With the rise of the gig economy, major technological advancements, and more people starting their own businesses or working as freelancers than ever before, it’s safe to say that we’re living in the age of the entrepreneur. But many running scalable businesses need help to balance their professional and personal lives while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. What is the best way to strike a balance? Planning and preparing, and this goes beyond the usual end-of-week check-in—from organizing your errands around a workout or class to optimize your schedule to prepping your weekly meals in advance.
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YouGov poll finds people are too tired to exercise or eat healthily
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Feel too tired to work out? No motivation to eat your greens? You’re not alone. Low motivation and fatigue are the primary factors keeping people from adopting a healthy lifestyle, a British survey suggests.
The poll of 2,086 adults was conducted online by YouGov on behalf of the World Cancer Research Fund and published Wednesday. It asked people what prevented them from making healthy changes to their diet and being more physically active.
For 38 percent of people, the answer was absence of motivation, while 35 percent reported feeling “too tired.” Many more women — 40…
Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy?
The intestinal microbiota is the set of bacteria and viruses that live in your gut. Microbiota perform a variety of functions, including digesting food and protecting against specific pathogens.
There are several things that can disrupt the gut microbiota, including diet, alcohol consumption, antibiotics and inflammatory bowel disease. These cause imbalances, known as “dysbiosis” which, in turn, are associated with a wide array of chronic diseases.
In the last decade, the results of hundreds of studies in animal models have suggested that gut dysbiosis may play a role in several metabolic disturbances. Furthermore, in rodents, the implantation of certain bacteria…
Testing anti-aging supplements may uncover answers to healthy life | Science & Tech News
Clinical trials on anti-aging supplements may uncover the answer to remaining healthy in later life, an expert has said.
While many supplements are readily available and inexpensive, there is a lack of evidence to show if they are effective, said Professor Cynthia Kenyon, an aging expert.
Clinical trials may reveal that one supplement, already in circulation, holds the secret to slowing down the biological aging process, and in turn, age-related diseases such as cancer and dementia.
Prof Kenyon, who works for a Google subsidiary, Calico Life Sciences, and whose research revolutionized the scientific understanding of aging, said trials on rapamycin…