1. Loving encouragement will take you far (and I have my mom, aunt, and grandparents to thank for that). 2. Human connection is essential. No machine nor technology can replace human warmth and spontaneity. 3. Your childhood is the base of your potential. Everything we learned as a child makes us the adult we are today. 4. Let your inner child out. “All grown-ups were once children, but only a few of them remember it” – De Saint-Exupéry, A. (1943). The little prince. Reynal & Hitchcock. 5. Do not overthink. Just do it. Hesitation can prevent you from doing extraordinary things. A bit of ..read more

Did you know that everything you see is affected by your mood and feelings? The information you receive in your eyes passes by the thalamus before reaching the visual cortex in the occipital lobe. The thalamus is part of the limbic system and has a reciprocal connection to the other structures in this system. Apart from being involved in memory and learning activities, the limbic system manages a complex network of emotions. It also regulates physiological effects such as blood pressure and heart rate. Specifically, the hypothalamus affects hunger, thirst, sexual arousal and the circadian ..read more

Once we are going to talk a lot about balance, I thought it would be exciting to introduce you to the brain element responsible for our organic equilibrium: The hypothalamus is a central region in the brain that maintains homeostasis. Simply put, it keeps the body’s condition despite internal or external changes. Here are some of its functions to maintain our body balanced: – It regulates our ingestion, managing appetite and food intake – It regulates our hydration, overseeing water intake – It regulates the autonomic nervous system, which manages blood pressure, body temperature, heart ra ..read more

We don’t live a steady life: most aspects of our lives are in continuous transition, and we face different changes daily. Although our vitality remains, it is regularly affected by our experiences and feelings. Factors such as weather or natural patterns can constantly vary, and these extrinsic variables have the power to impact our mood, routine, energy and eating habits. When it comes to food, there is a tendency to eat more fruit and less meat during the summer: it benefits our hydration levels as we lose a lot of water due to the heat. On the other hand, fruits are the least chosen food ..read more

Drawers? Top shelf? Among clothes? Most people who binge hide their food somewhere where their husband, wife, kids, parents, roommates, siblings or any other person can’t find it. They may also “clean up the crime scene”, arranging the boxes, cartoons and packages on the bottom of the waste bin, covering “the evidence” with all other stuff so that anybody else in the house sees it. Sometimes, they throw the rubbish outside the house immediately to guarantee nobody will find out what or how much they have eaten. There is no shame in binging. If you do so, it is because your mind and body ne ..read more