinking that enhance our ability to act and motivate us to lead lives of [...]
It’s great that we focus on the best eating plan and exercise program that works for us in order to achieve great results in the shortest amount of time. However, there is one thing that comes into play before any of these things are nput into action. Motivation Motivation is something we all want [...]
To be authentic, to express and live as the person we truly are in our heart, takes courage. Courage is not a trait given to a few select or random individuals at birth while denying others. Courage is a character trait, a quality and behavioral habit that can be gained and developed equally by [...]
Our modern-day lives are indeed busy. Technology continues to speed up our world, placing excessive demands on our time, causing personal expectations to rise. This undue stress ends up plagueing us with health damaging, negative emotions as it weaves its distorted vibration through our nervous system. if reaching our full potential is on our [...]
In the past decade, science broke through many previous taboos in understanding and deciphering molecular, cellular and genetic aging. The new science of longevity was born - Longevity is not a new topic. It has been an area of interest since man became a self-conscious being, providing great fodder throughout the years for science [...]
Self-esteem is a standard of measurement or value judgment defining how we feel about ourselves and our self worth. It is ultimately an emotional evaluation and most often based on how we stand up to and compare ourselves to others. These types of emotions are a roller coaster ride of feelings; they are fluctuating [...]
One of the most common problems afflicting modern society today, especially women, is an unhealthy body image. Because we are very impressionable at that early age this unhealthy body image begins in childhood. When unhealthy actions and unrealistic ideals are communicated to us, we internalize them. Once internalized, we pass these distorted ideals on [...]
Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zone A very wise mentor of mine once told me: “Success lies on the other side of your comfort zone.” In order to understand what this means, requires we define what “comfort zone" means/is. According to online sources: it is “the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity.” [...]
