There’s no denying that, as you age, your brain slows and cognitive function declines. However, this doesn’t mean that you’re destined to live out your days in a brain fog or develop dementia or worse. The best bet you have…
I’ve attempted suicide three times. Unfortunately, I’m not alone in this distinction. The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide every year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. Suicide accounted for 1.4% of all deaths worldwide in 2016,…
It’s an unspoken rule among all humans that the way to achieve a happy and successful life is to avoid the “bad stuff.” Avoid pain. Avoid failure. But what if we stopped using so much mental and emotional energy running…
The human brain is approximately 60 percent fat. To function optimally, your brain needs to maintain this level of fat. The low-fat recommendations and diets that gained popularity in previous decades degraded public health in many ways. Eating brain-healthy foods…
Less intelligent people tend to overestimate their competence (I’m sure you can think of a few), while smart people tend to sell themselves short. Apparently, this trait is nothing new because even Shakespeare noticed it. In “As You Like It“ he…
Recent science has confirmed that when you are sleeping, your brain is busy. In fact, during sleep, neurons in the brain fire almost as much as they do when you’re awake. We now know that the activities your brain performs while you’re…
What makes one person more resilient than another? Some people go through unfathomable pain, tremendous suffering, and extreme hardship. While these events may slow them down and set them back for a bit, they manage to somehow endure, keep moving…