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What is cellulite? We all know cellulite as the appearance of dimpled skin predominantly on the stomach, thighs, and booty. It occurs when subcutaneous fat (body fat under the skin as opposed to between the organs, visceral, or in the organs, ectopic) pushes up against our connective tissue – the fibrous bands connecting your skin to the underlying muscle.
Metabolism, put simply, is the chemical process in which our body turns food into energy. The notion of a “fast” metabolism for our intents and purposes is one where you utilize more energy in a day, making you less likely to store excess energy from food in fat cells.
While seemingly effortless to most of us, breathing is actually a complex process involving the lungs, diaphragm, and intercostal muscles. Because we breathe involuntarily, many of us aren’t really paying attention to the 22,000 breaths we take in a day. That said, being more mindful and going so far as to practice different types of breathing can really work wonders for our health. Breathwork helps to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for relaxation.
It’s well known that sleep plays one of the most significant roles in your health – equally significant to diet, movement, and stress management. When we sleep our body is:
Depression and anxiety are rampant in our “modern society”. People are overworked, stressed to the gills, lonely… and on top of all that, bad things happen to good people. All the time.
Can your sense of smell kill your cravings?!
I’d imagine it would seem obvious to most that smelling certain foods can increase your appetite and even trigger your body to release gastric acid and insulin. But… what if you could do the opposite and manipulate your sense of smell to kill junk food cravings? A recent study published in the Journal of Marketing Research in 2019 says it’s possible!
What is restorative yoga? It’s a type of yoga practice that is known for it’s relaxing, calming, healing benefits. It’s literally designed to promote overall health by calming the nervous system and helping to improve sleep, reduce stress, accelerate recovery from strenuous workouts, and facilitate rejuvenation.
The number of calories you burn in a day is known as your active metabolic rate (AMR). Rates vary from person to person, so it is crucial that you take the time to figure yours out — if you don't, you run the risk of consuming too many calories or even consuming too few.
Can you burn fat while you sleep…? Yup, but not in the way you are thinking. The key is to maximize one of your key fat burning hormones (HGH) production and minimize the production of one of your key fat storage hormones (cortisol).
These 5 habits will make a huge difference over time:
