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Your brain is a gift. When functioning properly, this large organ allows us to feel emotions, think critically, recall memories, and form relationships.  As with anything else, caring for our brains isn’t some big, one-time event. Proper care is founded in regular, repeatable habits. Our health is an investment, and we build it up the same way we fill a piggy bank: One day at a time.  Everyone knows how...

Health is one of the universal concerns that binds humanity together as a species. In ancient times, humans came up with supernatural explanations for disease and death, but you may be surprised to learn that all the way back in the 6th century B.C. the Greeks were already breaking from superstition and talking about health as a science. Despite all the medical advances of the last century, the question of...

“Sugar, stay away from it.”  That’s what we always hear, but the truth is that sugar is part of a healthy diet. Does this mean we have the green light to eat all the sweets we want? Hold your horses. While sugar isn’t necessarily bad, not all sugars are created equal.  Good Sugars, Bad Sugars  Natural sugars are good for us, and we are well adapted to eating them. Natural...