Health

Not specific workouts, diets, supplements, or ‘hacks’. Once you nail this there’s no stopping you. — I tried every program possible to get in shape in my 30s, and I still looked like sh*t. I constantly had ‘projects’. Big Plans. Keto for 6 weeks. Powerlifting for 3 months. Cold showers for… well I didn’t last long with that one, to be honest. Brrrr. But this kind…

And it says a lot about how we indoctrinate men as providers. — *The following contains discussions of suicide and may be triggering to suicide survivors or anyone bereaved by suicide. When Wellington Lytle checked into a Milwaukee hotel after the 1929 stock market crash, he was down to his last four cents and emptied of hope. But before he put a revolver…

#1: You’re addicted to reassurance — Here’s how most people think about their lack of confidence: I’d be more confident if I hadn’t inherited my father’s indecisiveness… If only I didn’t have such a neurotic personality, then I could be more confident… If my mother had really loved me then I’d feel more confident and secure…

Health which no longer feels like treading water, simply leaning back and floating — I was not born into this world with an intuitive understanding of how to take care of my body and mind. I know some people are– I found myself wondering for years, how do they just live and everything falls into place?– but I was not one of them. I…

To support sleep, make that last hour distinct from the rest of your day. — A majority of Americans — a little over 50% of the population — watches TV just before bed. If you’re one of them and you tend to fall asleep easily, don’t change a thing. In fact, stop reading right now! A lot of us would sacrifice a family member in…

The best remedy for mental health conditions is obvious but rarely prescribed — More than half of U.S. doctors receive various forms of payment — ranging from consulting fees to travel and gifts — from pharmaceutical companies, whose industry spends more than $2 billion a year to encourage them to write drug prescriptions. No surprise, doctors who take this money prescribe more of…

No, it doesn't include waking up early or taking cold showers — When it comes to health and fitness, the same old advice like “exercise every day, eat right, get enough sleep” spiel sucks! “I hear you!” I’ve been around the fitness block a few times and talking to a bunch of fitness experts and enthusiasts, I’ve learned that there’s a common…

Here’s what they told me. — According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded, albeit with “low confidence,” that SARS-CoV-2 most likely arose from a lab incident. The FBI has come to a similar determination. While some other government branches and intelligence agencies disagree and lean toward…

Research shows it can increase focus and feel-good hormones by up to 530%. — Four years ago, I wrote an article titled, “How to Get the Unquantifiable Benefits of Cold Showers,” which was wildly popular. It still gets over 200 views per day today. Whenever I read articles that purport to provide a lot of benefits after a short period (e.g. “I ran 5…