Category: well-being

An article exploring the importance of sleep and the steps we can take every day to improve our sleep quality.

Mental health breaks are different from traditional vacations or days off. They are shorter, more frequent, and less formal in nature. A mental health break doesn’t need to last more than 15 minutes in some cases.

Understanding how calorie counting works, the role food plays in our well-being and how we can all eat a little bit more mindfully.

Taking a deep breath will create arousal, anxiety, distress, and reduce CO2 even more. “Experts”, from physicians to coaches, default to this faulty recommendation.The science of breathing demonstrates how this advice is scientifically and practically wrong. Rather, apply the correct practice to counter distress, calm, focus and connect to reality. This is how you prevent and beat “burnout”.

The rise of evidence-based medicine and, specifically, the well-being trend is a wonder. The aim is to increase the quality and quantity of life. Despite all this knowledge, we still show remarkable gullibility.

Beans come in various shapes and textures (over 20 000 species), and they are packed with more nutrients than any other food. They are inexpensive sources of protein and fiber and provide the majority of vitamins and minerals our bodies need.

In this article, we test longevity through the lens of resilience. Whilst the topic is exciting, we recommend you double down on the basics whilst living your life with equanimity, joy and wisdom.

Sleep is important – act like it. Focus, mood, energy, metabolism, gut health, recovery, immune function, hormone regulation, memory retention, waste removal, problem solving… Sleep is absolutely necessary for all of these critical functions. Without good sleep, you are compromised. See below for simple steps to improve your sleep.

Imagine you are surprised by an unexpected reward at your end-of-year function. You are asked to step up to the stage. With a trained vagus nerve, you notice surprise and weakness in your limbs but within milliseconds you become calm, control the anxiety and connect to the occasion with pleasure and gratitude. Your acceptance speech resonates.