Motivation and enthusiasm manifest as desire and interest, and as a driving force that pushes you to take action and pursue goals. It wakens you with a sense of expectation and joy and a keen desire to share your success. However, it often happens that you have the desire and interest, but you lack the motivation. This is a frustrating situation, since you want to do a certain thing, but cannot get enough inner strength and motivation to act. This is so common as to almost be funny although its not. To rise above the mediocre you need to find that reason that place you above the mediocre. There are many reasons for the lack of motivation. It could...
Neuroscience NewsMarch 16, 2016FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceWhen one eats may be as important as what one eats. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science and in Germany, which recently appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), suggests that the cells’ power plants – the mitochondria – are highly regulated by the body’s biological, or circadian, clocks. This may help explain why people who sleep and eat out of phase with their circadian clocks are at higher risk of developing obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Dr. Gad Asher of the Weizmann Institute’s Biomolecular Sciences Department, who led the study, explains that circadian clocks, which are found in living things from bacteria to flies and humans, control our rhythms...
Thank you to all those that attended the Cape Town Breakfast Debate. It was great fun once again and I really enjoy meeting the people that we interact with so regularly. You guys are awesome. I look forward to meeting many more. Sharing advice on the group as well as in the newsletter has its place but standing in front of you and listening to your questions as well as answers to questions has me wonder whether we have not chosen a hill too steep to climb. Then I stop for a moment and look at the spotlights that we regularly show you and I know that its well within every one of our means to correct weight, health and...
The TOP 3 Reasons why YOU should be eating LARD. 1. It’s HEALTHY! When compared with olive oil, lard is a close second in the monounsaturated fat department! Olive oil has about 77% monounsaturated fat, with lard at 48% monounsaturated fat. Butter ranks third with 30% monounsaturated fat and coconut oil is last at 6%. The main fat in lard (oleic acid) is a fatty acid associated with decreased risk of depression. Those same monounsaturated fats, are responsible for lowering LDL levels while leaving HDL (“good”) cholesterol levels alone. Shocking, right? Lard also contains high amounts of Vitamin D, a necessary fat-soluble vitamin. It is estimated that 1 tablespoon of lard contains 1000 IU of Vitamin D! As a society,...
