Understanding How to Reprogram Your Brain

Our brains are so easily programmed by some things (they were probably designed that way) and other things are much more of a fight to program into our thinking. Part of what we do at Abundant Strength is help you understand what better health means, what changes to make towards that better health, and teach you how to use your strength to make those changes.

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Brain Drugs: Knowing Vs Understanding

If you have not noticed, the brain is a powerful thing. The more we know about it and furthermore understand its ways, the more we can shape our lives to get the outcomes that we want. But to know what to do is not good enough, we need to also understand it.

Brain Drugs: Working with Our Brain for Our Health

Serotonin and Dopamine play important roles in our brain. These chemicals can make it hard to make wise eating choices. Understanding how serotonin and dopamine work can do wonders for creating a healthy lifestyle. Especially when trying to lose weight.

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It's NEAT to Move

People usually can be classified as those that move all day long and those who sit all day but workout. Both these types of people burn calories during the day. But surprisingly enough....

SLEEP: MISSING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Getting good sleep gets harder and harder to do as we age. Unmet sleep needs of the elderly elevate their risk of many mental and physical disorders. Getting a good night's sleep is one of the best things we can do for our health, physically and mentally.

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10 Common Fallacies of Health

Have you ever heard that Intermittent fasting without exercise is the best way to lose weight? or that Exercise is only worth it if you go hard? We are debunking 10 common fallacies believed about living a healthy life.

Hypertension: The Silent Killer

One of the most common health conditions that goes unnoticed or dealt with is hypertension, that is why it has been given the name the “silent killer.” Hypertension is when the pressure inside the arteries is too high. Where the opposite, too low blood pressure, is called hypotension. Surprisingly, nearly one in every three people in the US are affected by it! Yet, unsurprisingly people rarely deal with it until it severely impacts their quality of life.