The supplement industry generates over $150 billion annually worldwide. Shelves are stacked with products promising energy, immunity, youth, cognitive performance, and fat loss. Most of them are selling hope more than science.
Sleep is the most powerful performance-enhancing and health-protecting behavior available — and it’s free. Yet an estimated 1 in 3 adults regularly don’t get enough of it. Chronic sleep deprivation impairs virtually every system in the body and is linked to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart
Stress is universal, but chronic stress is a health crisis hiding in plain sight. Short-term stress — a tight deadline, a difficult conversation, a challenging workout — is actually healthy. It activates your systems, you rise to meet the challenge, and then you recover. This is healthy hormesis.