You probably wouldn’t be surprised to know that more stress and stress hormones promote weight gain, would you? But what exactly is stress, and how does it keep you from your weight loss goals? In fact, there are actually many links between stress hormones and weight. We’ll talk about six major reasons how stress hormones …
here are so many nutrients that you need for overall health. Vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and essential fats, just to name a few. But which ones are the most important for your brain? Which nutrients can help with brain development of infants, improve moods, and reduce risk of dementias like Alzheimer’s? Yes, of course you need …
Is just about everyone taking creatine to help them reach fitness goals? Creatine is, actually, the most popular ergogenic (athletic-enhancing) supplement in history! And there is always new research coming out about it. I mean ALWAYS. If you don’t have the time or desire to sift through the tons of studies, I have a pretty …
‘Now on the 5th of April 2018, and the 9th off August 2018. As well as the 12th of September and the 31st of October. I was diagnosed by my GP as having this mental Health condition. Which sometimes rears its ugly head, while I try to go about my everyday routine. As per normal. …
Conquering all evil ‘Bless the Lord my God for he brought me forward to live in this earth. Thee who brought forth all different in person but uniquely in soul which is where we all lie separated on judgement day. For everyday we must prepare ourselves for the first time when we may just be …
The gut (a.k.a. digestive tract) is not just a tube that absorbs nutrients and gets rid of waste – it’s a complex alive system that’s a huge foundation of health. And not just gut health, but the overall health of our bodies and minds. We know how important it is to get all of our …
Chris Naylor’s blog is a site of interesting and heartfelt insight into life experience, from the everyday human happenings to those which arrive at the margins. Chris writes with warmth and care, and with a little poetry; but he also writes about things which may not directly affect all of us all of the time, …
Natural Brain Chemicals and Your Mood Brain and mental health concerns affect a huge number of people. But, where does it all come from? Does it start, or continue, because of the way the brain and nervous system is working? Some of it is genetic, passed down from our families. Some of it is triggered …
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so goes on flying anyway” Mary Kay Ash “Try not to be a man of success, but rather, try to be a man of value” Albert Einstein ‘Shaped Cognition I was walking along the concrete jungle but elevated in …
Omega-3s get a lot of notoriety – and for good reason! Not only is one of them essential for good health, but we don’t get enough of them in our diets. Omega-3s are a kind of fat. Fats are not just a storable source of 9 calories per gram. Different fats are used by our …