What actually happened?

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A short moment of clarity seated under the oldest living thing on Earth: the Bristlecone Pine

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Spontaneous Physical Activity and the Immune System

Spontaneous Physical Activity (SPA) and the Immune System (IS) Within Salutogenese medicine, it states the following: “In any disease, movement is always part of the solution.” Leonardo Da Vinci goes one step further: “Movement is the cause of all life.” The above has long been known and is increasingly substantiated by scientists. I made a… Continue reading Spontaneous Physical Activity and the Immune System

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How Exercise Can Help You Master New Skills

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Can you improve your body’s ability to remember by making it move? That rather odd-seeming question stimulated researchers at the University of Copenhagen to undertake a reverberant new examination of just how the body creates specific muscle memories and what role, if any, exercise plays in the process. To do so, they first asked a… Continue reading How Exercise Can Help You Master New Skills

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Why is change so hard?

Behaviour change is hard. Anyone who has ever tried to stick to their New Year’s resolutions knows how difficult it is. 25% give up within a week. The chance of sustainable change is 20% at most. That means 80% of us will never change. Why is change so hard? Change is hard because it takes… Continue reading Why is change so hard?

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These ten signs indicate a lack of energy

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The risk of having an accident in traffic is four times higher when the driver is tired, according to the SWOV (Foundation for Scientific Research on Road Safety). This applies to both long and short distances. Because we soon perform less with a lack of energy. You can think of having sufficient energy as the… Continue reading These ten signs indicate a lack of energy

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Positive influence on cognitive ability through Gaming

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Positive influence on cognitive ability and outlet for negative feelings Researchers disprove persistent statements about gaming. Gone are the days when video gaming was seen as a health hazard. Numerous studies show that gaming has many benefits for humans. Article from De Morgen by Monique Siemsen – September 6 -2022 Thirty years ago, it was… Continue reading Positive influence on cognitive ability through Gaming

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Meditation lessons by Steven Laureys

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Meditation lessons from neurologist Steven Laureys: ‘Already after 8 weeks, differences appear in your brains’. (from De morgen.be dd 2022-07-22) Steven Laureys – MD PhD FEAN Passionate about understanding and caring for the human mind.   Although mindfulness shakes off the image of ‘woolly stuff’, the threshold remains high. Nowhere for necessary, thinks Steven Laureys.… Continue reading Meditation lessons by Steven Laureys

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The (basic) physiology of static stretching

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The (basic) physiology of static stretching     Within Eastern movement theory, we identify five different states of the muscles: Contraction Relaxation Stretching Releasing Loosening – Prepare Contraction In the article “The (basic) physiology of static stretching” from ACRO Physical Therapy & Fitness institute, the advantages and disadvantages of stretching are clearly described. Within Tai… Continue reading The (basic) physiology of static stretching

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