Lifestyle
Are You Suffering From Tech Neck?
I’ve written a lot about how social media, video games, computers, tablets, and smartphones can do a real number on our mental health. Addiction, sleep disruption, depression—these have all been associated with our dependence on gadgets. Our favorite tech devices can also lead to physical pain. Hunching over your screen for too many hours on…
Read MoreDealing With Disasters
Turn on the television these days and you’re likely to be hit with news of some devastating incident—a natural disaster, mass shooting, or deadly accident. Even if you don’t live nearby and don’t personally know anyone affected, it can take a toll emotionally. In fact, sometimes it can be so overwhelming it can even knock…
Read MoreThe Warrior’s Guide To Making Friends
In the fight for your health, your friends matter. Did you know that if you have a close friend who becomes obese, your chances of becoming obese jump by 57 percent? That’s according to a study that looked at people and their social networks over more than 30 years. The same team of researchers—Nicholas…
Read MoreGive Yourself A Break!
Do you ever start a new project—whether it’s a big presentation at work, volunteer activities, or cleaning out the closets at home—and get so wrapped up in what you’re doing that you power through without taking a breather and without eating? You might think a “warrior” mentality means attacking your to-do list without coming…
Read MoreThe Secret to a Longer Life
We all want to live longer, and new research has identified one common denominator associated with a longer life—religious affiliation. A new study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science reviewed the obituaries of more than 1,000 people and found that people with some religious affiliation lived an average of four years longer…
Read More4 Reasons To Love Summer
Summertime is here! It’s time for Brain Warriors to dip your toes in the pool, grab a good book, and get outside. Here are four health benefits of summer: 1. Vacations help you de-stress and re-energize. Everybody loves a summer vacay. And more and more research is showing that taking a break is good…
Read MoreHow To Apply Mindfulness To Your Life In 2018
Your brain controls everything you do and everything you are. It produces your every thought, action, memory, feeling and experience of the world. You need your brain for everything from deciding which article to read, to keeping your heart beating in the proper rhythm. Even though most of us know this, we are more concerned…
Read MoreHealthy Holidays: 6 Tips For Success
Warriors always have a strategy. If you leave your health up to chance, especially during the holidays, you’re setting yourself up to fail. Here are six simple tips we use to keep our Brain Warriors on track during the holiday, which happens to be when people get the sickest and have the most reported number…
Read More5 Tips For Healthy Holiday Success
Warriors always have a strategy. If you leave your health to chance, especially during the holidays, you are setting yourself up to fail. Christmas is the most anticipated day of the year, but did you know that it is also the one day of the year that hospitals all over the country admit the most…
Read MoreThe Brain Warrior Holiday Meal Plan
My family and I simply refuse to feel deprived because we make the choice to feel energetic instead of overweight and foggy during any holiday. We want our focus to be where it’s supposed to be: on gratitude and helping others during the holiday. We feel blessed and we want you to join us. You…
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