Archive for Health & Fitness


25 Painless Ways to Free Up an Hour a Day for Your Goals

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” - Henry David Thoreau
What would you do if you had an extra hour a day?
This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t have time to pursue their dreams. People don’t have time to exercise. People don’t [...]

Grow your own wheatgrass

I got the idea to grow my own wheatgrass after buying a cat grass growing kit for my cat. Its pretty easy, grows well indoors and not a lot of supplies are needed.
Wheatgrass is a popular drink in juice bars or sold as powdered supplements at health food stores, but it can be rather [...]

Dogs Could Identify Early Stages of Ovarian Cancer

Filed Under: Featured • Health
Tags: ovarian cancer

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Research led by György Horvath MD,PhD of the Göteborg University Hospital proved that trained dogs detect cancer through scent.
The research was focused mainly on ovarian cancer in all stages, including borderline tumors and the results were that most common ovarian carcinomas are characterized by a single specific odor.
The [...]

All The Best Tips on Getting In Shape, In One Handy List

I’ve written a bunch of articles about health, fitness, and the challenges of getting in shape, and I thought it would be useful to compile some of the best articles in one place. Many readers have only begun reading Zen Habits in recent months, and may have missed some of these classics.
So here they are, [...]

How to Go From Sedentary to Running in Five Steps

As a runner, there is almost nothing in this world that can take me to the places that running does. I find solitude in my running, I find my thoughts and my peace, I find energy and motivation, I come up with my best ideas and solve my toughest problems. Running transforms me.
I try to [...]

Three Truths to Help You Create a Life of Gratitude

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau of The Art of Nonconformity.
On a recent trip to Ohrid, Macedonia, I arrived in the middle of the night after a six-hour bus ride through Albania. It was my first time in Macedonia, so I didn’t know my way around very well. I [...]

Everything You Wanted to Know About Simplifying Your Life, and Way More

I’m finishing the last chapter of my book today (can’t wait for it to be done!) and so I thought I’d take a break and leave you with some of my favorite old articles, in case you missed them — the articles on simplicity.
As you might already know, living the simple life is one of [...]