“Genetics load the gun, but environment pulls the trigger” is a popular phrase used to explain the complex interaction between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping the development and manifestation of certain traits or diseases. It suggests that while genetics provides the foundation for certain traits, the environment can play a significant role in... Continue Reading →
Increase your NEAT: NEAT stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis, which is the energy you burn doing non-exercise activities like fidgeting, walking, and standing. Increasing your NEAT can significantly increase the number of calories you burn throughout the day, helping you get leaner. You can increase your NEAT by standing more, taking the stairs instead of... Continue Reading →
I see it again and again. Parents shouting at their kids about eating candies and junk. Hounding them about being on screens all the time, wondering why they don't go outside and play? Meanwhile the parents are sitting on the couch scrolling tik Tok or some other nonsense social media and eating garbage. Kids don't... Continue Reading →
"Your wildest dreams can be found in the pages of a book" There is something that happens when we read information. Be it a blog, an article, or a book. There is a cascade of brain chemistry that pumps as we read. It supercharges the parts of your brain responsible for learning and retention and... Continue Reading →
Let me start this with a painfully true statistic that you all might not like. According to recent studies, 60 percent of adults can't go 10 minutes without lying in some capacity. Whether it's a bold faced, hurtful lie, or it's those little "white lies" just so you don't hurt someone's feelings... That sure makes... Continue Reading →
Imagine this; you find yourself in a situation or meeting someone that seems extremely great... dare I say perfect... you're trying to figure out how this is so good, what you did to deserve something this good. You start waiting for the "other shoe to drop". You start looking for things that are wrong. You... Continue Reading →
