Our Hands Speak Volumes

“The longer our ring finger is compared to our index - the more testosterone we absorb in the womb.” 

High levels of testosterone slows the growth of the index finger. 

Wow... According to 4 Things Finger Length Can Reveal About You, researchers are now looking into the connection of finger length and academic success, education level, income predictors, monogamy, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Tourette’s and autism. 

Have a Hearty Valentine's Day 💝

A few fun facts in honor of Valentine's Day. 

At every stage of life, your heart is about the size of the fist you make when you close your hand. 

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Next time you have a tennis ball - grab it. Try to pop it. Really try... Can you? 

Did you know that your heart pump’s with enough power to pop a tennis ball... every time it beats!

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Or that, every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back. So, when you tell some one you love them “to the moon and back” you’re essentially saying you will love them with all the blood your heart pumps your whole life.

Happy Valentine's Day! 

I hope your heart is filled with lots of love!!

💘💖💝 

Mind Control Miracles

Confidence is the best placebo, one we have access to at all times. 

No surprise - our thoughts, our own beliefs are powerful and can, literally, empower us. They can enhance overall abilities, athletic performance, aid with pain relief, ease anxiety, depression, and various diseases. (Particularly those susceptible to the influence of placebo.) 

Read more about it here -> The Science Behind Miracles. 

It sounds almost too good to be true, and gives me pause when thinking about faith healers, prayer, suggestibility and the power of positivity, miracles, hypnosis, sugar pills... all of which have huge placebo effects.

As Henry Ford said, “If you think you can, or you think you can’t - you’re right.”

"The brain influences the rest of the body"

Are you harnessing your Jedi mind power?

What suggestions are you feeding your brain?

Do they help create and support the reality you want?

“I don’t think the power of the mind is limitless. But I do think we don’t yet know where those limits are.” ~ Alia Crum (As stated in ‘Suggestible You’)

What do you believe? 

Keep that 'Monkey Mind' Busy

Time for a little mental trickery. 

The Dali Lama says to focus on your breathing. 

This helps keep the 'monkey mind' busy. 

If you have anxiety, take deep breaths in sync with this gif: 

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Inhale in....

...and exhale out.... ahhhhh.

We Are All Being Replaced

My, my, my.... give each of us enough time and we will all be replaced! 

Well, at least our cells will. 

Thankfully, what I'm referring to, is the fact that our body continually replaces worn out cells with fresh cells. Head over to "Here's how often your body parts get replaced in your lifetime" to learn more.

Sitting is the New Smoking

Apparently we sit more hours per day than we sleep. I would have to agree with that claim... especially given I’ve been up since 3:15 a.m. (Thanks to my darling puppy barking last night... ugh. She’s lucky she’s cute 😊)

Clearly my inadequate sleep does not benefit overall health. On top of that, apparently long term sitting is now deemed the ‘new smoking.’ 

All those literal steps to ward off obesity, cardiac issues, back pain, etc., may be in vain. “You can exercise for a clip of time, but sit for several consecutive hours and your exercise-get-healthy attempts are negated.”

“Experts say that the real harm doesn’t come only from the amount of cumulative hours in a day you spend seated, but from the length of time that you spend in a single period of sitting.” ~ What Sitting Really Does to Your Body

“One hour of exercise unfortunately will not undo all the ramifications that comes with sitting the majority of the day.”  Head over to Take a stand against sitting to find preventative recommendations and a guideline.

Until then - Mental note: Don’t sit for more than an hour straight. Make a point to get up and move... and make sure to take that cute puppy for a walk. 

Nanorockets to the rescue

The Magic School Bus has competition!

Check out what The Irish Times posted -> Nanorockets get ready for fantastic voyage inside our bodies. 

“Scientists are close to perfecting the use of tiny machines to deliver medicines”

My mind just split. How cool is this?!!

Like heat sensing missiles, these tiny rockets target disease - where temperatures tend to be higher - and deliver medications for precise treatment of specific/localized sites. 

So far, developers have addressed:

Speed-regulation. ✔

Temperature-responsive brakes. ✔

Temperature-responsive valves to regulate fuel. ✔

Ability to change shape. ✔

Ability to stop at a diseased site. ✔

Steered via low magnetic fields. ✔

Biodegradable. ❌  Opps, not yet .... but it is being worked on.

Until then... stay tuned. It looks like it could be an interesting ride. 🚀😃