11 scientifically proven methods that boost health & happiness, promote healing, aid relaxation, and create mental clarity. — The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system which serves many functions. It is better known for helping us rest and digest which it does by slowing and stabilising a resting heart rate, slowing and stabilising the breath, promoting digestion, improving recovery and healing times, producing…

It’s a lot closer than you might think — Being a NAVY Seal has to be one of the most hardcore jobs there is. It’s hard to even imagine what they have to do, see, and process on a daily basis. If they didn’t have ways to self-regulate, stay calm, and keep focused right there in the moment when…

The first is noble. The second is easy. The third is bitter. — According to legend, the ‘father of philosophy’ is a man named Thales. He is said to have invented philosophy in the 6th century BCE, laying the foundations for astrology, mathematics, and more to travel through time and space. Along with his many discoveries, he proclaimed: “The most difficult thing in…

One is more likely to leave happiness on the table. The other is more likely to leave performance. — In a 2006 study, researchers followed 548 college seniors. They found that those who strived for better jobs with higher-paying salaries often felt less content. Whereas those who were more content in average jobs with modest salaries were often more satisfied. They called these two types of people maximisers and…

Especially when it comes to long-term success — There’s a common misperception at the moment that says success should be achieved in a blissful state and anything but that is wrong. Joseph Campbell’s famous quote “follow your bliss” is great advice over the long term as it gives us permission to go after our dreams and fulfil them…

If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything.” — James Clear — James Clear once said, “If successful and unsuccessful people share the same goals, then the goal cannot be what differentiates the winners from the losers.” So, what does? According to one study, there are 12 common characteristics that define a motivated person: They have a strong desire to achieve their…

The vagus nerve can be split into three zones — the upper vagus, the middle vagus, and the lower vagus — and each one likes to be worked on in slightly different ways — The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system and it delivers information from the gut to the brain, communicates with the diaphragm, sends anti-inflammatory signals to other parts of the body, and can be found behind the tongue, in the throat, neck, heart, lungs, abdomen, and…

After living with a cat for the last six months I can see why the Egyptians worshipped them so much. — The ginger guy pictured above — the one looking all royal and regal — showed up at my door six months ago in distress. We estimated him to be about five weeks old at the time and pondered why his mother had left him to fend for himself. He was…

This is Big Pharma’s worst nightmare because it’s not profitable — The global healthcare industry is reported to be worth over $10 trillion with the diet, weight loss, and weight management markets reaching a value of more than $175.44 billion in 2022. What they seem to ignore, however, presumably because it’s not all that profitable, is a perfectly free and accessible…