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by OPTIMIZED Team on Jun 29 2022
Despite our best efforts and even when living a very healthy lifestyle, there are times when we simply cannot avoid being under the weather. What do you do now?
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Blue Light Blocking Glasses for SLEEP
by OPTIMIZED Team on May 11 2022
Blue light has shorter wavelengths and higher energy than other colours. Follow these tips on how to optimise blue light exposure.
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by OPTIMIZED Team on Mar 29 2022
Making small, sustainable differences really can have a massive impact on your overall well being.
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Becoming An Expert In Biohacking
by OPTIMIZED Team on Mar 16 2022
There comes a time in every biohacker’s life where they want to optimise and up their biohacking game.
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How To Build Resilience & Optimize Your Sleep, Stress, And Recovery
by OPTIMIZED Team on Dec 14 2021
Some well-established methods for improving sleep, recovery times and managing stress.
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Simple Hacks For An Optimized Holiday Season
by OPTMZ Official on Dec 06 2021
The Silly Season is almost upon us! There’s a very good chance that you just read that sentence and suddenly your heart starts pounding, your mind is racing, and you’ve got an ill feeling in your stomach because your to-do list feels insurmountable. You’re not alone. This time of year is typically coupled with rampant anxiety; either from work pressures before you go on a break, watching money just evaporate at the sight of the wish list to Santa or the thought of spending time with unruly relatives.
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by OPTMZ Official on Dec 01 2021
The holiday season is aright around the corner and we look forward to Parties, fun, sun, laughing, joy and celebration! But the celebrations are usually shortly followed by headaches, shaking, nausea, diarrhoea, dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth, bad eating guilts, weight gain and a brain that seems strangely emptied of all knowledge.
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10 Principles for Optimized Living
by OPTMZ Official on Oct 25 2021
Better health, better bodies, better mental health, better sex, better relationships and just all-around optimisation of body, mind and spirit. We all want it, but it often feels unachievable. We have time constraints, we don’t have the energy to read conflicting literature and studies that leave us more confused than before and it’s becoming apparent that we are all so individual and gloriously different, that its near impossible to know if the advice you’re given will work for YOU!
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by OPTMZ Official on Oct 12 2021
Parenting in the modern world is hard. Especially during times of work-from-home, how do we eliminate all screen time and all sugar from our children’s diets? I’d venture that it is nigh impossible. In my view, your best strategy is to eliminate the bad stuff as much as possible and make a concerted effort to introduce the good stuff as much as possible, as often as possible!
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The "Diet" VS "Fuelling" Mindset
by OPTMZ Official on Oct 05 2021
Fuel your body for optimal performance. The mental health and physical benefits from loving your food AND your body (by seeing food as fuel) are endless!
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The Best Diet Is No Diet - Fuelling For Purpose
by OPTMZ Official on Sep 27 2021
The truth is that humans are by far too individual (genetics, environment, geographic location and tastes) to ever be able to say that one particular diet will be effective for everyone.
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Supplements and Nootropics for KIDS
by OPTMZ Official on Sep 07 2021
The majority of cognitive dysfunction in kids can be linked to poor nutrition. As an example, when iron is deficient, dopamine function is affected which results in impaired concentration. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are linked to worse cognitive abilities and poor concentration.
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by OPTMZ Official on Aug 27 2021
Sex has some incredibly tangible, powerful health benefits for men and women. Anything from looking and feeling younger, to cardioprotective effects, to mental health benefits. Love, on its own, has very powerful physical and psychological health benefits.
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by OPTMZ Official on Aug 13 2021
Working with your hormones is crucial for good mental health. It costs you nothing other than some planning, plus, it’s all made really easy with cycle syncing apps and a myriad of other online resources and evidence-based literature.
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by OPTMZ Official on Aug 06 2021
Biohacking for Women! This has become very popular of late in the health and wellness space. Being a woman shouldn’t be difficult, but it is important that we’re given the tools to hack our health to be absolutely optimised!
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How To Increase Your Mitochondrial Health
by OPTMZ Official on Jul 27 2021
These mini-but-mighty-mitos keep your heart pumping, you brain firing, your hormones regulating, your lungs inhaling and exhaling, fire up your immune system and allow your digestive system to operate.
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Strengthen Your Immune System, The OPTMZ Way!
by Juanita Martingalia on Jul 19 2021
We all know the advice. Take Vitamin C, increase fruit and vegetable intake, maybe include some zinc, don’t go out in the cold, drink your antibiotics, and whatever you do, don’t exercise! Yet we still seem to get the sniffles and the flu every year. Some of this advice works, to some degree. Some of these actually serve to only weaken the immune system further!
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To Supplement or Not To Supplement
by OPTMZ Official on Jul 13 2021
Supplementing need not be an expensive exercise if you follow a targeted approach and are aware of what your individual needs are. You might even save on health costs in the long run. To enjoy optimal health, and to boost your brain and your physiology, supplementation in a smart and educated manner will make all the difference!
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by Bianca Gomes on Jul 01 2021
It's not uncommon to experience a dip in motivation at times, particularly during winter. However, the cool weather isn't the only cause of this. Did you know a lack of motivation can be sparked by many factors, such as stress, sleep & nutrition, as they often influence one another.
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Exploring The Health Benefits and Science of Earthing (Grounding)
by OPTMZ Official on Mar 31 2021
Grounding, otherwise referred to as earthing, is the process of “grounding” or reconnecting to the earth's electrical charge, usually by walking barefoot on the ground (earth) or by using an earthing device.