Tag: Mind & Body

10 Ways to Relieve Stress in Your Life

Do you know the secret to relieving stress in your life? Take action. Worrying about it only fuels the fire. If you really want to help reduce or eliminate stress and anxiety in your life, then identify several activities or methods that you enjoy and that fit into your lifestyle and make them a part…


Life’s Limitations Can Set You Free

In 1944, a 39-year-old Austrian man named Viktor Frankl and his wife Tilly were processed into the Auschwitz concentration camp. He spent approximately 18 months in the shackles of the Nazis, shuttled from one camp to another, before being liberated by American soldiers. Frankl survived the Holocaust, but his wife, mother, and brother didn’t. Despite…


Why Celebrating Christmas Is Good for Your Mental Health

From birthdays to weddings and graduations, this year has seen many personal celebrations canceled, while communal festivities such as Bonfire Night, Eid, and Diwali either haven’t been celebrated or have been more subdued. So it might feel tempting to downplay Christmas, too, especially with concerns that people mixing more freely could lead to a third wave of…


‘I Was Broken’: Former Ketamine ‘Druggie’ Transforms His Life, Becomes Public Speaker

A 34-year-old UK man’s story has gone viral after he shared on Facebook his personal experiences, and incredible transformation, of recovering from addiction. Thomas Delaney is a public speaker who’s passionate about alternative drug education. But life wasn’t always this way for the Glasgow local; he used to struggle with addiction. On Nov. 15, Delaney…


Link Between Alzheimer’s and Gut Confirmed

Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States, with 1 in 3 seniors dying with Alzheimer’s or dementia—more than the number killed by breast and prostate cancers combined.1 While a cure has remained elusive, the connection between brain health and gut microbiota has grown clearer, and research suggests that…


I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.

Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual physical. My doctor looked at my test results and shook his head. Virtually everything was perfect. My cholesterol was down. So was my weight. My blood pressure was that of a swimmer. A barrage of blood tests…


Natural Ways to Boost One of the Body’s Most Powerful Antioxidants

One of your body’s most significant defenses against aging is antioxidants. These valuable compounds help protect your cells from oxidative stress so they can maintain health and efficiency. Most antioxidants come from the food you eat. Some powerful ones, however, are made naturally in the body. But with age, like many other functions, this antioxidant…


Beyond the Bathroom Scale: Healthy Body Weight

Discussing weight and figuring out what healthy body weight is has been a popular topic for centuries. For much of history, extra weight was considered an indication of good health, wealth, and success, although that has changed over time. As the years have passed, people have developed complex ways of understanding and measuring healthy body…


5 Strategies to Reduce Addiction-Like Behaviors Over the Holidays

With the pressures of the holiday season, rising COVID-19 rates, and the resulting social isolation from friends and family, people can easily fall into addictive or excessive behaviors. These are behaviors that are sometimes done to excess, taking on an addiction-like quality. In your life, this might look like eating too many cookies or too much ice cream,…


A Guide to Habit Resilience

I’ve coached thousands of people who want to change habits, in my Sea Change Program, and I’ve found there’s a key difference between those who actually make changes and those who don’t. That key difference is what I like to call “habit resilience.” Habit resilience is the ability to bounce back when things don’t go as…