Physical Health
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Man Loses 90 Pounds by Changing His Outlook on Success, Inspires Us with His Tenacity
When he couldn’t recognize himself in photos anymore, Andrew Kam decided it was time to take control of his health for good. At his heaviest, he weighed 347 pounds. Kam had always been bigger than most of the kids his age, and was in elementary school when he first became aware of it. His mother was...
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Man Loses Over 150 Pounds Thanks to the Generosity of Strangers, Shows Us the Importance of a Support Network
In 2016, Eric Gonzales weighed 431 pounds and was the heaviest he’d ever been. After he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and hypertension, his doctor recommended Gonzales either join weight loss classes or consider surgery, in an effort to get his health back on track. Confronted with reality, Gon...
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How to Stop Drinking Alcohol: Curb Your Drinking With These 6 Tips
Alcohol saturates the fabric of Western culture. Drinking is heavily linked to big life events, both celebratory, such as weddings and birthdays, or times of sadness, such as funerals or breakups. Alcohol is called a social lubricant for a reason. Over 85 percent of Americans over the age of 18 have...
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6 Ways to Sleep Better and Wake Up Feeling Energized
To wake up feeling energized and well-rested is the best feeling you can get in the morning. Starting the day with a lot of energy means you will be more productive in achieving your goals for the day. This is why developing healthy habits for sleeping better is so essential. The great news is that ...
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The Science Behind a Good Night's Sleep
For many of us, getting a consistent amount of sleep every night is a challenge at the best of times. Yet it’s when our sleep pattern becomes disrupted that we realize just how important a good night's sleep is. Thankfully, scientists have been engaged in sleep research for many years, and the tips ...
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5 Signs You Have Become a Work Martyr (and Need to Slow Down)
Being a busy worker is a badge of honor in our society, to the point where we even take pride sometimes in being called workaholics. Even if you love your job, you might find yourself in situations where work is becoming way too much. It's smart to know when to pull back a little and return to work ...
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How Your Sleeping Position Impacts Your Overall Health
We all know that we need to get a good night's sleep in order to stay healthy, happy and capable of meeting our daily demands and responsibilities. This is around eight hours of uninterrupted sleep that allows you to wake up feeling energized. When most people think of healthy sleep patterns, they t...
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5 Rituals to Increase Your Physical and Mental Energy
When I first started writing seriously, I was waking up at 5:00am and had a little over two hours to do my thing before I had to get ready for work.To add to that, my son had just been born, and so most of my time after work was also taken up. The combination of all this, combined with the mounting ...
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10 Important Things You Need to Know to Gain Muscle
Gaining muscle, whether to build bulk or carve out definition, can be a difficult process.It’s one of those things you can work hard on for a while without seeing concrete results or understanding what you’re doing wrong.Fortunately, most people jump into the process without all the critical informa...
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6 Surprising Reasons You're Having Trouble Sleeping Well
Tossing and turning every night and waking up tired? If you experience insomnia, some of the causes may surprise you. We’ve asked experts for what causes you to lose your zzz’s. 1. Stress If your thoughts at night keep winding in circles, this cycle can keep you up at night. “Stress causes so-called...
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After Watching His Sister Battle Cancer, Morbidly Obese Doctor Finds Willpower to Lose 125 Lbs
As he watched his sister battle an aggressive form of ovarian cancer, Dr. Kevin Gendreau knew something had to change. At, 28 years-old, he weighed 300 pounds. “I was choosing to be morbidly obese while my sister fought for her life with innumerable rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries,”...
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Successful CEO Loses Half His Body Weight By Increasing His Self-Awareness and Finding What Motivates Him
Bill Wilson struggled with his weight for as long as he could remember, but when he hit the scale at over 400 pounds, he knew he had to make a change.Wilson’s poor eating habits spiralled out of control when he started his mobile app design company, MindSea, in 2007. He considered himself an emotion...
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4 Super-Easy Ways to Stay Energized and Happy During the Winter
For most people, winter, is a time of nagging cold that’s best spent indoors and curled up in a warm blanket. In the beginning, the change in temperature feels great. The air is crisp and fresh and the shift in scenery (if you live where it snows) is exciting. But a few weeks in -- especially when t...
2 min readBill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Sheryl Sandberg All Swear by This Simple but Effective Way to Get More Sleep
All of us wish we were getting more sleep, but the harder we try, the less successful we seem to be. Ultimately, the key to sleeping well at night just may be to keep to a consistent evening routine.In fact, business leaders like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Sheryl Sandberg all purposefully set up the...
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Feeling Tired? Here are 5 Simple Habits to Help You Supercharge Your Energy
Sometimes, our body can be frustrating.So much of life is visible, tangible, quantitative. You can see it, know where you’re at, and what you need to do to make it better (whether you do it or not is another story).Physical energy can be this way. Overtime, family health issues, or a deadline can al...
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Top 3 Energy Zappers in Your Life -- and How to Avoid Them
In today’s 24/7 world, it’s pretty much impossible to avoid feeling sluggish every now and then. Your energy can get zapped by a night out here, a long day at the office there, chores and obligations, one too many doughnuts, running around after the kids-- it all adds up. While it’s perfectly normal...
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Your 'True' Age Might Not Be Your Birthdate - And That's Good News
You know the old expression: “You’re only as old as you feel,” right? Well, it’s wrong. You’re actually only as old as your epigenetic age, or, in other words, you’re as old as the methylation of your DNA. Don’t worry, we’ll unpack the terminology in a moment, but first let’s talk about thing in bro...
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This New Diet Is Super-Effective - But Only if You're an Absolute ANIMAL
With so many diets out there, it can be difficult to discern one from another. However, the Keto Carnivore Diet is pretty easy to remember. Just think meat, and more meat. Also some salt and water, sure. But mostly ... meat.RELATED: Weight-Loss Motivation Tips to Keep Your Lifestyle Goals on TrackTh...
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When Motivational Advice Fails: Handling Things Beyond Your Control
Here’s the thing about lifestyle advice. Sometimes all the good intentions in the world aren’t enough. This isn’t a criticism of lifestyle advice, or the wonderful motivational content here on Goalcast. But I think it’s important to recognize that there are folks out there who need more, who need to...
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Inspiring Woman Loses 120 Pounds After Years Of Self-Loathing, Finally Gains Back Confidence
Tori Lewis was on what was supposed to be a fun beach vacation with friends, only she couldn’t enjoy it because of how uncomfortable she felt. At 300 pounds, she felt so bad about her weight that she refused to even go to the beach. “It was not a great vacation. I didn’t get in a bathing suit once. ...
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