It’s an often-asked question to which you’ve probably heard a number of different answers. Perhaps you’ve heard it releases feel-good chemicals. Or maybe it’s because it takes your mind off other things and boosts your self-esteem. What’s the truth? In this post, we’re going to find out, as well as taking a look at how we can get the most out of our training.

Modern science almost exclusively associates mental health with the brain. While this is certainly true to an extent, it doesn’t quite tell the whole story. New research into interoception indicates that the rest of the body may also have a significant part to play with what’s going on inside our heads – we explain more in this post.

Do you want to know how to improve your work life balance? In this post, we go through a simple three-step plan to help you get more out of life and work.
The exercise can radically change your perception of how to organise your life, ultimately allowing more enjoyment in and outside of work.

Can you inherit trauma? We take a look at epigenetics to explain how our environment can affect our minds – and those of future generations. Read this article to find out more.

The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Susceptibility to these conditions is passed down from parents to children; however, the rate of increase is so great that it can’t be explained by genealogy alone. So, what’s going on? Epigenetics may have the answer – we explain why in this post.

Today we take a more detailed look at two of the most talked about processes that are activated during fasting: autophagy and ketosis. Find out how autophagy allows cells to recycle themselves from the inside. Discover what influences that rate at which we enter ketosis.

The claimed benefits include weight loss, reversal of metabolic disorders and even extended life expectancy. Meanwhile, critics warn that it can be a gateway to eating disorders. So, what is the truth behind intermittent fasting? We take a balanced look in this post.

Wherever we look, it is strikingly clear that life involves cooperation. Research involving children as young as six-years of age has shown them to spontaneously find ways to collaborate in order to share a limited resource. In today’s article we look at new economic models that build a healthier future by harnessing the sprit of cooperation, instead of rewarding competition.

As the wave of opinions about Covid-19 continues to rise it’s easy to drown in theories and solutions. In today’s article we go back to basics and remember that a balanced immune system is vital during all phases of our life, not only during a crisis.