Things I've learnt this month: June & July!
Things I've learnt this month: June & July!
🧠 Around ¾ of doctors' visits are stress-related! From headaches and gut issues to sleep problems, fatigue, anxiety, and high blood pressure - stress is often the underlying cause. Our fast-paced modern lifestyle is at the root of so many health problems in the developed world. (ScienceDirect)
😅 During puberty, boys have a 30-fold increase in testosterone production! Suddenly, the chaos in my house makes so much more sense! 😉 (Journal of Adolescent Health)
💥 When you feel a strong emotion like anger, sadness or anxiety - the initial physiological response only lasts up to 90 seconds in your body. After that? It’s your mind keeping it alive through thoughts and stories. Emotions are data from the brain... but how you respond to them is where your true power lies. 💪
✈️ 85,575 people made the move from the North to the South Island between 2018 and 2023. That was 30,000 more than those heading North. (Stats New Zealand)
❤️🩹 As many Kiwis die from bowel cancer as from breast and prostate cancer combined. Each year, around 3,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed, and approximately 1,200 lose their lives - many of which could be prevented with early detection. Blood in your stool is NOT normal. To see the symptoms check out www.bowelcancer.org.nz
🎰 85 percent of casino revenues are now from slot machines because they are so addictive. The same addictive principles are now used on social media and online games – unpredictable rewards, easy repeatability, and the fear of missing out.
🚶🏻♀️➡️Just 15 minutes of vigorous or 30 minutes of moderate activity per day can reduce the risk of depression by up to 26%. (JAMA)
🤤 You make around 300mls of salvia a day (Colin Barber, ENT)
🦠 While around 90% of your body’s serotonin is made in your gut, it STAYS in your gut and doesn’t travel to the brain. Gut serotonin levels are communicated to the brain via the Vagus nerve. (Huberman)
Have you learnt anything interesting? 🤔
Claire x
