Posts in Wellness
How to create the perfect healthy breakfast

Over the last 5 years, I've transformed from a night owl into a morning freak. When I say freak, I mean that in the sense that I obsess about every last detail of my routine. I've written before on the big picture, so check that out for perspective. Today, we drill into my favorite part of the morning, which is breakfast. Here’s my daily breakfast, based on a balanced diet, that ticks all the boxes from macros to micronutrients and taste. I’ve also included health benefits, recipes, calorie counts, and macros for all dishes.

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Three ways to prevent lockdown anxiety

Depending on where you live, the lockdowns have been enforced for several months by now. Besides the simple cabin fever, there is uncertainty about jobs, the economy, and when treatments and vaccines might be available. Here are three methods you can use daily to fight back the COVID-19 related lockdown anxiety: breathing exercise, mindfulness meditation, and home full body workouts.

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Calorie counting - a healthy habit?

In the world of healthy habits, we often hear about workouts, mindfulness, sleep, recovery, and nutrition. And truth is - a truly healthy life is a nice combination of all of these and much more. A big part of healthy living is understanding what we should actually eat in order to optimize our health and wellbeing.

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Sleepless in Singapore: Insomnia, Sleep Quality, and the Sleep Trackers You Need

I recently came across a Financial Times article pondering whether the search for a perfect night’s sleep with trackers and wearable devices is actually keeping us awake. Having struggled with sleep myself for a big chunk of my life, I wanted to share my personal experiences on sleep trackers and their impact on my sleeping disorders and quality of sleep.

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Warming up prior to your workout – healthy habit or wasting time?

“I don’t have time for a warmup”, “It’s common knowledge that you do not need to warmup before your workout” or even “Duh bro, stretching only makes you weak!”. 

All of the above can often be heard in one form or another in gyms all around. Warming up has – at least recently – been an interesting topic of discussion as more controversial information has emerged.

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Why you need to start tracking stress: Heart Rate Variability

Unbeknownst to you all mere mortals, top athletes and CEO's have been using expensive tools to quantify and optimize their stress for years. I'm about to lay it on you, for free. Keyword: HRV.

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