Coherent Breathing Beats Meditation for Anxiety Relief
Was only a matter of time until people started going (rightly) crazy about coherent breathing.
Every 1,000 Steps Cuts Mortality Risk by 15%
The association between daily step count and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a meta-analysis A 1000-step increment was associated with a 15% decreased risk of all-cause mortality... with significant benefits starting event at 2500/4000 steps/day. https://t.co/8d6VGnP0Dg https://t.co/f9h0D5dWlV
When Simple Tasks Overwhelm, Lists Aren’t Enough
Executive function - me: "I'm having trouble doing simple things" the advice: "here's a list of simple things you can do"
Vegan Diets May Sabotage Fat Loss—Try Low‑OX
Being vegan makes fat loss harder. My advice: don't do it. Too many plants in your diet can lead to excessive oxalates. Oxalates form razor-sharp crystals in your body and feed on your mineral supply, leaving you tired, drained, and...
Reset Your Nervous System with Simple Daily Habits
If you feel wired but tired, your nervous system is stuck in high gear. Three things to change today: • Switch to nasal breathing with mouth tape. • Stop eating 3-4 hours before bed. • Get 10 minutes of direct sunlight this morning. These aren't...
Simple Daily Practices Transform Your Day’s Quality
A few simple practices can shape the quality of a day: planning the day, moving the body, expressing love, noticing moments of wonder. In this video, I share 7 things that make my days feel amazing. ▶️ https://t.co/WupNWslpOj #dailyhabits #simplicity #mindfulness
Evidence Shows Simple Steps Cut Hearing Loss Risk
3 evidence-based ways to reduce your risk of hearing loss: • Use hearing protection • Limit noise exposure • Manage key health factors Simple? Yes. Widely practiced? No. Why the gap? 🔗Read the full evidence-based insights: https://t.co/yWRzHN0GJx 🌐 #HealthHacksThatWork https://t.co/fb9Er64b4p
Two Weeks Off Exercise Triggers Depression Spikes
What happens when you make people take a break from doing what they love? In one study, researchers took regular runners and triathletes and made them take 2 weeks completely off. No exercise. No cross-training. Just rest. The result? Big spikes in...
Free Your Mind: Capture, Organize, Act
You keep overthinking because you’re trying to remember everything. Tasks. Ideas. Random “don’t forget this” thoughts. No wonder you feel drained. Your brain isn’t built to store things. It’s built to think. So free it up: Collect → Organise → Do Write it down. Sort it out. Execute. That’s how...
Boost Confidence to Embrace Change and New Opportunities
We need confidence to change. We need confidence to try new things. We need confidence to use our knowledge and skills in our daily lives at work and at home. What are the ways you have increased your confidence? 🤔 #SaturdayThoughts...
Every Action Fuels Growth in Its Own Domain
Read to improve your writing. Write to improve your thinking. Build to improve your understanding. Speak to improve your storytelling. Give to improve your networking. Move to improve your healthy living. Sleep to improve your mood and energy. Smile to improve your happiness.
Postpartum Dieting Borrows Health, Repays Later
If you are cutting calories within months of giving birth, you are borrowing from your future health to look good now. The first 6 months postpartum are about healing, building milk supply, and rebuilding your mineral stores. The more you nourish...
Stop Chasing Approval; Focus on Being Genuinely Good
One of the hardest things to learn is to not worry about what people think or say about you. Until you learn this lesson, you will waste valuable time responding to negativity and criticism. As Paulo Coelho said, ‘be a good person,...
Boys Squad Learns On‑Course Nutrition and Hydration
Morning with @EnglandGolf East Region Boys Squad. On course nutrition & hydration strategies ahead of the coming season. https://t.co/JbImVUDBj4
Meditation Rewires Brain for Focus, Memory, Calm
Meditation literally reshapes your brain. Research shows it: Thickens the prefrontal cortex → better focus, decision-making and emotional control. Grows gray matter in the hippocampus → improved memory and learning. Shrinks the amygdala → less stress, anxiety and reactivity. https://t.co/5onewk01zW
Battery‑free Textile Powers Real‑time Blood Pressure Monitoring
A new battery-free textile enables continuous, real-time monitoring of systolic blood pressure by wirelessly connecting ultra-thin epidermal sensors to a smartphone, eliminating the need for bulky batteries in wearable health technology. wearabletech
Seeking Tools to Boost Post-Stroke Short-Term Memory
#gamers #cognitive #neurology Can you suggest anything to help my friend Brenda @bsuecannon? She wants to buy s/thing to help her husband improve his ST memory that was impaired from a recent #stroke. Thx.
Healing Requires More Than Just Awareness
My business and work became trauma-informed after training in Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté - and with it came a truth that reshaped everything I thought I knew about healing: awareness alone is not enough.
Brain Gym Video Transforms Left-Hand Stroke Recovery
"This video was a game-changer for me to train my left-hand Best #Stroke Recovery Hand Exercises — Stage 3. #Brain gym videos are very fun and surprisingly challenging even for a person with no stroke history: Brain gym | simple brain...
GLP‑1 Drugs May Trigger New Restrictive Eating Disorders
"There is also compelling preliminary evidence suggesting that the use of these drugs [GLP-1] could exacerbate and lead to new diagnoses of restrictive eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa." @NEJM today https://t.co/PeTLgyRXiL
Heat Spike Boosts West Nile Risk—Cover Up, Use DEET
Neighbors on my AM walk in HoustonTX ask, “Dr. Hotez it’s going up to the 90s this weekend why cover head to toe?” ANS: West Nile Virus. WNV season goes May to Nov/Dec with climate change, risk of encephalitis is...
Two‑Minute Daily Mortality Check‑In Boosts Meaningful Choices
Here’s a new habit to end the day with: a two-minute mortality check-in. As Angela Haupt reports in @TIME, the idea comes from Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, founder of End Well, which helps people talk about and plan for the end...
Turning Playdates Into Full‑Body Cardio Sessions
My new favorite workout: 1mile hard with stroller to lake 5min break feeding ducks 1.5mile hard to playground 10min active recovery on swings and slides 1200m to pond. 5min Feed turtles Jog home
Simple 10-Step Routine for Health and Longevity Under 40
Health and longevity routine for people under 40: 1. Lift weights 2-3x a week, focusing on strength 2. Cardio 2x a week, mix of HIIT and zone 2 3. Sleep 7-8 hours 4. Eat a predominantly whole foods diet, no need for restrictive diets 5....
Genetics, Not Fitness, Caused My Heart Attack
In 2022 I had a mild heart attack and quadruple bypass. The cause was LP(a)—a genetic condition not identified for twenty years. Every cardiologist told me the same thing: I survived because I'd spent two decades getting my body in shape. https://t.co/V6hjnDkJRX
Stop Changing Others, Invest Energy in Your Life
It's not on you to change the other people in your life. Your frustration is wasted energy. Re-focus that energy on creating a remarkable life for you.
Live Kindly: Prioritize Family, Health, and Humility
Family first Love your children unconditionally Do not take your good health for granted agency (I will) > intellect (IQ) You are not your job Keep in touch with good friends good manners > good education Be helpful Fight against a sense of entitlement Consume less sugar Sleep 6-8...
Rest Fuels Clarity; Burnout Won’t Be Solved By Thinking
Rest is the space where clarity grows. You can't think your way out of burnout.
Health Thrives on Nutrient Variety, Not Single Superfood
Nutrient-density is not a competition. There’s not a single “best nutrient” or most important nutrient. We need a combination of foods and a wide variety of nutrients for optimal health.
Master Basics First: Intensity, Consistency, Nutrition, Sleep
Yes I know this sounds boring and simplistic, but focusing on the unquestionable basics is the real game changer. Before you worry about marginal gains and treat training as a maximization problem, try to optimize what actually matters: proper intensity...
Even at 82, Speed Training Pays Off
82-year-old Domenic Stallato runs 100 meters in 16.02 sec A physically active 30-year-old would run it in about 12-14 seconds Importance of training speed and power with age: https://t.co/HSHGgsTIYU https://t.co/gZppsjkstC
Carb‑loading and Resting Before Marathon Day
With just about 24 hours from the @londonmarathon, I’ve switched to my bland, high carb diet. Today I’m staying off my feet as much as possible while I prep everything I need for tomorrow. Just one fun little outing today.
Anti‑inflammatory Diets Curb Neuroinflammation via Gut‑brain Axis
The relationship between dietary patterns and neuroinflammation "These nutritional changes contribute to a pro-inflammatory brain environment both directly, through the immunomodulatory effects of dietary components and metabolites, and indirectly, through increased intestinal permeability, dysbiosis, and activation of peripheral inflammatory cascades. Conversely, nutritional...
Founder Wellness Directly Drives Business Success
Your business will only ever be as healthy as its founder. Drink the water. Get the sleep. Take the walk. Then come back sharper.
Cut Liquid Calories to Shed Fat Easily
Americans drink 50,000 calories a year. One of the easiest ways to lose fat is to simply cut back your liquid calories.
Smartly Google Symptoms Without Panic
How to google your symptoms without freaking out (John Whyte | TEDxNashville) https://t.co/JGDRgcFfDa via @TEDTalks
Milestones Aren’t for Unfinished Business, Prioritize Healing
My biggest boundary is that my milestone moments are not opportunities for reconnection or reunification. That boundary has helped me so much when it comes to invites. Celebration is not a substitute for healing, and I’m not using my life...
One in Four Americans Use AI for Health Advice
25% of Americans have used an AI tool or chatbot for health information or advice, mainly as a supplemental tool for their care. https://t.co/6ca7WhHm49 https://t.co/f5Yv8ub4ff
New “Permademic” Term Explains Lasting Post‑2020 Unhappiness
Pretty surprising read with some new words - permademic and others to help us understand why English speaking cultures' happiness tanked in 2020 and never recovered and the conclusions might surprise you- https://t.co/TDDfXFopzf
Outdated Rehab Myths: Trust Outcomes, Not Old Lore
Half of "evidence-based" rehab is 30-year-old lore nobody updated. Back: "Posture causes pain." It doesn't. Knee: "Knees behind toes." Stairs require otherwise. Hip: "Imaging finds the cause." Pain-free adults show the same findings. Shoulder: "Dyskinesis causes pain." Pain-free shoulders show...
Wellness Thrives on Relationships, Mindfulness, Sleep, Gratitude
A healthy lifestyle is not just about diet+exercise, it's also about cultivating high-quality connections with people, reducing stress with mindfulness, deep breathing+ meditation, getting restful #sleep, and expressing gratitude. These things fuel your body, mind+ spirit. #healthyliving #pavingwellness #lifestylemedicine #WellnessJourney
Grinspoon & Bakalar 1979: Foundational Pillar of Psychedelic Revival
Grinspoon and Bakalar (1979) was published in the darkest days for psychedelics within academia and medicine. It's a treasure trove of wisdom that should be cited more in academic papers. The modern resurgence in psychedelic medicine owes a lot to...
Pause, Create Space, Choose Your Response for Growth
Create space when you encounter a situation that normally triggers you. Pause. Breathe. Observe before reacting. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth...
Mind‑body Techniques Succeed when They Unlock Inner Healing Resources
True test for any mind-body technique - does it help you access your inner resources for healing, growing, learning? https://t.co/dHBATlC3IM
Positive Self-Talk Changes Your Life; Words Are Powerful
Do not speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body does not know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that is why it is called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you...
Real Acts of Helpful Help for New Parents
What is something somebody did after you had a baby that was *actually helpful* to you? There’s so much talk about what isn’t helpful. I thought it would be great to collect real examples of what “helpful help” for a new...
Morning Sunlight Aligns Your Energy and Daily Planning
The whole point of viewing morning sunlight is that it organizes your energy in time— which lets you organize what to do when across the day, and places you in the best possible stance to deal with any unanticipated demands...
Embrace Post‑Marathon Blues: Recover, Reflect, Plan Ahead
The post-marathon blues are common, and a natural part of the sport. When we deeply care about, and train for months with one date and goal in mind, it feels odd when it’s in the rear view mirror. My advice: reflect,...
Fully Feeling Gratitude Transforms Your Perspective
When you do gratitude work, see if you can fully be flooded with the emotions of the thing you’re really grateful for. For me this morning, it was my eyes. Quite simple. But when you really get underneath it, just...
Veteran Kelly Races to Fund Well‑Being for Heroes
One other thing I want to highlight for our veterans is the great work being done by Open Army member @a32m2a32m2, and especially his wife, Kelly. Kelly is a Navy veteran who is racing to raise funds for veteran well-being through...