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Olympic Cyclist Reveals: Why You Can Be Exhausted and Still Not Sleep (The Recovery Science Behind Pro Athletes)
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Olympic Cyclist Reveals: Why You Can Be Exhausted and Still Not Sleep (The Recovery Science Behind Pro Athletes)

You have pushed your body to its limit. Your legs are heavy. Your eyes are closing. Your metrics suggest…
Posted by By Elisabeth Brandau, Olympic Mountain Bike Athlete, Multiple German National Champion
Leading Neuroscientist Discovery: There’s A “Healing Button” On Your Left Ear (And Now You Can Turn It On)
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Leading Neuroscientist Discovery: There’s A “Healing Button” On Your Left Ear (And Now You Can Turn It On)

A major new book has put a single nerve at the center of modern health science, from inflammation and…
Posted by By Caroline S
Stress expert: A new way to calm anxious thoughts and slow down a brain that’s stuck in “overdrive”
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Stress expert: A new way to calm anxious thoughts and slow down a brain that’s stuck in “overdrive”

It's 7pm.You closed your laptop an hour ago. The commute is done. You're home.And yet.Your brain is still at…
Posted by By Samantha Grant, Grant, Cognitive Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner & PSYCH-K® Facilitator | Over 10 years’ clinical experience | Member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy
THE NERVE THEY MISSED: Neuroscientists Spent 2,000 Years Overlooking It… Now 1,000+ Health Professionals Are Clipping A Device To Their Own Ears.
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THE NERVE THEY MISSED: Neuroscientists Spent 2,000 Years Overlooking It… Now 1,000+ Health Professionals Are Clipping A Device To Their Own Ears.

It has been covered by the BBC, the Guardian and Scientific American. Bryan Johnson wears one. It has been…
Posted by By Julia W
Brain Expert: 5 Stressors and Anxious Thoughts Triggers Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Help Protect You From
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Brain Expert: 5 Stressors and Anxious Thoughts Triggers Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Help Protect You From

Work stress, trauma, poor sleep, illness: they look like completely different problems. A brain expert explains why they all…
Posted by By Naomi R
Neuroscientist: 5 Panic and Anxious Symptoms That Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Help You Target
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Neuroscientist: 5 Panic and Anxious Symptoms That Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Help You Target

Most people think anxious thoughts live in the mind. Neuroscience now explains why five of its most common symptoms…
Posted by By Eva R
ICU Nurse & CrossFit Athlete: I Was Sceptical Too – Until I Saw Anxious Thoughts Drop by 35% in 10 Days
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ICU Nurse & CrossFit Athlete: I Was Sceptical Too – Until I Saw Anxious Thoughts Drop by 35% in 10 Days

Why anxious thoughts arrive when everything goes quiet - and the daily habit that finally helped my nervous system…
Posted by By Olivia Tompkins, Cardio Thoracic ICU Nurse, London, CrossFit athlete, CrossFit coach
Naturopath: Tiredness Dropped by 48% in 10 Days – Not With Supplements, Not With More Sleep, But With a Simple At-Home Habit
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Naturopath: Tiredness Dropped by 48% in 10 Days – Not With Supplements, Not With More Sleep, But With a Simple At-Home Habit

The energy connection most practitioners never mention - and why the body's own recovery system may be the missing…
Posted by By Thomas Hottmann, Naturopath, Certified Nurse & Functional Medicine Practitioner
ICU Nurse: Exhausted at Work, Drained at Home, Empty Inside – One Hidden Pattern Behind All Symptoms of Burnout
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ICU Nurse: Exhausted at Work, Drained at Home, Empty Inside – One Hidden Pattern Behind All Symptoms of Burnout

What years on the ICU frontline taught me about burnout - and why exhaustion, low mood and feeling empty…
Posted by By Olivia Tompkins, Cardio Thoracic ICU Nurse, London, CrossFit athlete, CrossFit coach
Sleep Expert: 4 Reasons Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Stop Your 3 AM Awakenings and Teeth Grinding
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Sleep Expert: 4 Reasons Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Stop Your 3 AM Awakenings and Teeth Grinding

Vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, is an established tool that has been used for years in the management of…
Posted by By Lara B

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