The Mind Muscle Connection
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…
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Osteocalcin, the Hormone Believed to Protect Our Brain
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…
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Muscles are Mandatory
Although modern medicine is continually finding cures for many diseases and illnesses our health has been steadily declining since World War II. In the last four decades alone the prevalence of overweight adults has increased from 31 percent to 64…
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Muscle Aging is Not Chronological
Scientists have identified multiple genes that regulate physical strength and biological age. Most notable among them are those involved in the sustainability of our muscle tissue. It’s the decrease in the expression of these genes that causes our muscle to…
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The Driving Factor Behind Fitness Success –
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…
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Lack of Sunlight and Vitamin Deficiency
Sometimes in life we swing the pendulum wildly from one course of action to the other. Such is the case with our relationship with the sun.
For many, the sun has become the bad guy. They’ve been told their whole…
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A Sedentary Lifestyle Promotes Accelerated Aging
You only need to take a look around you to see that most everyone in so-called civilized nations are actually pursuing an “accelerated aging program”; one that leaves us feeling old and exhausted long before our time.
Consuming a diet…
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Strength Training Helps Eliminate Emotional Stress
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…
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Seek the Silver Lining…
Global health issues are disruptive on every level including opening the door to destructive negative self-talk.
Negative inner “talk/conversation” is very possessive and when allowed, soon takes center stage in our lives. We suddenly find ourselves thrust into strange and…
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The Art of Self-Discipline
People the world over are turning to the Internet, looking for ways to feel better and live longer.
Unfortunately, because of a serious lack of self-discipline, rather than taking personal inventory to evaluate what is needed to permanently improve their…
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