THE ECONOMY OF FOOD CONSUMERISM

Awareness of the body and mind are paramount to realizing health and fitness goals, but we can sometimes forget about our environment, both on a personal and a global level. Almost everything that we use and consume is a result of several processes, labor, and time....

THE EROTICIZATION OF FITNESS

We are regularly bombarded by media of eroticized super fit individuals who are trying to convince us to become fit just like them in the hopes that one day we may be just as desired.  Sex drives much of human behavior, because it can improve mental health, decrease...

THE FOOD-MOOD CONNECTION

So how does our diet affect our mood? Consuming a balanced diet can have a significant impact on the body as well as the mind. What we eat can have an effect on our moods because of the connection between serotonin and tryptophan.   Along with regular physical...

THE ESSENCE OF MOTIVATION

What drives you? What is the one thing that you do at the start of each day that sets the tone and momentum for the rest of the day? Those little daily cues are the stepping stone for motivation and passion. We like to think that these two things are of spontaneous...

THE LIFE CYCLE

What drives you? What is the one thing that you do at the start of each day that sets the tone and momentum for the rest of the day? Those little daily cues are the stepping stone for motivation and passion. We like to think that these two things are of spontaneous...

THE LIFE-DEATH PARADOX

It is only when we are faced with a threat to our mortality that we begin to truly live to the fullest. When there is no threat, we bargain with time as if we will never run out. That is the ultimate existential paradox. But why do we need to frame it in such a binary...