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#246 – INCREASING THE ODDS OF LIVING A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE – ALLEN TAYLOR

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If you are reasonably healthy and reasonably happy now, without a doubt, you would like the good times to continue rolling. Due to some unforeseen event, such as an unseen pickup truck turning a corner as you step out into the street, you could check out tomorrow. There are all kinds of disasters that could befall you, even if you are obsessively conscientious and careful. However, there is no point in dwelling on those possibilities. Continue reading →

#245 – ENHANCE STRENGTH AND STAMINA THE NATURAL WAY – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Forget performance enhancing drugs. Get better the natural way with performance-enhancing bugs. More and more research has been coming out lately about the human microbiome, and specifically the organisms that populate the human gut. Recent studies have shown that the composition of a person’s microbiome can have a major affect on a person’s brain, their mood, and even whether they are likely to become obese.

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#243 – HOW DO CREATIVE PEOPLE COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS – ALLEN TAYLOR

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We all admire creative people, although we don’t always reward them for their creativity, as shown by the case of Vincent Van Gogh or Scott Joplin. Van Gogh, unable to sell even one of the many paintings he had created, committed suicide. Scott Joplin, although regarded as a master of ragtime music, was unable to get his opera published. The starving artist has become a cliché, with many creative people coming close to starving, or at least living in poverty as they try to pursue their art. Continue reading →

#242 – YOU ARE A SYSTEM OF UNIMAGINABLE COMPLEXITY – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Considering how complex human beings are, it’s a miracle that most of us are reasonably healthy most of the time. Our bodies consist of an intertwined set of functional subsystems.  We have:

  • A circulatory system
  • A digestive system
  • An endocrine system
  • A nervous system
  • A lymphatic system
  • A respiratory system
  • An immune system
  • A microbiome

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#241 – CHRONIC STRESS CAN MAKE YOU SICK – ALLEN TAYLOR

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One of the biggest enemies of robust good health is chronic stress. I say chronic stress because there is another kind of stress besides chronic stress, called acute stress. Both kinds of stress are a state of mental or emotional strain, resulting from adverse circumstances. A stressful situation causes the release of cortisol and adrenaline into your bloodstream, putting you into fight or flight mode. Continue reading →