Lifestyle
The 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 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 than those…
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 for you.…
Read MoreHow To Apply Mindfulness To Your Life
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…
Read MoreMy Relationship With Joy
As a kid who grew up in a chaotic environment, joy wasn’t a word I was familiar with. In fact, things got worse as I got older, and in my early 20’s, when I encountered significant health issues, I could tell you A LOT about depression, but nothing about joy. I don’t know what’s happening…
Read MoreAre You Getting What You DON’T Want?
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hgPP6j_4UA[/embedyt] How often have you said any of the statements below? “I CAN’T get sick before my trip!” “I CAN’T oversleep” “I’m NOT going to eat donuts tomorrow” “I’m NOT going to lose my temper with my kids” And how often have you done exactly what you said you weren’t going to…
Read More3 Tips To Skyrocket Your Energy
I was recently at a Tony Robbins event, and boy was I once again blown away. Tony provided so many good take-away reminders and lessons. I do a lot to protect my energy, but I forgot about some of the activities I can do to quickly boost my energy right now no matter how up or…
Read MoreHow Valuable Is School?
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Zo0GFxbyw[/embedyt] Have you ever wondered why you spent so much time in school studying things you will never use again? The song Kodachrome by Paul Simon comes to mind … “When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all”. Most…
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