Isn't it funny that although everyone sleeps, it is difficult for us to define precisely what sleep is? Try asking people randomly what sleep means to them, and you will get different answers. When I ask my son, what sleep is, he replied, "you know what that is." I told him I'm curious about what it means to him, so I insisted that he give me a simple definition. He said," sleep is when people close their eyes at night and dream." My other son replied, "sleep is a brain charger." But really, what is sleep, and why does this happen repetitively?

Although eating recommended quantities of fruits and vegetables continues to be a challenge among most people, it is much easier to adopt a qualitative color approach than a quantitative serving approach. The concept of eating by colors of the rainbow seems to be an effective strategy for improving their diet. It can also be implemented across all ages. I find it so much easier to teach my kids about the rainbow color approach because they can relate to it.

Although it is impossible for you to altogether avoid stress, it can be managed by making minor changes in your attitude and lifestyle, which ultimately change the way you react to stressors. It is important to know how you perceive an event or a situation because the way you handle stress is an indicator of your overall health and well-being. So do not wait until stress damages your health.

Stress affects your body in many ways, both physical as well as mental. The impact of stress on the body may not be the same in all people. It may vary depending on factors like the genotype, gender, age, physiological conditions, and past experiences. But some of these effects are common to every individual.

Learn about the effects of stress on vital organs of the body and how it affects overall health.

Humans have roughly 70,000 different thoughts each day. Most of the time, our brain is thinking forward, predicting and constantly guessing what will happen next, creating feelings of anxiety, fear, worry. Ernst Poppel, a German psychologist, and neuroscientist in his research found that our minds are only present for about 3 seconds at a time. Our mind could not also stay present because it's holding on to the past most of the time, creating negative feelings like sadness, grief, low mood, and doubt.

The best way to manage stress is first to understand how our body typically reacts to stress.

Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise, thinking that they are doing enough. People set health goals and go on some form of exercise, invested time, money, and effort, and then are disappointed that they didn't get the outcome they expected.

In this episode, you will learn that you may not be getting the full benefits of exercise if you only focus on one type of exercise. There are four different types of exercise; each one has its own benefits. Each can improve your ability to do the others, and variety helps reduce boredom and the risk of injury. Find out what they are.

It is very important to talk about physical activity because the opposite which is physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. It is the cause of 1 in 10 premature deaths. Curious just how much does exercise really play a role in health and wellness? If worldwide physical inactivity decreased by 25%, then 1.3 million deaths could be averted each year.

How many dietary methods have you tried so far? I mean, seriously, you must have counted them? Was your intent the same when you tried these different diets? What was your goal, and did you achieve it? Were you content with the outcome, and how long did the effect last? How long did you last with that particular diet? Why did you give up on that diet? In today's episode, we'll try to make sense of all the frustrations of dieting and why it does not work long term. And if dieting does not work, what works?

When you truly understand, that's when you sense the urgency. You become motivated, and that motivation is the jet fuel for your journey of change. The hotter it burns, the more likely it will get you through unavoidable and unpredictable setbacks, your motivations will give you mental clarity moments of doubt, and anything that pops up to throw you off the course.

Each of us may have unique challenges in our lifestyle journey, but I think that all of those can be classified into three points. I call it the 3Ps of change which I will explain in this episode.

If you don't feel ready to go 100%, that's okay. You don't have to go 100% in an instant. What's not okay is if you keep waiting for that moment to feel 100% ready, because you will never be 100% ready. To me what's important is to be willing to take your first step with an open mind and believe in your capability to make a difference in your life.