Cortisol, also known as the “belly fat hormone”, typically gets a bad rap… However, controlling it can be very beneficial because it helps you regulate other key hormones, such as testosterone, estrogen, and your thyroid. Cortisol’s job is to protect us. It’s produced by the adrenal glands whenever our bodies experience too much mental or […]
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3 Evidence Based Ways To Banish Stress From Your Life
Typically when talking about reducing stress in our lives, we focus on physical aspects like intense exercise, scheduling regular massages, or even acupuncture. Even though Karen and I believe in these stress-banishing techniques and personally use the first two on a regular basis to help reduce stress in our lives, many times it’s the emotional […]
The 1 Best Way to Look and Feel Younger
While aging is a natural and unavoidable process our bodies go through as each year passes, that certainly doesn’t mean we have to look or feel our age as we get older. A wide variety of factors, from genetics to environmental conditions to diet to exercise (or lack thereof), impact how fast our bodies appear […]
8 Simple Ways To Sleep Extremely Well Tonight
Did you know that we sleep away about one-third of our lives? Assuming we get a solid 8 hours every night, and we live to the average age of 75, we have slept away 24.7 years! Crazy, huh? According the the National Sleep Foundation1, our sleep needs vary depending on our age. As we see […]