The Early Signs and Symptoms of T2 Diabetes You Need To Know
The early warning signs and symptoms of T2 Diabetes...
Roasted Winter Root Veg
Winter is a perfect time for the veg you may normally “turnip” your nose at, but nothing “beets” their savory loveliness, especially when it pops right out of the oven. One more dose of awesome sauce about this recipe is that any root veggies can work. Sweet potatoes...
Proof of a Mind-Gut Connection?
This article from the Harvard School of Public Health is pretty amazing actually. We know that the human gut microbiome has a significant impact on our health. But not just our physical health, our mental and emotional health too! This research took this new understanding a step further by...
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies OTP???
I seriously want to you to let us know, because these cookies may well be the absolute best OTP. So give them a go, and IF NOT … let us know: A) what wasn’t just exactly perfect about them, B) what you would do different, and C) what planet...
The #1 Way to Train Your Brain For Better Sleep
I have this issue myself, and more as I’ve gotten older … racing thoughts about work deadlines, overdue blah blah blah, a family member’s recent health issue, etc. And OMG if I forget literally anything, my brain instantly thinks “so if you forgot that, what else did you forget,...
Sitting All Day? Here’s How To Counter The Health Effects.
The Bad News They say that, for your health, “sitting is the new smoking”. If that’s true, we’re hit with some bad news right up front. Although you can quit smoking, you still have to show up at work, and some people are practically chained to their desks for...
The Coffee Experience: More Than Mere Molecules
Let’s just start with what we know. People love love love their coffee — Americans drink an average of 400 Million cups per day. But why is that? Explanations range from the fact that people are going for the caffeine jolt, to the possibility that we’re all addicted to...
Here’s Why You Don’t Take Oprah’s Morning Routine at Face Value
Oprah Winfrey famously starts her day with a specific morning routine. Inventory the 3 things she’s grateful for each morning. 30 minutes of exercise … still good to go here. There’s breakfast and prayer, and I get all that. I don’t know about you, but I read this and...
Notice Anything Odd About This Pic?
The picture is upside down. Crazy right? And now you have to look at it again. And some of you are turning heads or (smarter) your laptops upside down just to see what it looks like “right side up”, LOL. The thing is, every time we look at anything...
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with a Twist
You’ll Need 4 medium orange sweet potatoes (or yams), peeled, and cut into 2-inch chunks 4 Tablespoons butter 4 Tablespoons milk (or a bit more depending on consistency you are going for) 3 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons brown sugar (or less) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg Salt Directions...
The connection between your immune system and laughter is not humerus (that’s your arm bone), it’s humorous (that’s funny). But — just to be anatomically correct — a humorous humerus is simply your funny bone. Aaaaand moving on. You know that laughter and good humor create the neurochemical daiquiri...
The #1 Way To Spritz Yourself With Happy Brain Chemicals
In my former life as a neuroscientist, I would stimulate specific areas of the brain to map the behaviors stored within its neuronal networks. Others have more extensively explored regions that control all aspects of behavior: movement, speech (speaking it, and understanding it), feelings, memories, even religious spirituality (link:...