What Drives Human Motivation?

April 15, 2022 by Liz Carter

What Drives Human Motivation?

Motivation involves biological, emotional, and cognitive forces that activate behavior. It describes why a person does something as it is the driving force behind human action. It does not only activate behavior but also involves generating the factors that direct and maintain these goal-directed actions.

Psychologists have proposed several theories of motivation including drive theory, instinct theory, and humanistic theory. The reality is that there are several forces that guide and direct our motivation.

Types of Motivation

Motivation can be divided into two types which are the following:

1. Extrinsic motivation

These are the motivation that arises from the outside of the individual body and it involves rewards such as money, social recognition or pride.

2. Intrinsic motivation

These are a kind of motivation that arises from within the human body such as a complicated crossword puzzle only for the personal gratification of solving a problem. [Read more…]

What is the Difference Between the Brain and the Mind?

April 8, 2022 by Liz Carter

What is the Difference Between the Brain and the Mind?

We often hear, “he has a brain tumor, he has lost his memory and thinking, Alas! He used to have a sharp memory.” If we ponder over this line. Where did he have a tumor? How did it affect his memory and thinking? Is there any relation between a physical thing (brain) and an intangible (memory and thinking)?

Suppose we say both are the same, then we must say he had a tumor in memory, but it seems weird. Isn’t it? It is obvious that both are different terms but correlated with each other somehow.

This blog will help you understand major differences, similarities, and how to enhance your mind and brain.

The Brain and the Mind

The brain and the mind are the two most common terms used interchangeably. Both the brain and mind control each other and are dependent on each other. We can take an example of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker is a physical or tangible thing. It produces an intangible sound, we can not see and touch the sound, but we can hear it and sense it.

Similarly, the brain is a physical or tangible thing, and it can be touched and seen. But the mind is an intangible thing; we can’t touch our mind or see it. [Read more…]

Scientifically Proven Ways to Improve Your Immunity

April 5, 2022 by Liz Carter

Scientifically Proven Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Is there any magic pill or a supernatural supplement to enhance immunity? The simplest answer is, NO; immunity can be improved with natural ways only. Do you wonder how you can enhance your immunity or is enhancing immunity a backbreaker? This article is for you, and here you’ll be guided on improving and strengthening your immunity.

Immunity is like an army, having so many soldiers guarding a country’s borders. Foreign bodies or antigens are “enemies.” These soldiers fight against these enemies. In critical conditions, the army summons more soldiers. Similarly, in case of infections, the immune system produces antibodies against invading organisms and antigens.

From fighting against a common cold or flu to Covid-19 pneumonia, your immune system protects you in every possible way. It must be strong enough to fight against foreign bodies but not overactive, causing autoimmune disorders. In which the body starts killing its own cells. Inputs and outputs tightly control immunity.

How to improve Immunity?

Plenty of herbal supplements and medicinal drugs claim to improve immunity, but improving immunity naturally is the best way. Improving immunity naturally is a little bit arduous but – for a good reason!

Immunity has an utmost role in warding off infections. Without immunity, a minor cut may lead to worse consequences. It walls off invaders from entering your body and causing illnesses. The following are scientifically proven ways to enhance immunity. [Read more…]

Scientifically Proven Ways to Slow Cognitive Decline

March 29, 2022 by Liz Carter

Strategies for Slowing Cognitive Decline

Who doesn’t want to have a sharp enough memory to remember his marriage anniversary even in old age? Everyone does.

Similarly, no one wants to turn on the stove, get distracted by a doorbell, totally forget about the stove, and remember everything when she smells burning oil 20 minutes later. These subjective symptoms are related to cognitive decline or impairment.

Memory is part and parcel of human life, but with increasing age, you start forgetting things easing, you face difficulty remembering your tasks, etc. This article will guide you to slow down cognitive decline with increasing age!

Let’s get straight into it.

What is a cognitive decline?

Cognitive decline manifests as increased frequency of confusion, loss of memory, and difficulty remembering. In this state, cognition is impaired, leading to neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.

Cognitive decline is associated with loss of other cognitive abilities, for example, loss of visual perception and language. It slows down the process of thinking, learning, and practicing skills. It is a normal aging phenomenon, but sometimes, it occurs earlier due to brain damage, neurodegenerative disorders, weakness, and trauma.

With increasing age, the function of neurons declines, and transmission of nerve impulses also slows down, leading to cognitive decline. [Read more…]

How to Change the Expression of Our Genes

March 22, 2022 by Liz Carter

How to Change the Expression of Our Genes

The concept of changing the expression of genes sounds unreal, but when we look at how technology is evolving, and the world is growing, even genes modification seems possible. Gene modification is quite an interesting field because of its practical applications. And the process of gene modification entirely depends upon the expression of our genes which is altered by genetics and epigenetics.

Genetics is not changeable, but epigenetics depends upon our behaviors and environment. The expression of the genes is dependent upon epigenetics, which encodes information into the genes to make the protein.

Here is how genetics and epigenetics are interlinked to change the behavioral pattern of an individual. [Read more…]

Blood Pressure Guide for Health and Wellness Coaches

March 17, 2022 by Liz Carter

Blood Pressure Guide for Health and Wellness Coaches

The only clear fact (according to the WHO-ISH) known about blood pressure is that 120/80 mmHg is optimal and 130/85 mmHg is classed as normal, and anything significantly above or below this value is not. However, besides this fact, there is no clear evidence on what might be causing the blood pressure to rise or fall below the normal value.

There are many causes for increased blood pressure like heart diseases, obesity, too much intake of alcohol, lack of physical activity, and so on. But, being a fitness and wellness coach, it is entirely your responsibility to analyze the root cause of the abnormal blood pressure and how you can coach clients in blood pressure maintenance.

In this guide, you will understand blood pressure-related concepts and issues deeply, so you can provide people with the right fitness or diet plan needed to overcome the problem. [Read more…]

How to Set Up a Simple Home Office to Start Your Work-From-Home Coaching Business

March 15, 2022 by Liz Carter

How to Set Up a Simple Home Office to Start Your Work-From-Home Coaching Business

Dive into this guide to making your home-based coaching business fun and financial success. As you read through the considerations for your home office, remember that you can work from home as a coach in many ways; in-person, online, in groups, travel to client’s homes/offices, helping corporations, making content (videos, podcasts, courses) and any combination of these.

First, you will want to consider the needs of your new home office. [Read more…]

The Science Behind Our Mind-Body Connection

March 9, 2022 by Liz Carter

The Science Behind the Mind-Body Connection

The mind-body connection is the crux of human existence. It is an important connection for how we perform different functions. Our thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings can negatively and positively affect our biological functioning. In other words, our minds greatly contribute to how our body feels. Not only this, our diet, physical activities, and postures can also impact our mental state. This is what we call the complex interrelationship between our minds and bodies.

Did you ever wonder why your heartbeat changes pace when you are excited or fearful? Or your stomach tightens up when you are anxious? Or why do tears begin to fall from your eyes when you are sad? Well, this all is the mind-body connection- both our chemistry and biology impact our emotions, thoughts, moods, and beliefs.

While the connection of the cerebral cortex to the adrenal medulla maintains the mind-body connection in stressful and depressive conditions, many hormones like cortisol, melatonin, serotonin, and others play an important role. [Read more…]

Holistic Health Practices that Work Well with Traditional Medicine

March 3, 2022 by Liz Carter

Holistic Health Practices that Work Well with Traditional Medicine

Holistic practices such as massage, meditation, and acupuncture are getting immense attention because they help the body recover faster when combined with traditional medicine. Another reason for their wide usage these days is that they accompany the most negligible side effects.

Although modern medicine is a blessing for today’s world, they also have various side effects. Therefore holistic health practices are gaining traction as global health challenges become complex. But it is important to know what holistic health is and how it works with traditional medicine.

What is Holistic Health?

Holistic health refers to an approach to life in which multiple aspects of wellness are considered. In holistic health practice, an individual recognizes his body, mind, social, mental, spiritual, and intellectual wellness. A person has to take an active role in his health decisions and healing processes through adopting a healthy lifestyle.

Holistic health practices have their roots in ancient tradition. The prime motive of holistic health practices is ancients’ use to cure their diseases and remain healthy. Holistic health approaches are divided into the following categories:

Mind-Body Interventions: Includes relaxation classes using behavioral and psychological techniques.
Manipulative and body-based Therapies: It Utilizes movement of the physical body and practices like massage therapy and chiropractic
Biologically Based- Therapies: it includes biological and plant-based treatment using herbal medicines.
Alternative Medical Systems: Traditional Chinese Medicine is an excellent example of an alternative medical system developed from the western biomedical approach.
Energy Therapies: These therapies involve some form of healing treatment using ultrasonic, thermal, or subtle energy. Practices include Reiki or healing touch.

[Read more…]

Improving Your Sleep Hygiene This Year

March 2, 2022 by Liz Carter

Improving Your Sleep Hygiene This Year

Do you struggle to have a good sleep when you go to bed at the end of the day? Do you keep staring at the ceiling fan while waiting for sleep to come and provide you an escape from the hustles of life?

If you are looking for something to improve your sleep, “Sleep Hygiene” would be the perfect solution. Sleep hygiene might solve all your sleep-related issues without making you fall into the trap of side effects.

Negative effects do not accompany sleep hygiene like they do while taking sleeping pills. So, the best option to deal with sleep-related problems is to follow sleep hygiene.

What is Sleep Hygiene?

Whatever accounts for providing good sleep comes under sleep hygiene. Not only does having a clean bedroom with soothing fragrance get counted in sleep hygiene, but the behavioral adaptations you do throughout the day are also important in sleep hygiene.

Sleep hygiene also involves taking a healthy diet, having an uninterrupted and stable sleep schedule, getting into physical activities, and getting yourself into pre-bed fruitful habits like reading your favorite book.

Sleep hygiene helps you get back to the normal track of your sleep cycle by helping you feel good physically and mentally. [Read more…]

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