Brains & Gains: A Trick to Boosting Cognition & Muscle Mass

I know that by now you've heard of some of the ways exercise improves brain health, from those infamous endorphins to lowered stress levels. But, after a Joe Rogan Experience podcast binge, I learned about a few new benefits, and the readily available methods to achieve them. With New Year's just around the corner, we could all use a li'l performance enhancement. FYI: One method involves sitting down & not exerting yourself (now that I have your attention ...)

Turning Perils into Purpose & Mourning into Meaning

"I see you working in nutrition, fitness, health & wellness. Something along those lines," a psychic told me at the Russian Tea Room in Edmonton on my nineteenth birthday. I nodded agreeably, but my head flooded with skepticism as I thought about the fact that I'd never stepped foot in a gym and I ate McDonald's three times that week already.