Wellbeing is defined as the state of being happy, healthy, or successful. My friend Gene Harker, MD, PhD, defines well-being as a state that exists when organisms function in an environment in harmony with how they were made. A plant is in harmony with its environment when it has the proper amount of sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide and nutrients. Humans experience well-being when they are in harmony with their environment, when they know their needs and have the means to

I love naps! As often as I can I take a fifteen- to thirty-minute nap after lunch. By the way, when did Americans stop taking naps? My grandparents took a nap after lunch every day, and they accomplished more on their farm daily than most non-nappers. Naps are a lost art and indulgent pleasure, not to mention a ritual that provides health benefits. Here are 3 great reasons to #STOP! in the middle of the day to take a short nap. A nap is an indulgent pleasure to close your ey

Even when faced with death, most people didn’t STOP stressing their bodies and minds. If you’re stressed out, your life may depend on how willing you are to STOP doing what’s gotten you into your current state. Einstein said the definition of insanity was doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. More than 97 percent of American adults do not meet four basic characteristics of a healthy lifestyle, researchers at Oregon State University found i

Researchers at MIT attached brain scanners to rats and placed them in mazes to find the exit. They learned that a great deal of activity took place in their cerebral cortex while learning the maze.[i] However, after numerous attempts, the rats learned the route and the cortex registered less activity.[ii] The brain converts the sequence of actions into chunks or bundles and transfers those bundles down to the primitive part of the brain, the basal ganglia. This transfer free