Dietician‑Approved Chili’s Fajitas Prove Restaurants Can Be Healthy
Eating at #restaurants is often perceived to be unhealthy, but like anything, you can find good options if you just look a bit harder. In this case: the fajitas at @Chilis are the choice of dieticians looking for a healthy, balanced meal. That is to say: a healthy diet doesn't just mean eating at home.
Daily Meditation Reshapes Brain for Calm, Focus, Resilience
Meditation trains attention, stress regulation, and emotional control. The science is compelling: consistent practice has been linked to measurable changes in brain structure, network activity, and the way the brain responds to stress, pain, and distraction. A few minutes a day may...
Eat Enough, but Don’t Let Cravings Dictate Performance
Pretty lean and skinny elite runners always telling you to “eat more”? Um, I’m not sure they actually practice what they preach exactly 🤣?! Yes, please fuel properly and don’t be malnourished (obviously). But if I always “ate what my...
Greatness Thrives without Constant Suffering
There’s this notion that greatness requires nonstop suffering; it couldn’t be further from the truth:
Beat Burnout by Tackling Something You’re Bad At
Most people think burnout means they need to relax. The real reset comes from doing something you are bad at. Something that forces you to struggle, learn, and be present. That is when your brain finally turns off “work mode.” https://t.co/h3hIvB1Le8
One Deep Breath Cuts Through Constant Mental Chatter
Mental chatter goes on all day such that we become habituated to its presence. Unaware that we are lost in thought. A simple practice is to come back to the breath. One slow, deep breath and you are right back...
Overtired Babies Resist Sleep: Spot Cues Early
It is intuitive to think that if a baby gets tired enough they will just fall asleep. A lot of parents find out the hard way that the opposite is true. An overtired baby is actually harder to soothe. As babies...
Quit Drinking, Gain Health, Wealth, and Life Balance
Me in 2019: > Drinking 2-4 beers/drinks every night > Getting hammered once a week with friends > Drinking was 100% of my stress relief AND social life > Weighed 225 (20lbs heavier than now) > Looked like I was 45, when I was...
Executive Health Retreat Uncovers Hidden Risks, Boosts Vitality
One of the most valuable things I’ve done in the last five years: An executive health retreat. I learned a few things: - I have the Alzheimer gene. Got on supplements to help. - I don’t have cancer. I got every organ imaged and...
GLP-1 Drugs: Brain‑targeted Cure for Obesity and Addictions
In 1992, scientists discovered a chemical in Gila monster venom that mimicked GLP-1, the hormone your gut releases to signal fullness. By tinkering with its structure, pharma companies extended its duration from two hours (the Gila monster version) to one...
Emotional Breakthrough Reaffirms as Top Response Predictor
Pleased to be included in this work. Emotional breakthrough as a strong predictor of response (again): https://t.co/pAPCipfd1U
Guard Your Mind: Choose Content, Protect Self‑Care
This has to become a principle of Self-care. Choose wisely because: “Anything you feed your mind you will internalize. Anything you feed the internet, it will attempt to kill.” says Taylor Swift.
Strong Core, Strong Punch, Safer Chin
"Proximal stability enables distal power." This is why a strong core and glutes make someone a power puncher AND have a better chin.
Trauma Distorts the Brain’s Natural Pattern‑Recognition System
The Brain As A Pattern Recognition Machine & The Impact Of Trauma On Brain Patterns: Why Our Brains Detect Patterns: * Survival And Safety. * Efficiency In Processing. * Predictive Ability. * Learning And Structure. * Biological Structure. Impact Of Trauma On Pattern Recognition: * Overactive Danger Detection. *...
Focused Breathing Centers You in the Present Moment
An intentional focused breath is a beautiful reminder of where you are and what matters most at this moment. https://t.co/vHiGRobUeX
Your Focus Is Your Superpower in Distraction
Where does your superpower lie? In a world that's competing for your attention, your focus is everything. #mindfulness https://t.co/9EA84vEcVB
Intense Exercise Boosts Brain Impulse Control, Says Huberman
Brain benefits of intense exercise, including impulse control @foundmyfitness on the Huberman Lab podcast out now. https://t.co/ikb1qKevnc
Turn Ego's Fearful Child Into Written Insight
I experience ego as a terrified child. Meditate on one fearful thought, move it from your head to paper, and follow the simple directions below. xoxo bk Download the One-Belief-At-A-Time Worksheet: thework.com/downloads theworkofbyronkatie #byronkatie #innerwisdom #selfhelp #selfinquiry #healingjourney #selflovejourney #dailylesson #mindfulness #TheWork
Leaving HuffPost to Build Thrive: Leap of Microsteps
How do you know when it's time to take a leap? I did exactly that when I left The Huffington Post (@HuffPost) in 2016 to found @Thrive Global, helping people adopt healthy habits that drive better health outcomes, engagement, and productivity — one...
Mindful Social Media Use Impacts Our Emotional Well‑Being
So it's just SO IMPORTANT 👏 👏 👏 that we are mindful of how we use social media and how that use is making us feel.
Pause, Finish Tasks, and Restore Daily Clarity
Rushing from one task to the next leaves a trail of unfinished moments behind. Finishing what’s in front of us, facing the task we’re avoiding, and taking small pauses to plan and reflect can bring clarity back into the day. Read on...
Your Apology Teaches Kids Repair More than Scripts
We talk a lot about teaching kids to say sorry. But the most powerful apology they'll ever witness is yours. Not because you're modeling a script, but because you're showing them that repair is possible.
Adaptations Fail Without Required Behavioral Change
When we get outcomes (adaptations) that require behavior modification (work), without the behavior modification we build change on top of dysfunction. The nervous system is still compensating. The root problem continues to fester. This is well understood in human performance....
Unspoken Needs Breed Passive Aggression in Adults
Passive aggressive adults are just children who weren’t allowed to have needs. So they learned to hide them. Behind silence. Behind “I’m fine.” Behind doing the bare minimum and calling it boundaries. They never got to say “I’m hurt” so now they make you guess...
Medical Training Ignores Self‑Care, Fuels Empathy Burnout
The heart oxygenates itself first. The first branches of the ascending aorta are the left and right coronary arteries. Yet the culture of medicine actively trains physicians to do the exact opposite. In a recent conversation on The Podcast by KevinMD, integrative...
Prescribe Exercise Before Drugs for Chronic Disease
As a medical school professor, I teach my students to prescribe drugs. But a landmark review in Cell Metabolism argues we should prescribe exercise first. Febbraio and Pedersen -- the scientists who coined "exercise as medicine" -- reviewed 233 studies on...
When You Eat Impacts Metabolism as Much As What
As a medical school professor, I was trained to focus on WHAT patients eat. But this massive meta-analysis says WHEN may be just as important. 41 randomized controlled trials. 2,287 participants. Published in BMJ Medicine. The finding: time-restricted eating improved nearly every...
Structured Plans Crush Trading Fear
Overcoming Fear in Trading – Checklist ✅ Fear (of loss, FOMO, or being wrong) is normal — but it can be conquered with structure + deliberate practice: • Build a written trading plan with clear entry, exit, and position-sizing rules before...
You’re Not Broken—Your Adaptability Fuels Recovery
I don’t know who needs to hear this: You’re not broken. You’re living proof that you are capable of coping & adapting to survive - right up to the edge of sustainability. And you will be able to cope with the journey...
Prioritize Sleep: Key Do’s, Don’ts for Athletic Recovery
Sleep is essential for recovery of the brain and body. Sleep deprivation or restriction has negative effects on cognition, learning and memory consolidation and mental well-being, growth and repair of cells, metabolism of glucose and immune function. In this blog...
Rest Is Part of Growth—Skip Posting when Exhausted
Friday reminder. You don't have to post today if you're exhausted. The algorithm won't punish you. Your audience won't forget you. Your growth won't disappear. Take a breath. Rest is part of the strategy too. (yes I'm telling myself this as much as...
Accepting Teen Mistakes Lowers Resistance Better than Lectures
Your teen needs to know: "I can mess up and still be accepted." That safety reduces resistance more than lectures.
Thich Nhat Hanh Links True Love to Self‑Knowledge Rivers
The great Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on true love and the 5 rivers of self-knowledge https://t.co/nPsSrDxUQ2
Shift Your State, Not Effort, with a Free Reset
If your mind never shuts off, this is not something you fix by trying harder. It is something you fix by changing your state. I made a free reset for that. Reply RESET.
Prioritize Self‑Love to Truly Help Others
Love your self 1st ❤️! You need to be “good” before you can help anyone else
30‑Minute Post‑Screen Routine Boosts ADHD Focus
A child psychologist trick: what to do in the 30 minutes after screen time for ADHD kids
Choose Your Thoughts: Create, Don’t Worry
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus your energy on what you can create.” https://t.co/6AmAPd7HAT
Medicine’s Career Paths Aren’t Linear—Choose Autonomy with Locums
One of the most limiting ideas in medicine is that there is only one respectable way to build a career. This episode pushes back on that. Trevor Cabrera describes locum tenens as more than temporary coverage or a pay increase. In his...
E‑cigs Boost Quit Rates 20‑40% over NRT
Nicotine e-cigarettes are linked to quit rates 20% to 40% higher than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, with consistent evidence showing greater effectiveness for smoking cessation over at least six months. smokingcessation
People Demand Agency in Self‑Directed Health Optimization
my only angel investment last year was a peptide company PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE AGENCY OVER THEIR HEALTH i couldn’t be more enthusiastic about the current trend of self instructed health maxxing - let the people decide https://t.co/mMz8Ooxu1A
Midlife Exercise Halves Women's Premature Death Risk
Staying active throughout middle age can cut women's risk of premature death in half https://t.co/XQiLKnWkFc via @medical_xpress #exercise #WomensHealth #medicaleducation #lifestylemedicine #healthyliving #pavingwellness
Restarting Zoloft Gave Me Relief From Lifelong Anxiety
I could cry because my whole life I’ve had uncontrollable anxiety that medication never even touched. I recently started Zoloft again out of desperation and I feel like a new person 🥺 take the meds 
Prioritize Your Values to Escape Chaos and Burnout
Chaos doesn’t care what matters, so we have to. If everything is urgent, then nothing is. When we’re stuck or on a fast track to burnout, the best thing we can do is audit & align our time, energy & values....
Silence Beats Stress When Dealing With Narcissists
It's not worth the cortisol spike to argue with someone with high narcisstic traits. Their narratives don't reflect reality. Let your silence confirm you've unsubscribed from their delusion.
Professional Cleaning Boosts Productivity and ADHD Focus
The best thing I have ever done is hire a professional cleaner to deep clean my house every few weeks. It's better for me as a business owner. It's better for me as a human being with ADHD. Yes, I...
Feeling Low? Prioritize Exercise, Sleep, Water, Nutrition
🚨POV: You’re not depressed. You just need to workout, rest, hydrate and fuel your body consistently 💪 https://t.co/awLJ4iKOUS
Kids Seek Mom for Comfort; It's Natural Regulation
When a toddler falls and gets hurt, they will often run past their dad and every other person in the room to find their mom. When they are sick, same thing. They only want mom. Your child has been tuned to...
Kind Inner Dialogue Transforms Your Life
Listen to your inner voice and see what it's saying to you. Is it kind? Are you compassionate with yourself? Challenging thoughts are the first step in changing your inner narrative. Change the mind. Change your life. #mindfulness https://t.co/fdgDUuUbG6
Healing Intergenerational Slavery Trauma Requires Multidisciplinary Efforts
Acknowledging the significance of intergenerational traumas, including the trauma of the transatlantic enslavement of Africans, is necessary. The reparative work must be multidisciplinary, which includes mental health. I appreciate the work psychologists have done to contribute to addressing these crimes...
Healing Requires Facing Hard Conversations After Toxic Chaos
One of the hardest parts about being in a healthy relationship after years of toxic ones and a long period of being single is learning how to have hard conversations. Because if I’m being honest, my first instinct is not always...