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  • Does your brain burn more calories when you think really hard?

    In most cases, deep thought and concentration do not burn tons more calories than routine brain activity. But if we think we’ve worn out our brains, we will feel exhausted anyways. I’m thoroughly disappointed. All this time aggressively thinking while sitting on my butt in my cubicle doing nothing, no wonder I don’t look like…

  • 8 Ways To Get Smarter Every Week

    1 out of every 4 Americans don’t read any books during the course of an average year. For many Americans, learning stops after formal education. The more active your brain stays during your life, the less likely you will be to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Getting smarter involves a combination of learning new information,…

  • Doctor’s Prescription for Feeling Well

    A tired man with a neat part, suit and tie, holding his heart, sits upon a doctor’s table and confesses: Doctor, I don’t feel well and I’m not sure why. A bored doctor in a white lab coat’s pen stalls as he looks up from his clipboard to say, for the umpteenth time today: I…

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #9: Triangle Pose – Trikanasana

    Posture #9 Triangle Pose Trikanasana Triangle Pose is the pinnacle of the standing series. This pose is a very integrative pose, in that you have to use a tremendous amount of balance and strength as well as flexibility and breathing, to maintain the posture. Challenging on a physical level, it is also extremely demanding in…

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #8: Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose – Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana

    Posture #8 Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana In this posture you will use your strength to create flexibility. Notice how the power you generate by pulling on your heels stretches the legs, hips and spine. Remember to tighten the thigh muscles– they should be hard like rocks!– to help lock the knee.…

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #7: Balancing Stick Pose – Tuladandasana

    Posture #7 Balancing Stick Pose Tuladandasana This 10-second posture is designed to further increase the heart rate to strengthen the cardiovascular system, along with all-over body strength. As in full inversions, including Headstand or Handstand, in this posture you lower your heart below your hips, which sends large amounts of blood rushing into the heart.…