Sadhguru: Eighty-seven percent of life forms on this planet – microbes, worms, insects, birds, animals, human beings, plants, trees, and every other vegetation on the planet is sustained by an average of thirty-nine inches of topsoil. And that is in grave danger right now. In the last forty years, forty percent of the world’s topsoil has been lost. The United Nations says we have soil left only for approximately eighty to hundred harvests, which means another forty-five to sixty years of agriculture.

Why Do We Need to Save the Soil?

After that, we will not have the soil to produce food. You can imagine the suffering that we will unfold in the world. Thirty percent of India’s land is already degraded, and 90% of India’s states are seeing soil turn to desert. That means nothing can be cultivated there. So, protecting the soil for the future generations of this land is the most important thing.

No Soil for Food Production:

I was speaking at one of the UN agencies in Germany, and they asked me, “What are the three things we need to do to prevent an ecological disaster?” I said, “The three things are, ‘Soil, Soil, and Soil.’” This is something that is not being looked at because it is fashionable in the cities to talk about air pollution. I am not saying it is not a concern, but if you take the necessary actions to fix the soil, that action will take care of the water also. Air pollution can be fixed in a short time if we are willing to sacrifice our economic exuberance a little.

How Can Soil Revitalization Help the Environment?

If you want to fix the soil that you have destroyed, it will take 15-25 years if you go at it aggressively. If you do it without much interest, it will take 40-50 years before you can get the soil to a certain level.If the soil is in a bad condition for that long, that means two to three generations will go through terrible states of life.

Time to Fix the Soil

<h1 class="ql-align-center">5 Methods of Soil Revitalization</h1>

In India, people have been tilling the same land for thousands of generations. But in the last generation, the soil quality has become so poor that it is on the verge of becoming a desert. If you want to preserve the soil, it means organic content has to go into it. But our trees have all been cut and millions of animals are being exported from the country. These are not animals, this is our topsoil going to some other country. When this happens, how will you replenish the soil? If there are no leaves or animal waste, you cannot put back anything.

1. Organic Content Builds Healthy Soil.

There is a national aspiration in India which has already been set by the old Planning Commission that thirty-three percent of India should be under the shade because if you want to preserve the soil, that is the only way. And I am trying to push for a law that if you own one hectare of land, you must compulsorily have a minimum of five bovine animals on the land. There is one fantastic thing about this land for which we have scientific data but no scientific reasoning yet.

Law for the Soil

If you go to a place in this country where the soil is good and take one cubic meter of this soil, it is said that there are approximately 10,000 species of life in that one cubic meter. This is the highest concentration of life found anywhere on this planet. We do not know why. So, this soil just needs a little support. If you give it that little support, it will bounce back quickly. But as a generation of people do we have the necessary brains to give that little support, or will we just sit around and watch it die? You cannot keep the soil rich with fertilizer and a tractor.

Species found in One Cubic Meter.

The term “forest produce” must go out of our vocabulary. There is no such thing as forest produce because there is not enough forest on this planet to harness it as produce. That is an era that has gone by. You cannot talk about forest produce in the future. We cannot create a new rainforest because that takes millennia of work. But we can definitely create tree cover, and tree cover cannot happen unless we move into tree-based agriculture. And because a large part of the land is held by farmers, unless we make it lucrative for them to grow trees, trees will not happen.

2. Tree-based Agriculture or Agroforestry:

After years of work, the United Nations is clearly recognizing today that a massive part of the solution is tree-based agriculture. That is what we have been pushing for 22 years now. And we have over 107,000 farmers doing tree-based agriculture to prove that it has worked on both ecological and economic levels.

107,000 farmers doing tree-based agriculture

Nearly 77% of the land, about 40 million square kilometers, that is used for agriculture in the world is used to raise animals and their food. Compared to various other available solutions, meat consumption is one of the simplest things that you can reverse. If you reduce your meat consumption by 50%, 20 million square kilometers of land on this planet will become available for tree-based agriculture. If you raise those many trees, you can produce all the things that you are getting from the forest on agricultural land. Farmers will become rich and you will also enrich the soil.

3. Reduce Meat Consumption:

Suppose someone is sick in the hospital, of course, you will not take a steak or a biryani for them. You take fruits. The message is clear, “Eat sensibly, at least now!” But the person who takes it does not get it! When travelers like Hiuen Tsang and Megasthenes came to India, they observed that the Indians have a disproportionately large part of the fruit in their diet and they said, “That could be the reason why they are so intellectually sharp.” We are becoming dumb because we are not conscious of the food we consume.

4. Fruit Diet – Healthy for You and the Planet:

If what you eat has over 75% water content, your health will get managed very easily. If you eat a raw vegetable, the water content is somewhere over 70%. If you eat fruit, it is generally over 90% water. So that is the best diet. At least 30-40% of our diet should come from the trees, not from the 4-month cycle of crops. That means all of us should eat a little more fruit. Right now, fruit is expensive because we are getting fruit from New Zealand, Australia, or Thailand. If you grow local tropical fruits here, they are not very expensive.

If what you eat has over 75% water content

If any other species had perpetrated the kind of damage that we have to the planet, we would have found a way to deal with them. If billions of Martian locusts landed here and began to cut through all our trees, turned our soil into deserts, and sucked the water out of our rivers we would have exterminated them. But the problem is not alien locusts. The problem is us. Since we are the source of the problem, we can also be the source of the solution. We are a problem only because we are in an unconscious, compulsive mode of action. If we were conscious, we would naturally be a solution.

5. Building a Conscious Planet

Right now, over 95% of the global population has no awareness of the ecological disaster building up around them. Ecological awareness is confined only to a small segment of people, and even among them, the idea of ecology is largely limited to using less water while showering or turning off the tap when brushing teeth. It is wonderful that people are conscious about what they are using, but this is not a comprehensive ecological solution. Only when ecology becomes an election issue will it become government policy, and only then will there be large budgets allocated so that solutions manifest

Level Awareness:

5.2 billion people are living in countries with the ability to vote and elect their nation’s leadership. We are looking at how to get at least three billion people on board so that ecological issues become the issues that elect governments. We want to make these three billion people aware of at least five ecological aspects that must happen in their country and two or three aspects that must not happen. If we do this, then ecology will become if not number one, at least the number two issue in election manifestos

Conclusion:

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Namaskaram, As a youth of the world & a human we have to be aware of our surroundings as we eat food daily we should know what is the happing with this soil & Mother Earth. What are the Future Consequences of this, do you like to live in the state where our Next Generation is Fighting for food. SO, Plz take care of the soil, Thankyou #SaveSoil

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Save Soil Movement.

Cycling is vigorous exercise, and buckets of research have found a strong correlation between improved mental health and exercise. Granted, we don’t know for sure that it’s causal.
But it kind of stands to reason: Cycling gets your heart pumping, which improves blood- and oxygen flow to your brain and triggers your body’s self-regulation mechanisms. A sound mind in a sound body.

The Usual “Exercise Is Good for You” Science

There aren’t a ton of studies specifically probing whether cycling improves mental health. But there are a few suggestive findings: This study found <a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effects-of-active-commuting-on-health%E2%80%90related-of-Neumeier-Loidl/3022267af8b1d4a06c7b56a25d55c5dcbb76e0ec">people who cycled to work had better mental health</a>; another small one found cycling <a href="https://bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1751-0759-7-18">reduced the presence of the stress hormone cortisol</a>; yet another discovered that cycling for half an hour improved performance <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3809627/">on mental tests (of memory, reasoning, and planning)</a>.

Cycling Improves Mental Health

Most people find that when they go for a walk, they absorb the street scene better than when they race by in a car. Obviously! But cycling is, for me, the perfect sensual midpoint between the two. You get the visual banquet of walking, but because you’re going faster you get a bigger, longer feast — miles and miles of busy streets, in technicolour close-up.

You See the World Vividly and Up Close

Exercise always feels nice, of course, whether it’s playing a game of pickup football or going for a run. But when you cycle for a practical purpose — i.e. for transportation, to get from point A to point B — there’s an additional thrill. It gives you a radical sense of self-reliance. Travelling such long distances entirely under your own steam, distances that easily rival the ones that typically require a car or a train has a Promethean quality. You feel like a minor demigod.After you’ve travelled a serious distance on a bike, it’s hard to feel down on yourself.

You Feel Like You’ve Got Superpowers

In New York, if you’re taking a car or the subway, you’re always slightly nervous that something will screw up and you’ll be late. I mean, maybe you’ll be lucky? But then when you least expect it, wham: You run into a thick knot of traffic or an implacably mysterious subway delay — and now you’re a ball of stress, sitting in your car fuming.With cycling, there is no traffic that can slow you down. Part of what makes cycling so appealing is that it is highly meritocratic. Effort = distance, in a completely linear fashion. This feeds the soul.

It Removes Stress and Uncertainty from Urban Travel

Cycling is clearly useful for lifting one’s mood if you’re otherwise healthy, and merely facing normal funks and malaise. If you’re living with clinical depression it’s a different problem altogether, requiring careful medical attention. Cycling’s wonderful, but it is not a substitute for treatment.

The Bottom Line

Today I stumbled upon this gentleman’s post on Tik Tok — where he describes how cycling has made him happier. I love this guy’s video, because it describes something I’ve often felt but had never…

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The Restorative Joy of Cycling

We wear masks all day, every day: at work, in school, even in malls. Obviously for most of us, our faces would react negatively this. Some YouTube videos would tell me to use stuff with ingredients like salicylic acid that dry out blemishes while some would tell me to keep the pimple moisturized. If you're like me, you'll be at a loss too.

Should you dry out maskne or keep it moisturized

Maskne or acne mechanica (professionally), includes any skin issues caused by friction brought about by pressure, friction, rubbing, squeezing, or stretching. Friction causes the upper layer of your skin to release water, causing your skin to lose its natural moisture. "The constant chafing of the mask in contact with skin can cause the skin barrier to break down and hair follicles to break open, consequently allowing acne-causing bacteria on to the skin," - Hadley King, MD, board-certified dermatologist, New York City.

What causes maskne in the first place?

"The occlusive nature of a mask creates a humid and warm environment under the mask, which can lead to increased sebum and sweat. In turn, this leads to irritation, inflammation, and breakouts," says Dr. King.In short, maskne is a contradicting matter of the skin being dry and oily and getting rid of it also requires drying out the pimples and also keeping them moisturized. How?

First, support the skin barrier with a non-comedogenic moisturizer that contains the trifecta of these soothing ingredients: humectants to moisturize the skin, emollients to seal in hydration and occlusives to reduce friction. Most pimple treatments decrease your skin's natural oil production, so it's important that a moisturizer be there as a buffer for your skin to tolerate the harsh acne regimen. 2. Once you have your hydrating base, use a good spot treatment to dry out the zit. Why spot treat? The goal is to dry out the pimples, not your whole face.

Drying out the zit while keeping it moisturized

1. Salicylic acid- exfoliates the upper layer of the skin) and penetrates deep into pores to remove sebum. 2. Benzoyl peroxide - kills P. acnes and Staph. Aureus bacteria that contributes to acne and helps prevent and clear clogged pores. Opt for micronized formulations; they cause less irritation to the skin and the molecules are stabilized for longer shelf life.Also try adding a topical retinoid into your routine at least 2-3 times a week (every day if your skin is already well adjusted) to help clear gunk from pores, leaving them less swollen.

Ingredients you should look for in a spot treatment

Moisturize maskne because it is inflammation—and inflammation needs hydration. But you should—layer it with targeted treatments like salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and retinoids, to unclog pores and boost skin cell turnover. See a dermatologist about starting a stronger prescription medication if these methods don't work.

The verdict: you should moisturize and dry out blemishes scars

Maskne has been a problem since Covid started.

In this week's Ask a Beauty Editor, Real Simple's Hana Hong answers whether you should moisturize acne or dry it out, plus how to find the best moisturizer for acne and how to dry out a pimple effectively.

Should you Dry out Maskne or Moisturize it

Your body uses inflammation to fight off illness and heal injuries, but chronic, long-term inflammation can be dangerous: <ul><li>It <a href="https://www.foxchase.org/blog/chronic-inflammation-and-cancer-what%E2%80%99s-connection">damages cell DNA </a>, which can lead to cancer. </li><li>It <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6523054/">increases insulin resistance </a>, which can cause diabetes. </li><li>It <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/fight-inflammation-to-help-prevent-heart-disease">promotes the growth </a>of plaques in arteries and triggers blood clots, which can cause heart disease. </li> </ul>

Inflammation in the 

Foods that are high in sugar like soda and baked goods can <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986486/">trigger inflammation </a>in two ways:<ol><li>Sugar <a href="https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/shows.php?shows=0_7frg4jjd">stimulates the production of fatty acids </a>in your liver. </li><li>Eating sugary foods causes your body to produce more of the hormone insulin, which, in turn, can boost body fat. This is a problem because fat cells can produce chemicals in the body that <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.01607/full">lead to inflammation </a>.</li></ol>

1. Sugary Foods

Processed meats are meats that have been modified through curing, salting, smoking, or adding preserving chemicals. Some examples of processed meats are:<ul><li>Bacon.</li><li>Deli meats.</li><li>Hot dogs.</li><li>Beef jerky.</li><li>Chicken nuggets.</li></ul>Both processed and red meats tend to be high in saturated fat. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540319/#R11">Studies have found </a>that eating fatty processed and red meats may cause weight gain and inflammation.

2. Processed Meats and Red Meats

Many common cooking oils contain a type of fat called <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/5-foods-that-can-cause-inflammation/">omega-6 fatty acids </a>. Omega-6 fats aren't necessarily bad — your body uses them for energy and normal growth. But your omega-6 fats need to be in a careful balance with <a href="https://www.insider.com/omega-3-benefits">omega-3 fats </a>that you can get from foods like salmon, mackerel, and flaxseed. If you eat too much omega-6 fat, it can throw off this balance, which triggers inflammation. Some common cooking oils that contain omega-6 fats include: <ul><li>Corn oil. </li><li>Canola oil. </li><li>Sunflower oil. </li><li>Safflower oil. </li><li>Peanut oil. </li> </ul>

3. Some Cooking Oils

Fried foods like chicken nuggets, doughnuts, and french fries are big inflammation culprits for several reasons, including:<ul><li>Fried foods tend to have high levels of omega-6 fatty acids.</li><li>Fried foods produce compounds in the body called advanced glycation end products, also known as AGEs. These compounds <a href="https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2009/study-shows-that-reducing-processed-and-fried-food-intake-lowers-related-health-risks-and-restores-bodys-defenses">directly stimulate inflammation </a>in the body.</li></ul>

4. Fried Foods

There are also many <a href="https://www.insider.com/anti-inflammatory-diet">anti-inflammatory foods </a>that can help fight chronic inflammation. These foods are rich in key compounds like antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids that work to reduce your levels of inflammatory proteins.Some key anti-inflammatory foods to add to your diet include:<ul><li>Fatty fish.</li><li>Extra-virgin olive oil.</li><li>Fruits and veggies like oranges, broccoli, and peppers.</li><li>Nuts.</li><li>Berries.</li><li>Tomatoes.</li></ul>

Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Avoiding inflammatory foods can help reduce your risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

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Meetings which require group thinking and discussion to make decisions and are going to be really mentally-challenging, those meetings are known as High-IQ meetings.Meetings are all about teams and collaboration and if you want your group to be at their best, you need to find a time where everyone can have optimal chance to be fully wake up and get the blood flowing.

'High-IQ Meetings'

"I like to do my high-IQ meetings before lunch, Anything that's going to be really mentally challenging--that's a 10 o'clock meeting. Because by 5 p.m., I'm like, 'I can't think about that today. Let's try this again tomorrow at 10.'"

<ul><li>Get enough sleep</li><li>Feed your soul</li><li>Identify your priorities</li></ul>

3 ways to make High-IQ meetings count

<a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/healthy-sleep/sleep-science/the-science-of-sleep-understanding-what-happens-when-you-sleep">Research indicates that good sleep is vital for "brain plasticity,"</a> the brain's ability to learn and adapt.A good night's sleep also helps you concentrate better when you're awake, while reducing unforced errors and irritability. So, view getting enough sleep as a sound investment.

Get Enough Sleep

Before starting your work, take out some time for yourself, figure out what would help you, your body, and your mind. <ul><li>Is it a workout? </li><li>Some time to reflect and meditate? </li><li>Or, a good breakfast with your loved ones?</li></ul>By feeding your soul first, you'll be prepared to do great work.

Feed your soul

Sometimes we confuse feeling productive with being productive. You might jump into your workday and knock out a bunch of small tasks.Completing this type of work isn't wrong; it's often necessary. But these are tasks that can often be completed quickly, later in the day.This gives you time to focus your prime thinking time on the more important decisions.The more responsibility you have, the more important focus becomes. So, identify your most important decisions for today, and make those your priority.

Identify your priorities

In a recent interview, Bezos shared some tips on how to make "high-IQ" meetings count.

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Jeff Bezos Schedules His Most Important Meetings at 10 a.m. Here's Why You Should Too

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟏 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 .

ꜰɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴇQᴜᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ. ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴏᴠᴀꜱᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱᴇꜱ ᴇɴᴅᴏʀᴘʜɪɴꜱ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ. ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʙᴏᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴅʀᴇɴᴀʟɪɴᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ.

𝐓𝐢𝐩: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐮𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐕 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟐 𝐨𝐫 𝟓

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 🥱 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.📺

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝.

The author uses her extensive experience with intuition medicine to tap the body's energy effectively, presenting information on chakras, auras, and meditation through a combination of stories and step-by-step instructions. Original. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

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Books

Body of Health explores the power of personal energy, describing levels of awareness that can facilitate healing on many levels: spiritual, physical, and mental. The techniques covered here are designed to help readers increase their understanding of intuition, color, the chakra system, meditation, and other theories and methods as they work in healing. The author has developed these techniques over many years helping nurses, doctors, and other medical practitioners discover the source of pain and disease and guiding patients to more effective healing therapies. The areas covered in this wide-ranging yet accessible book include aura, color, meditation, kundalini, male/female energy, meditation, and affirmations and their role in healing. Each chapter examines one practice or theory of energy and offers examples, stories, and simple techniques that readers can use to test the concept. Included are descriptive charts, journal writing exercises, success stories, and step-by-step meditations.

Francesca McCartney

Body of Health

Transactional analysis (TA) is a theory informing a type of <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/psychotherapy-introduction-benefits/">psychotherapy</a> that psychologists use to facilitate growth and prosocial change in clients. TA can help people develop better <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/mindful-awareness-health-and-mental-wellness/">self-awareness</a>, communication skills, and improve how they relate to others. Practitioners use ideas from several modalities, including psychodynamic, behavioral, and <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/gestalt-therapy-and-the-path-to-wholeness/">Gestalt theories</a>.

Transactional Analysis (TA): Overview, Examples, and Effectiveness

Transactional analysis (TA) is a valuable resource for people who want to explore their ego states and unconscious life scripts to improve their personal development, self-awareness, and relationship skills.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

Transactional Analysis (TA): Overview, Examples, and Effectiveness - The Human Condition

Could three seconds a day of resistance exercise really increase muscular strength?That question was at the heart of a small-scale new study of almost comically brief weight training. In the study, men and women who contracted their arm muscles as hard as possible for a total of three seconds a day increased their biceps strength by as much as 12 percent after a month.

Three Seconds of Resistance Exercise Every Day

The findings add to mounting evidence that even tiny amounts of exercise — provided they are intense enough — can aid health. I have written about the unique ways in which our muscles, hearts, lungs and other body parts respond to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/well/move/can-4-seconds-of-exercise-make-a-difference.html">four seconds of strenuous biking</a>, for instance, or <a href="https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/a-way-to-get-fit-and-also-have-fun/">10 seconds of all-out sprinting</a>, and how such super-short workouts can trigger the biological responses that lead to better fitness.

The Little Movements Help

The three-second workout could also be useful as a stopgap to help maintain or even add to our arm strength for those of us who are buried under work or family commitments and are unable to get to the gym.<ol><li>Just find a dumbbell that feels heavy — you might start with a 10-pound version, for instance, if you are new to weight training. </li><li>Lift it with both hands, to start a biceps curl, then lower it with one hand through a count of three seconds to complete a short, sharp and draining eccentric contraction.</li></ol>

Just Do It, It's Only Three Seconds Of Work

Men and women who briefly contracted their arm muscles as hard as possible once daily increased their biceps strength by up to 12 percent in a month.

Stronger Muscles in 3 Seconds a Day

The snooze button solves a simple problem: Instead of having to go through a bunch of steps to re-set your alarm when it goes off in the morning, you just give it one touch and you gain a few more precious minutes of sleep.But that's not really why the snooze button exists. Hundreds of millions of people use their snooze button every day because they're sleep-deprived. When their alarms go off, their first thought isn't, "Time to get up." Their first thought is, "I need to sleep longer." The real problem isn't an inconvenience. The real problem is sleep deprivation.

The Snooze Button Isn't a Tool. It's a Warning

No matter how busy you feel, pick a number  (7 hours) and work backward. If you need to get up at 6:30, that means falling asleep by 11:30. Stop drinking caffeine sometime in the afternoon. Stop using your devices about 30 minutes before you need to fall asleep.  Then shut off the lights around 11:15. Relax. Let your mind wander. Don't think about going to sleep. Don't try to go to sleep. Just chill. If it takes you a long time to fall asleep, that's OK. Don't take a nap the next day. Just go to bed at the same time. Because as with most things, consistency is the key. And don't press snooze.

You Need Around 7.5 Hours of Sleep. Plan Accordingly

The snooze button isn't a handy tool. It's a warning sign for physical performance, mental acuity, and long-term health.

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Career

Millions of People Hit the Snooze Button Every Morning. Here's Why Science Says That's a Problem

Putting a name to your feelings decreases their intensity. So whether you're feeling sad, anxious, angry, or scared, acknowledge it--at least to yourself. Also, pay attention to the way those emotions can affect your choices. When you're feeling anxious you may be less inclined to take risks. When you're excited you may be more impulsive. Increasing your awareness of your emotions can decrease the chances that you'll make irrational decisions based on emotions only.

1. Practice labeling your emotions.

Naming your emotions is only part of the battle--you also need skills to regulate your emotions. Think about your current coping skills.Do you eat when you're nervous? Do you drink to calm down? Do you vent to your friends when you're angry? Do you stay home when you're anxious? Those common strategies may make you feel better in the moment but they will make you feel worse over the long-term.Look for coping skills that are good for you over the long-term (ones that will help regulate your emotions now without wreaking havoc on your health, relationships, or tasks in the long-term).

2. Establish healthy ways to deal with uncomfortable emotions.w

The way you think affects how you feel and how you behave. Thinking things like, "I can't stand this," or "I'm such an idiot," robs you of mental strength. Respond to unproductive and irrational thoughts with something more helpful. So instead of saying, "I'm going to mess this up," remind yourself, "This is my chance to shine and I'm going to do my best." Changing those conversations you have with yourself can be the most instrumental thing you could do to change your life.

3. Identify and replace unhealthy thought patterns.

The best way to train your brain to think differently is by changing your behavior. Do hard things--and keep doing them even when you think you can't. You'll prove to yourself that you're stronger than you think.Establish healthy daily habits as well. Practice gratitude, exercise, get plenty of sleep, and eat a healthy diet so your brain and your body can be at their best.Seek out people who inspire you to be your best. And create an environment that supports your efforts to build a healthy lifestyle.

4. Take positive action.

Pay attention to your bad habits that rob you of mental strength (we all have them). Whether you feel sorry for yourself or you resent other people's success, it only takes one or two to keep you stuck in life.Once you become aware of your bad habits, devote energy into replacing them with healthier alternatives. Then, you'll be able to step out of the hamster wheel and actually move forward toward your goals.

5. Give up the bad habits that rob you of mental muscle.

Just like it takes time and practice to become physically strong, building mental strength takes dedication as well. But building mental muscle is the key to feeling your best and reaching your greatest potential.Commit to practicing mental strength exercises every day and make each year your best year ever.

Become Your Strongest Self

Here are five things you can start doing now to make yourself mentally stronger this year:

No matter what your goals are, you'll need mental strength to get there. 

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Habits

5 Ways to Make Yourself Mentally Stronger This Year

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