The game of writing provides infinite life points — Writing Contains Level-Up Powers There is more to writing than meets the eye. Since beginning a writing voyage, I’ve experienced unexpected personal developments. Writing serves additional roles other than putting a pencil to paper. Or more accurately, pecking fingers onto a keyboard. …

Washing your hands doesn’t have to be boring — Dirty Hands? Apple to the Rescue! Most people fall short of scrubbing their hands long enough or as frequently as recommended. This fact disturbingly includes healthcare professionals. The lack of adequate handwashing is an issue considering a viral pandemic has swept the globe. …

Change your mindset, change your life — Your Body Affects Your Mind, and Your Mind Affects Your Body There is more to exercise than meets the eye. Everyone knows physical exercise is an activity that requires physical effort to move muscles and burn calories. …

Walking is beneficial for health, but walking while meditating is a level up — My Sunday Blues Turned Orange I felt sluggish yesterday. My low back and shoulders were sore and stiff like a losing MMA fighter feels the day after a match. I inherently felt my joints belonged to an 80-year-old in my 29 year-old-body. Also, my mind was foggy and vague, like milky water splattered onto my…

Gain strength while skipping crunches forever — Say “Hasta la Vista” Crunches! If I asked you to name one exercise off the top of your head that strengthens your core, what would you say? I guarantee the majority will answer with “an abdominal crunch.” The abdominal crunch is the most classic core exercise around the block. …

How to discover your body’s clues for smart eating — Are We Living in the Past? Growing up, I consistently heard and adhered to the advice that eating three-meals-a-day was vital for health. Food rules created personal psychological factors around eating. I developed “food police” thoughts that were neither healthy or beneficial. …

Is it helpful for you or me? — My Anxiety’s Worst Nightmare Anxiety and I have been acquaintances for a while. For years, prescription medication was a crutch for my strained mind. Although pharmaceuticals helped a little, I didn’t prefer confiding in them. A negative side effect I experienced from low dose prescription benzodiazepines was memory loss; more specifically, anterograde amnesia. Anterograde…

Do the benefits outweigh the risks? — Just because something is popular doesn’t mean it is beneficial for you. Sitting, drinking alcohol, and spending downtime binge-watching shows are all common and popular things, but do they consistently foster wellbeing? We possess the freedom of choice and do not have to partake in something simply because everyone else…

The basics of health are fundamental. — One of the best pieces of advice I’ve learned and applied was from an A.C.T. prep course in high school. The instructor wrote the acronym K.I.S.S. on the board. She said if we became stumped on an A.C.T. test question, don’t overthink it, K.I.S.S. it instead. …