Health & Wellbeing

Photo by Karollyne Videira Hubert on Unsplash If you have trouble feeling awake and alert, you can probably relate to how I felt. Waking up so exhausted EVERYDAY omggggg, am I right? I hate feeling like this. Luckily, I have tips to help people feel more awake and just plain more alive, and I will give […]

Here’s How You Can Reduce Stress Levels Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Breathing: we just do it. It’s totally basic and obvious and innate. And yet many of us are probably messing it up at least part of the time. The math goes like this: if most people breathe inefficiently on a given scale of a million

Photo by Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash Sleep is vital. We simply cannot live without it. When we don’t get it, we will try pretty much anything to get it. Yet suddenly, our talk about sleep seems to be urgent; conduct a search on the web for sleep and you’ll find increasingly numerous articles on how to

Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash It’s 4am. You have a big test in eight hours, and a piano recital in six. You’ve been studying and practicing for days, but you never seem to be adequately prepared. So what do you do? Have another cup of coffee and cram for a while? Actually, it might be

The effects of it on your body and brain Photo by Marina Vitale on Unsplash In 1965, the 17-year-old high‑school student Randy Gardner slept not a wink for 264 hours, or 11 days, to find out how he would fare deprived of sleep. On the second day, his eyes lost their power of focus. Then he began

Exploring the Science and Strategies for Resistance Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash In 1997, a French woman named Jeanne Calment passed away after 122 years and 164 days on this Earth, making her the oldest known person in history. Her age was so astounding that a millionaire pledged $1 million to anyone who could break

Ever had someone tell you, “Hey, straighten up!” or give you a gentle scold for slouching at a family gathering? It can be a bit bothersome, but guess what? They’re onto something important. Your posture — how you hold your body when you’re sitting or standing — is like the backbone (pun intended!) of all your movements. It determines

Picture the early birds bouncing out of bed with the sun, full of energy. But as the day rolls on, they start to wind down until they’re crashing around sunset. Now, let’s switch gears to the night owl. They’re the ones who hit snooze a few times, stumbling out of bed way after the sun’s

Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash In 2021, more than 36 million people worldwide were dealing with substance abuse disorders. This means they were having problems because of using drugs or alcohol. At its worst, it’s called addiction. To understand why addiction is so tough to beat, let’s see how drugs affect the body. When you

Photo by Warren on Unsplash Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world. Close to 10 percent of the US adult population suffers from the disease. Because it is a mental illness and not an observable disease, it’s less tangible than something like high cholesterol, and much less intuitive. One of the greatest sources