Picture this: Your mental health hasn’t been the best the past few weeks. You have no energy and resort to fast, pre-packaged foods for convenience and short happiness bursts. In return, you feel worse and feel stuck in what seems like a never-ending time warp. People perceive you as lazy, but you’re struggling to keep …
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Pain can be hard to describe. Achy, burning, throbbing, cramping, tender, stabbing… the list goes on. Although pain can vary vastly from person to person, it is a universal sensation. From acute pain, like stubbing a toe or a broken arm, to chronic pain symptoms from cancer or arthritis, everyone needs to find relief. Introducing: …
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Are you a self-proclaimed gym rat and are intrigued by cannabis culture? Don’t let common misconceptions about cannabis keep you from using it to enhance your workouts or your recovery. The cannabis plant is packed with full-body benefits. From your mental game to a relaxing cool down, there’s a way to consume cannabis to make …
In the entirety of the animal kingdom, the animal with the highest metabolism is the hummingbird. With wings beating 60 to 80 strokes per second, they have such a fast metabolism that they often live just hours from starvation. Humans, on the other hand, have varying metabolic rates that can slow over time. Although there are many …
The Olympics may be over, but the routines and habits of these top performing athletes can still apply. Olympic swimmer, Ryan Murphy shares with CNBC how he recovers after training twice a day, deals with the pressure of going for gold, and finds time for friends and family. Even though we aren’t all Olympians like Murphy, …
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Think about the last time you felt a burst of stress. Maybe it was when you were preparing a big presentation for work, or while you were getting a root canal done. When we feel stressed, our body releases the stress hormone called cortisol. In small doses, cortisol is a powerful hormone. It helps regulate …
People’s daily routines have come to a complete halt around the world. As healthcare systems and the CDC rush to find a vaccine for COVID-19, we sit and wait inside the safety of our homes while the novel coronavirus continues to spread. It may seem as though everything is out of our control, but that’s …
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Run, run, run. Don’t stop. Push past the wall of pain. Keep it going. Minutes later, you will feel less anxious and the pain will be practically non-existent. If you know what I’m talking about, you’ve experienced runner’s high. What if I told you that you could prolong this feeling while working out? Well, it’s …
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Want to live healthy? Pete walks you through the four pillars of health and why he believes that you need all four to achieve maximum wellness.
Can an athlete continue to perform at the highest level without eating meat? Venus Williams, along with other athletes like Alex Morgan, Tom Brady and Cam Newton, just to name a few are playing at the professional level, crediting veganism for their performance. Vegans do not consume dairy, eggs or any other products of animal …
