The alarm clock starts to ring and you can’t turn it off fast enough. You’re exhausted; you want five more minutes, just five! A full hour later, you roll out of bed behind schedule and rush off to work, still feeling exhausted. We’ve all had that morning where it felt as though the deck was stacked against us. Waking …
The Science Behind Why We Crave
This is the situation: it’s been a really long day and you’ve barely made it through. You get home, have a quick dinner, but then, a short while later, the cookies in the pantry seem to be calling your name. You’re not feeling hungry, exactly, but you deserve a little something for getting through your day, right? Does this sound familiar? …
Willpower and the struggle to build healthy habits.
Let’s face it. It’s hard to eat healthy. On top of that, to exercise regularly, get enough sleep, and throw in some meditation can be absolutely overwhelming. Many people start off with the best intentions, but then fall off the bandwagon after a few weeks or months (or even days.) Why does this happen? 64% of people believe that lack of willpower is …