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Top Five Immune System Enemies

With demanding jobs, long commutes, always-on social media and a 24-7 news cycle, modern life seems designed to sap our immune systems. Fortunately, a few simple lifestyle tweaks can help bring balance to our lives and help our immune system function at its best. If...

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health journals?

Keeping a health journal is a powerful Habit of Health, but we often find that new clients are hesitant or skeptical. Many people have the idea that keeping a journal is a long laborious process along the lines of writing classic literature, which either feels silly...

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the secret

The old cliché story of the man who refuses to stop and ask for directions, even if he is clearly lost, has been told and re-told, but the kernel of truth in the tale keeps it alive. Though the story is intended to be a dig at a male stereotype, the greater truth is...

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your relationship?

In the Habits of Health System, we talk a great deal about our caveman programming—the software and hardware leftover from when we were hunters and gatherers worried about stumbling into a saber tooth tiger every time we turned a corner. Our bodies developed to...

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normal?

Humans are social creatures. Our ancestors knew that coming together as tribes and later as societies and civilizations gave us big advantages in terms of survival and comfort. Those same social instincts, however, come with drawbacks.Since we are always looking to...

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motion is important

A study authored by researchers from the King’s College London and the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing recently studied the immune systems of long-distance cyclists, some as old as 70 or 80.Here’s what Prof. Janet Lord, one of the study’s authors, told the BBC:...

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childhood obesity

For a brief moment, we believed that childhood obesity was finally declining, but new research suggests that was a statistical blip as the trend of rising childhood obesity rates marches forward. The journal Pediatrics just published a study that found that childhood...

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my mentor!

I just wanted to introduce you to my mentor Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen. I just wanted to introduce you to my mentor Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen. This man has not only changed my life, but also the lives of thousands and maybe even millions of people from around the...

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longevity

From the beginning, the Habits of Health were designed around longevity. The goal was not simply to reach a healthy weight but rather to unlock more years of vibrant, active living. As you master your Habits of Healthy Eating and Motion, you should also be thinking...

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the science behind happiness

I really try to educate my clients on the importance of happiness, but this video does a better job than I could ever communicate on my own which is why I am sharing it with you!Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be...

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stressed out?!?!?

The Habits of Health encompass all aspects of optimal well being, not just nutrition and motion. In fact, the very beginning of the journey starts with your mind. We teach you about how habits are formed and how your Stone Age programming influences the choices you...

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