The Science Behind Sports and Hapiness

The following infographic explains why I started Supportersize, the not for profit that organizes Free Outdoor athletic activities for people living with Cancer. Research shows that playing sport makes both men and women happier. A 2001 study found that sports with social interactions makes up happier, read more here.

The disease-fighting, DNA-altering power of meditation

I started meditating daily after I was diagnosed with Cancer last year. This is a  great article. If you've been putting off practicing meditation because it seemed more belief than science, here’s the evidence that could put it on the top of your resolution list for 2015.

This isn't the first time that Buddhist-style mindfulness meditation has been linked to the molecular goings-on of our biological makeup. A December 2013 study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrated that the DNA of subjects who meditated “showed a range of genetic and molecular differences, including altered levels of gene-regulating machinery and reduced levels of pro-inflammatory genes, which in turn correlated with faster physical recovery from a stressful situation.” The Full Story

Undo the damage of sitting too much!

If you’re like most men living and working in a techno-service economy, you probably spend a good deal of your day sitting down. 

I started to stand while working at my desk and I thought the folks at The Art of Manliness compiled a great list on undoing the damage, check it Here.

What do you think are the odds that you will die during the next year?

This is not a morbid blog post, actually it's a great time to appreciate what you have and live in the moment. Guy Kawasaki posted a very interesting post discussing the fact that the probability of dying during a given year doubles every 8 years. For a 25-year-old American, the probability of dying during the next year is a fairly minuscule 0.03% — about 1 in 3,000. When he's 33 it will be about 1 in 1,500, when he's 42 it will be about 1 in 750, and so on. By the time He reaches age 100 the probability of living to 101 will only be about 50%. This is seriously fast growth — my mortality rate is increasing exponentially with age. The full story is in Gravity and Levity