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Bad days are truly inevitable. Some days you may wake up and just have that feeling. That feeling that you’re just not 100% ready for the day. You slept poorly last night, your back is sore, your mental psyche is just not where you want it to be at
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In the world of wellness, physical fitness is often what we all hyperfocus on. But brain health is just as - if not even more - important than physical health. What’s the point of being jacked if our cognitive ability and brain aren’t functioning optimally? Here are 10
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I recently stumbled upon a quote from actor, Stephen Fry, on getting through the bad days. I thought you’d appreciate it just as much as I did, so here it is, along with my little synopsis: “I’ve found that it’s of some help to think of one’
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I’ve always been a little obsessed with Japan and the philosophies that stem from this country. The philosophies they practice can almost always be applied to our everyday lives no matter where we come from. There’s a little mountain region in northern Japan called the Dewa Sanzan that’
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Unless you have a chicken coop in your backyard, or access to farm-fresh eggs every day, you’ve probably been overwhelmed by the plethora of eggs at the grocery store before. Free-range! Cage-free! Pasture-raised! But what do they all mean? And which one’s the best for me? Here’s
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If you’ve ever frustratedly flicked off the sticker from your apple, you’re already familiar with the barcodes on all your produce. They’re called PLU codes. PLU stands for "Price Look Up" but those stickers are more than just barcodes that your cashier fumbles around searching
Body
Why You Should Be Breathing Through Your Nose. More often than not, you breathe without even thinking about it. When you breathe, your body does it automatically, without much – or any – effort whatsoever. However, it’s important to pay attention to how you breathe. Specifically, it’s much healthier to
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I recently stumbled upon a video of professor and actor, Kim Emerson, who presented an analogy on life that I have to share. Think of your life as a #2 pencil. Yup… now stay with me. 1. To be continuously useful, we need constant resharpening Just like a pencil, life
Productivity
One of my favorite ways to set goals for myself is by using S.M.A.R.T. goals. SMART Goals are statements of specificity that explain what you are working to accomplish. It can be broken down by the mnemonic – well, you guessed it… SMART: * Specific - What will
Body
Christmas is officially around the corner! If you’re a health-conscious individual, then the anxiety is setting in. You want to enjoy yourself and have some fun for the holidays, but you want to stay healthy and not go off the rails. Or you’ve realized that your mom’s
Mind
Today’s essay stems from a story that author Annie Dillard offers about a change of pace from modern life: "The most appealing daily schedule I know is that of a turn-of-the-century Danish aristocrat. He got up at four and set out on foot to hunt black grouse, wood
Mind
Life isn’t necessarily about constant suffering, yet, life is a world of unsatisfactoriness. The grass will always seem to be greener on the other side, but this is never the case.