Could Smiling Kill Germs?
Smiling changes your facial structure: face cheeks don’t sag, and your color perks up. You retain tone in your face, which means you are burning a few extra calories. A smile reduces your stress,...
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How Water Creates Health
Most people think that they drink enough water, but when measured, they find that they drink significantly less than they think. We have the same misconception about thirst. We think we need water only...
Dings or Drama?
The more you think about something, the stronger that vision becomes. Consider your next vacation, the excitement of a new baby, or the fear of scary rides at an amusement park. Now consider pain. It...
How To Increase Good Posture
People judge us, based on how we initially present ourselves. If might not be fair, but there it is. Someone at the opera, wearing a buff-dude (without being a buff-dude) under-shirt, flip flops, and...
How Gratitude Affects Aging
When I arrived at the bakery yesterday morning, I was informed that they had not made any 8” pumpkin pies for the holidays. Instead, for the same price, I would receive a 10” pie. I...
How Neuroplasticity Impacts You
Two facts are true: 1 in 2 adult Americans 65 and older will develop the beginning’s of dementia by the year 2030 AND every thought or action you have alters your brain. It is constantly changing....
Why Choice Matters
Do nothing, do something, and/or do something else. Life is a long, endless series of choices. It never stops until you stop breathing. Doing nothing is a decision. Make a better decision. Taking action,...
The Silent, Dark Brain
Our brain lives in silence. And darkness. It knows only what we tell it, and is dependent on our sensory receptors to know what’s going on. External stimuli supplies internal information, which determines how...
4 Systems That Exercise Benefits
In general, those who exercise live longer than those who don’t. We know that. It just doesn’t help when we are trying to climb out of bed 15 minutes earlier to do something about...
How To Benefit From Aging Statistics
According to the Administration of Aging (there’s an admin for everything), in 1900 there were 3.1 million people over the age of 65. People were living longer by the beginning of the new century,...