Do you ever experience addictive tendencies, loss in motivation, drive, focus, attention, mood fluctuations and even depression? Understanding motivation comes down to understanding the underlying unconscious processes and first principles that drives behaviour. In this way you can utilize your biology and psychology to your benefit for improved performance, health and longevity. “You…
Do you feel like the year can just not be over soon enough? Are you ready to down tools, get out of the city, hit the beach or the bush and just relax? You’re not alone. But before you clutch out - I have a few questions: Why is it that people frequently get…
You have built in reward circuits that prompt you to start moving and keep moving toward desired outcomes in life. This article will help you understand the neurobiological mechanisms that govern your behaviour and how you can utilize it to your benefit.
These circuits reward you if you participate in behaviour that leads towards wellness,…
To remain healthy and thrive in today’s world, you need a robust immune system.
Your immune system is really important and mostly responsible to keep you safe. It has to protect you physically against pathogens like viruses and bacteria, pollution and toxins, as well as psychologically against chronic stress and anxiety.
If you want to stay safe…
There is no doubt in my mind that more of us are affected on psychological level than on a physical level. Sure there are victims under physical attack of the virus, those infected, but most of us are under increased psychological attack.
Shock at the loss of a job or income
Grief at the…
I will just give it to you right away... The key to health and longevity is switching off chronic inflammation. There you go. That really is the answer. Cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes etc), neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Motorneuron disease etc) and cancer all start with chronic inflammation in the body. You don’t need…
I’ve lost weight. I’ve kept it off. I have seen and helped others do the same. They used different methods than I have. But one thing was consistent for all. That is the big secret about weight loss... So here it is:
How to lose weight: Sustain a caloric deficit.
Consume less food/calories than the calories/energy…
Move - stay alive and thrive or don’t move – decay and die
A major problem we all experience today is a sedentary lifestyle. Our lives have been designed around sitting more and moving less. Think about how much time you spend each day sitting down… You are probably sitting down right now, and you probably…
Move - stay alive and thrive or don’t move – decay and die
Movement is not your right; it’s not even a privilege. It’s your responsibility. A responsibility you owe to yourself.
The more you sit, the harder it is to move, the less you move, the sooner you’ll die.
There is no tomorrow or yesterday, move more…
“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when…