Tag Archives: health

5 Essential Ways Everyone Should Hack Their Willpower

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Marcella Chamorro

Willpower is like a battery — it has a finite limit of use for each day. The best way to have more willpower is to find some useful ways to hack it! r

How to Develop a Nurturing Morning Routine

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Lori Smith

Developing a morning routine that will boost your productivity can help you stay on top of your commitments for the day. For me, I purposefully wake up an hour before I need to. This allows me more time and I am not rushed. I spend 15-20 minute shower. I get to eat breakfast, which we all know is the most important meal of the day. r

Foods for Mental Energy and Focus

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Curt Pedersen

Now you know several foods to you can eat any time for better focus and mental energy. Give these suggestions a try for a month and I guarantee that you will find that you’re able to get more done in less time. r

Mindful Eating as a Gateway to More Mindfulness

Posted on June 24, 2012 by David Singer

Cutting the newspapers out of my breakfast routine was surprisingly easy. I quickly got into the habit of not bringing the papers in from the driveway until after I finished my cereal. And the absence of the papers acted as a valuable trigger to remind me about my homework assignment—to eat more mindfully, specifically at least three bites during each meal. r

Your Body is a Biological Machine

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Peter Markovic

It is very hard to imagine another asset more important than one’s body. Our bodies are a biological machine that needs to be maintained and nurtured if we are to expect the very best from it. r

The 4 Steps to Building an Exercise Habit

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Kevin Asuncion

Committing to exercise is always a difficult thing. We throw ourselves at the task only to quit a few months later because we just don’t have the time for it. Over the years I’ve come to realize that exercise isn’t something we find time for, but rather it’s a behavior we need to build up so that it carves a space for itself in our daily routine. Just like how brushing our teeth is something we just do in the morning, exercise can be just something we do on a daily basis without having to think about it. So how can we make exercise as automatic as brushing our teeth? By approaching it with the intent to build a habit. r