At Bulletproof, there’s a lot of talk about mitochondria, the battery packs of your cells. How many mitochondria you have and how strong they are affect everything you do — from performing better to living longer. There are ways to boost your mitochondria through diet
Studies have shown that meditating regularly can help relieve symptoms in people who suffer from chronic pain, but the neural mechanisms underlying the relief were unclear. Now, MIT and Harvard researchers have found a possible explanation for this phenomenon.
Dating back to the ancient Indian Vedas of 1500 BCE, meditation is known to be deeply relaxing and plenty soothing during stressful times. But that’s not all: Science proves that its benefits go so much deeper. In fact, it’s literally mind-changing.
Today’s medical researchers have found massage therapy can provide benefits to those who experience mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. Experts have shown many types of massage therapy can be a great complement to psychotherapy for treating certain conditions.
“Most individuals are dealing with some kind of postural stress,” says Aaron Tanason, registered massage therapist, kinesiologist and owner at Paleolife Massage Therapy in Toronto. “More often than not [that stress] tends to manifest in the shoulders and neck.”
For men, particularly those who are getting on in years, the fear of getting prostate cancer looms large. With prostate cancer being the second most common cancer for men in the United States, and with over 160,000 new diagnoses each year, their fears are certainly not groundless.
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about light therapy—specifically red light and near-infrared light, including infrared saunas. Celebrities are all over the relaxation and detoxification trend—even quarterback Tom Brady is on board, endorsing infrared pajamas (nope, not a joke!) that are said to help you recover from sports-related injuries while you sleep.
Humor is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any sniffle, cough, or sneeze. Laughter also triggers a lot of healthy physical and mental changes in human. Best of all, this priceless medicine is free, fun, and easy to use.
As evidenced by immediate health benefits, the adage "laughter is the best medicine" has more scientific than literary merit attached to it. For that reason an entire day has been dedicated by pioneers of the Laughter Yoga movement to promote positive messaging worldwide around the habit of deliberate
Hydrotherapy is the use of water in the treatment of disease. The use of water for therapy has been around for thousands of years, as far back as ancient India, Greece and Rome. Hydrotherapy has been an integral part in many traditional medicine systems since before
