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By Erica Zellner, MS, CNS

expert

June 24, 2021

Are Your Wearables Actually Improving Your Health? Only if You Start by Building The Right Relationship With Them

We’re incorporating technology into our lives like never before through the explosion of wearable technology. Our ability and desire to quantify our lives seem to increase with each technological advance. Now, millions of us have access to this data 24/7 — and it is changing how we see our health. But is this reliance on wearable technologies a good thing? Only if you start with the right relationship.

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By Lauren Hoffmeier

expert

June 21, 2021

Science Proves that Laughter is the Best Medicine After All — and Reaping Its Benefits Starts With Nurturing Human Connection

Is laughter really the best medicine? Dr. Madan Kataria launched thousands of laughter clubs, inspired by one man’s search for hope in light of a life-threatening prognosis. That man went on to live for another 25 years. Science is now proving why laughter is so powerful and the benefits it offers all of us — and it all starts by nurturing human connection.

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By Laura Araujo

administrator

June 7, 2021

That Run or Yoga Class Isn’t Saving You From the Risks of Too Much Butt-in-Chair Time, But This NEAT Trick Will

Studies have found that the negative impacts of being sedentary occur when you consistently spend as few as 8 hours doing activities involving low energy such as sitting, driving, reading, and watching TV — even if you exercise regularly. Which is why as many as 80% of adults may be sedentary! But learning to adopt something called NEAT and creating a movement-orientation in your life may be the key to avoiding the risks of a sedentary lifestyle.

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By Dr. Tyler Lesher, ATC, CSCS, OPE-C, PN-1

expert

June 4, 2021

Want to Take Your Workout to the Next Level? The Benefits of Microdosing Might Be the Game-Changer You’re Looking For

The benefits of exercising are well-known and profound. It can help reduce stress, increase body function, and improve your  metabolic profile, but what if you could pair those benefits with a natural compound that could help you achieve the maximum gains from exercise? Some people are using microdosing to induce a flow state of creativity, increase focus, and extend cognitive functioning and, for similar reasons, some are also experimenting with it during workouts to increase motivation and their ultimate results.

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