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Austin Ollis
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Who’s At Risk For Colon Cancer?
Most cases of colon cancer occur in people aged 50 years or older. There’s also a higher risk group that includes people with personal...
Austin Ollis
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Caffeine: Explained
Caffeine blocks our adenosine receptors from being able to attach to the adenosine that our bodies produce. By blocking these adenosine...
Austin Ollis
Apr 7, 20221 min read
How to Focus to Change Your Brain
We all want to have great memories as we get older, so it’s important to understand the mechanisms behind a great memory and implement...
Austin Ollis
Apr 6, 20221 min read
What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Part of the fear around Alzheimers is that there is nothing we can do about it, despite decades of research, we still have no...
Austin Ollis
Apr 4, 20220 min read
Austin Ollis
Mar 25, 20221 min read
1% Better Every Day
Many of our desires are simply shaped by the environment that we live in. You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can...
Austin Ollis
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Why We Can’t Stop Eating Unhealthy Foods
We are constantly being bombarded with advertisements that are trying to get us hooked to a company’s product. Food corporations hire...
Austin Ollis
Mar 17, 20221 min read
How The Food You Eat Affects Your Brain
Of the Fats in our brains, the superstars are omegas 3 and 6. These fats must come from our diets. Omega 3 and 6 rich foods include...
Austin Ollis
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Find Your Temperature Minimum to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
You want to view as much sunlight as you can in the morning in order to make you more alert, and you want to avoid viewing bright light...
Austin Ollis
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Why Do We Pass Gas?
The average person makes 500-1500 mL of gas and can pass gas 10 to 20 times a day. The majority of gas is produced by the trillions of...
Austin Ollis
Mar 11, 20221 min read
How Do We Smell?
It’s the first sense you use when you’re born. 95% of your nasal cavity is used to filter the air you breathe in before it hits your...
Austin Ollis
Mar 10, 20221 min read
How To Build Awesome Habits
How important is momentum when trying to build healthy habits? Newton’s law applied to habits.. Objects in motion stay in motion and...
Austin Ollis
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism
We all want a great night’s sleep when we finally lay down in our bed in the evening, because most of us know how good it feels to wake...
Austin Ollis
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Are food preservatives bad for you?
Should you be worried about preservatives? The results aren’t conclusive. The 2 main factors that cause food to go bad are microbes and...
Austin Ollis
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Everything You Should Know About Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
We have a natural variability in the spacing between our heartbeats. This is called Heart Rat Variability (HRV) The more variable your...
Austin Ollis
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake
“Inside all of us is a clock that exists in your brain and my brain, and the brain of every animal we are aware of, that determines when...
Austin Ollis
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Why Healthy Bones Are About So Much More Than Milk
- We reach our peak bone mass in our 20's - Osteoporosis is when bone loss outpaces replacement - Our body draws calcium from our bones...
Austin Ollis
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Micronutrients for the Prevention of Age-Related Diseases and Brain Dysfunction
What are the consequences of not getting enough micronutrients in our daily lives? An Obesogenic diet leads to aging faster, higher risk...
Austin Ollis
Feb 23, 20221 min read
How Your Nervous System Works & Changes
What is the Nervous System? The nervous system includes your brain, spinal cord, and all of the connections from your spinal cord to all...
Austin Ollis
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Nutrition Made Clear - It's all About Calories
When you get down to it, Calorie balance rules the day. Basal Metabolic Rate is the rate at which you burn calories if you laid flat in...
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