Natural Supplements Boost Stress Resilience When Used Wisely
Stress is part of life, but how we respond to it matters. In my practice, I often recommend starting with simple, natural supports. Adaptogens like ashwagandha can help the body build resilience. Magnesium plays a role in relaxation and sleep. L-theanine, found in tea, promotes calm without sedation. Kava may ease tension when used properly. And St. John’s wort has been studied for its effects on mood. These are not quick fixes, but thoughtful tools that can support balance when used appropriately. Always choose high-quality products and speak with your healthcare provider before starting anything new. For more on managing stress naturally, visit https://t.co/Is15C7tbIO.
Fever‑level Sauna Spikes Heat‑shock Proteins, May Boost Longevity
3x this week I sat in 200°F (93°C) dry sauna for 55 min to get my core body temp to 102.4°F (39°C) That temp, at that duration, triggers primal panic. Took blood samples before and after each session to measure heat shock protein...
VR Trial Targets IBS Symptoms Through Mind‑Body Pathways
At DDW, the world’s largest GI meeting. Our team is presenting a randomized trial using VR to help manage #IBS symptoms via mind-body pathways. Looking forward to sharing more this week. #DDW26 #Gastroenterology #IBS #DigitalHealth @DDWMeeting https://t.co/2Pgu4R9a99
Morning Coffee Shown to Protect Brain Health
Your morning coffee is protecting your brain. JAMA just confirmed it with 131,821 people and 43 years of data...
Let Go of the Past, Live in Now
You can’t erase the past but you can stop dragging the past into the present
Allowing Yourself a Vibes Day After Burnout
Today I’m giving myself permission to have a “vibes day.” I’m coming off of a brutal semester, culminating with writing 35 pages over the last 4 days, and I have so much to catch up on in the rest of...
Basics Beat Gadgets: Sleep, Food, Relationships, Movement
I hate to break it to you - but no supplement stack or wellness gadget will save you if the foundations aren’t there. Consistent sleep. Home-cooked meals. A couple of close relationships. Daily movement. These will do more for your...
Your Home, Not You: Simple Tweaks Boost Mood
If you’ve been feeling off lately, look around. Your home might be the problem. Not you. Your space. I wrote about small changes you can make right now that will genuinely shift how you feel. Link ⤵️ Does your home...
Befriend Your Wanting Monster, Find the Still Point of Enough
The Wanting Monster is in me, and it is in you. The question is, how do we befriend it? A tender modern fable about resting at the still point of enough: https://t.co/Uor76RbjGD
Build Mental Toughness by Gradually Embracing Discomfort
A large part of getting back in shape is remembering how to hurt. Mental toughness is a skill. It's normal for your alarm to be hyper reactive when it hasn't experience fatigue in a while. The way back is to gradually show...
It's Never Too Late to Transform Your Health
If you’re in your 50s or 60s and feel like it’s too late to start prioritising your health, take it from a bioscientist who studies aging: it’s not. Start the resistance training. Fix up your diet. Limit the harmful habits....
Affirmations Fail Without Physical Embodiment
Why Affirmations Don’t Work Unless We Incorporate The Body: 1. Subconscious Resistance. 2. Emotions Are Physical. 3. Lack Of Congruence. 4. The "Backfire" Effect. 5. Need For Behavioral Evidence.
ADHD Kids Need Structured Limits on Screen Time
Many kids with ADHD are not developmentally ready to monitor their own screen time. My 12-year old ADHDer said recently: I’m like a dog with peanut butter. Don’t give me access to Minecraft and ask me not play it.
Full Presence Leaves No Space for Worry
When you are fully in presence you have no room for worry, anxiety, or rumination. https://t.co/PnYY0lcsrR
Give Kids Independence, Responsibility, and Free Play
This is why @LetGrowOrg recommends 3 things for all kids: more Independence, responsibility and free play. These have been leached out of kids' lives and the resulting anxiety and depression have been treated like mental illnesses. They are not...
13 ADHD Hacks for Tackling Tough Tasks Without Willpower
I have ADHD and a PhD in healthcare research. It took me over a decade to learn how to trick my brain into doing hard things. Here are 13 unconventional ways to do difficult things without relying on willpower:
Calmness Invites Connection; Anger Leaves You a Hot Mess
Like water, when we are boiling with anger, we are nothing but a hot mess, unable to be touched. But, when we are calm and warm, we invite the world to join us and we can reflect the beauty all around us. 🙏 #FridayMotivation #FridayThoughts #mindset #May https://t.co/XbHbcEuGNs
Balance AI Power: Use It, Don't Let Minds Atrophy
Using AI is like wearing an iron man suit for the mind. The augmentation is real, but lean on it long enough and the muscles underneath start to atrophy. I think we’ll start writing and thinking manually again - with...
Boosting NAD+ May Restore Sleep in Dementia
NAD+‒circadian rhythm coupling in dementia "Pharmacological and lifestyle-based strategies targeting NAD+ restoration are outlined as potential approaches to improve sleep and circadian rhythm integrity..." https://t.co/qQXLHS8nou https://t.co/te8QGUftC4
Cross‑train to Boost Aerobic Volume and Ease Run Soreness
A great way to get some more aerobic volume during running training is to ride a bike. Or swim. Or elliptical. A lot of runners don’t like running multiple days on a row due to soreness in running-specific areas like...
Make Time for What Truly Matters
Prioritize the people and projects that are most meaningful and make time for them. #SaturdayVibes #mindset #Health #Happiness #life #SaturdayMorning #SaturdayThoughts #Friends https://t.co/ykac7yPe4t
Boost Self‑Esteem: Pursue Your Desires, Ignore Opinions
Most people suffer from a lack of self esteem. Do what you want to do. Stop caring what people think.
Crushed Hybrid Challenge: 330 Squats and 10K Run
Big mood in the Larry house today with a hybrid challenge unlocked. 330 pause squat yesterday afternoon, then completed a 10k this morning. I blame @gs072887 & @ImpliedFunding for getting me into this https://t.co/Aszib7PwdK
Lifestyle Signals Misaligned: 90% of Heart Disease Preventable
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. Yet up to 90% of cases are linked to lifestyle-related risk factors we can influence. As a longevity scientist, this points to a simple information problem: the daily signals we give our...
20 Prompts Make Claude Your $20 Personal Coach
TIME TO FIX YOUR LIFE. this guy literally gives you 20 prompts to turn Claude into your personal nutritionist, trainer, life coach, recovery machine. All within your $20 sub. May just started. Don’t waste another month wishing you started sooner 👇 https://t.co/UKxCavVYbf
Train With Age, Not Against It
Midlife and Master's Athlete Training: The Biological Realities We Face For the better part of 15 years, I have been training in the gym, running, cycling, climbing, and more. But the biology of aging and the physiological changes that come with...
Eldest Daughters Become Doctors, Pre‑trained for Burnout
85 to 90 percent of women physicians are eldest daughters. That is not a coincidence. That is a pipeline. Eldest daughters are trained, before age five, to over-function. They take on a parent's worry. They organize the family. They clean...
Resistance Training Boosts Metabolism, Independence, and Sleep After 40
As a bioscientist studying aging, I could list 50+ reasons why adults 40–60 should be resistance training. Here are 3: 1) Muscle is a major site of glucose disposal - improves blood sugar regulation 2) Key to maintaining physical function and independence...
You Never Know Someone's Struggles; Reach Out.
Local fundie apparently suicided today (I knew him briefly) Really nice guy (I won’t disclose any personal info) But it’s important to know that you never know what someone is going thru behind a facade money isn’t everything - if you struggling, reach...
Weekly Sauna Sessions Slash Cardiovascular Death Risk
15-year study, 1,688 people: Sauna 4–7 times per week cut cardiovascular death by 70%. • 2–3x/week: 29% lower • 4–7x/week: 70% lower • More sauna = more protection (linear effect) Inside the body: +45% heat shock proteins, +28% mitochondrial function, lower...
Cancer Survivors Deserve Care Beyond “Tough It Out”
It is unacceptable to ask women who have endured cancer diagnoses and treatments to just "tough it out". Part of comprehensive cancer care is also helping women to live the life they want after they've survived the cancer.
Gratitude Multiplies Abundance: Cherish Life's Small Moments
May Goal: Double down on being grateful for all the little things in life because gratitude is the magic that attracts higher levels of abundance.
Running Toward Sobriety, Land Back, and Justice
In the not too distant future I would like to start doing sponsored half & full marathons to support #LANDBACK & #IndigenousRights 🦅⚡️ I would like to travel high profile running & triathlon events with sponsorship to continue my #menshealth...
Regulate First, Then Decide: Calm Beats Chaos
If you want a rare life, you have to protect your state. Your mind can sound rational while your body is dysregulated. Doubt can feel wise. Fear can sound practical. Urgency can disguise itself as ambition. Regulate first. Then decide. At some point, you realize most people are not thinking...
One Sentence to Gain Cooperation From ADHD Kids
A child psychologist trick: the first sentence to say to build cooperation in ADHD kids without pressure
Your Struggles Stem From a Dysregulated Body, Not Mindset
The most dangerous point in life is not 40. It is the moment you realize you have been trying to build your life from a dysregulated body. Because that is when everything starts to make sense. You were not lazy. You were overloaded. You did...
Most Struggle with Regulation, Not Discipline, in Survival Mode
It took me 10 years of anxiety, overthinking, and trying to force my life forward to realize this. I will tell you in 30 seconds: 1. Most people do not have a discipline problem. They have a regulation problem. You cannot build a clear...
Identify Your Biggest Hurdles Keeping Romance Alive
What are the specific struggles you have when trying to keep the romance alive in your relationship? 🏷️ my therapy corner, couples therapy, online couples therapy, Gottman method couples therapy, Gottman, EFT couples therapy, couples intensives, marriage counseling
Burnout Is a Nervous System Issue, Not Just Mindset
Scientists are proving burnout is not just in your mind. And what they found suggests your lack of focus, low motivation, and overthinking may be less of a mindset problem… and more of a nervous system problem. Modern life may be training your...
Longevity Boils Down to Diet, Sleep, and Daily Exercise
I've gone way deep down the rabbit hole on longevity and about 80% of the stuff you see is BS. There are some basics that are very simple. Number one, stop eating crap food. Number two, sleep seven hours and...
Balance, Movement, Joy, and Love Extend Lifespan
“The secret to living well and longer: eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure.”
Easing Grief Signals Healing, Not Disloyalty
Grief doesn’t stay the same forever, and when it begins to ease, a lot of people feel unsettled by that. It can feel like something is wrong, or even like you’re being disloyal to the person you lost, as if...
Three Simple Antidotes to Suffering, Says George Saunders
George Saunders on the 3 antidotes to your suffering and how to be an instrument of kindness in a harsh world https://t.co/DUCgC3JHbu
Depression Is Multisystem, Not Just a Serotonin Issue
Depression isn't just a serotonin deficiency. The old “chemical imbalance” story is no longer a good summary of the science. Depression is now understood as a multisystem condition involving inflammation, disrupted sleep architecture, nervous system dysregulation, and social disconnection. Medication can help and...
Invest in God, Health, and Marriage—Never Regret
Three investments you'll never regret: 1) Deepening your relationship with God 2) Taking care of your body 3) Investing in your marriage
Simplify Your Life for True Inner Peace
May Goal: Reorganize your life so that you can truly have inner peace. This means removing unnecessary stress and making more time for meditation, quiet moments, and healthy habits.
Beat Meditation Resistance with Tiny Sessions, Habit Anchors, Kindness
Struggling to meditate? Here are 3 ways to overcome resistance: 1. Start small 2- 5 minutes. Make it so easy your brain has no excuse. 2. Anchor it to an existing habit. Meditate after brushing your teeth or making coffee. 3. Be kind...
Lactate Tests Reveal True Mitochondrial Gains Beyond VO₂max
VO₂max can improve with exercise training in metabolically unhealthy individuals. But VO₂max can improve through mechanisms that have limited relationship to the core cellular dysfunction driving disease. For example, cardiac output can increase while mitochondrial function and cellular bioenergetics remain...
Speak These Words, Brighten Someone’s Day
Tell someone: I love you I appreciate you You matter to me I miss you I trust you I forgive you You inspire me I believe in you I support you You are doing great I will do better I value your opinion I am proud of you Someone in your life will be...
Act on Feelings: Apologize, Connect, Ask, Forgive, Love
If you made a mistake, apologize. If you miss someone, reach out to them. If you are confused, ask more questions. If you appreciate someone, show them. If you want to feel lighter, forgive first. If you are stuck, ask others for help. If you love...