Do something that increases your heart rate, meaning you push the pace a bit when you walk to recruit immune cells into circulation. The MedlinePlus website suggests doing the following activities: • Take 20 to 30-minute walks daily • Go to the gym every other day • Play golf regularly Exercise can help boost your […]
Harvard Medical School states, “Exercising regularly, every day if possible, is the single most important thing you can do for your health. Absolutely! Regular physical activity has many benefits for both physical and mental health. It can help to improve cardiovascular health, strengthen bones and muscles, reduce the risk of developing certain chronic conditions such […]
The immune system responds to exercise, with the extent and duration reflecting the degree of physiological stress imposed by the workload. Data support a clear inverse relationship between moderate exercise training and illness risk (the more exercise, the lower the risk of getting sick). Reachers have suggested hormonal and cytokine factors that regulate immune function […]
When you feel fear, treat it as an opportunity. This can be challenging when focusing on fear is the last thing you want to do. It is especially true when we are afraid of failure, rejection, or criticism. However, if we grasp onto this fear, it can help guide us to success. This is what […]
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.– Bertrand Russell Fear can certainly be a powerful emotion that can drive people to act in irrational or superstitious ways. It can also lead people to engage in cruel behaviour, whether to […]
As a writer, fear is something that’s been with me since I started my writing. It can be overbearing, overwhelming, and downright debilitating. But I refuse to let it win. I’ve written a lot about fear and how to overcome it, but I think it’s important to say that fear is good. Fear is your […]
When you feel that fear, treat it as an opportunity and grasp onto it. By doing so, you’ll meet your goals and overcome anything. I’m sure you’ve heard a variation of this phrase before. My 12-year-old grandson said this to his mum when he was talking about her fears about his avocation. He was reminding […]
Today and tomorrow I am going to talk about fear. There are many things that scare us in life, whether it’s the thought of failing or just not having enough money to pay our bills. But, the thing is, when you feel that fear, treat it as an opportunity and grasp onto it. When you […]
Would you believe the spell-checker did not recognize the word, Mergatroyd Heavens to Mergatroyd! The other day a not-so-elderly (I say 75) lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy; and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a Jalopy?” He had never heard of the word jalopy! She […]
The backfire effect is a cognitive bias, meaning that you can use general debiasing techniques in order to counter it effectively. Such strategies include, for example, increasing people’s awareness of this bias, using simpler explanations, and changing the way you present information. This means that when you’re talking to people to change their stance on […]
