Hormones basically exist to tell the body what to do. They travel around the body carrying important messages about how the organs should grow and function. If one hormone is out of balance, it can throw everything upside down. It’s hormones that drive puberty, turning us from children into adults. Whether you have the physical […]
When you’re in a stressful situation and you feel that surge of adrenaline telling you to run or strike back, it’s your adrenal glands that are kicking into gear. They produce adrenaline, the blood surges through your muscles and the “fight or flight” instinct is at full blast. They’re obviously pretty important to human survival.
It’s all very well saying you want to embark on a new exercise regimen, but you’re not going to be able to do it unless you have enough energy. Some of that’s about the physical steps you take, but you also need to convince yourself that you’re raring to go. The most obvious source of
Looking better and feeling better are two closely related but not identical things. You manage one, and the other becomes a lot easier. Obtaining even one of them can be tricky, however. There are so many different pieces that need to fit together for you to be at your best. A key aspect is, as
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There are a lot of products that claim to be the miracle cure for aging. They’ll make every line and wrinkle vanish, they’ll remove every ache and pain, and before you know it, you’ll feel like you’re 20 again. If you’ve tried any of these miracle cures, you’ll probably have realized that many of them
When you first hear that alarm beep in the morning, are you raring to go, or do you just roll over? Theoretically, after a good night’s rest, you should be full of energy and ready to face the day. Of course, it’s not always that easy. We can’t do anything without energy. Take it away
There can be a bit of a catch-22 when it comes to looking and feeling better. Making the effort to look good requires you to have energy and motivation; in other words, you need to feel good first. Of course, sometimes it’s the boost of looking better that makes you feel able to face the
From the moment we’re born, we start to age. It’s inevitable, but that doesn’t mean we have to like it. That’s why such a huge industry has built up around products and behaviors that claim to contribute to anti aging. Just which products and behaviors actually work is another matter entirely. To start with, there
If you’re a physicist, energy is something that exists and changes but cannot be created or destroyed. It could be kinetic or potential, then broken down further into mechanical, electric, gravitational and a dozen other forms. What is sure is that it’s essential to everything that lives and moves on Earth. I’m not a physicist,
Looking and feeling better doesn’t have to be a great challenge. It doesn’t take much to make a big difference in how you look, and looking good can sometimes be an important step toward helping you to feel good. Plus, it’s easier to make the effort to look good if you’re feeling good when you
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