November 20, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Having greater awareness of emotions and their effect on the body, as well as what can be done in order to emphasize more positive emotions, can help us do away with the triggers, habits, and situations that can ...
October 6, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Everyone is generally aware of the elements that contribute to a healthy lifestyle: nutrition-dense foods, ample water, some exercise and plenty of sleep, just to name a few. But the one issue most people have is ...
June 22, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Towards the end of every presidency, before and after photos of the president in question make the rounds and show the toll eight years of high-level stress takes on the body, a sobering reminder of its prevalence ...
June 26, 2015
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Ross Rubin/
In Episode 20 of the Backerjack Podcast, guest host Michael Rose and Ross check out some of the latest products seeking funds and preorders:’ Myle Tap, a Bluetooth microphone that captures your thoughts ...
June 22, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
From Five Hour Energy to ZzzQuil, there are no shortages of substances legal, regulated and outright banned to help us mentally speed up or slow down. Unfortunately, virtually all of them include chemicals ...
April 11, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
Today, most wearable are focused on measuring the number of steps one takes per day. It’s a useful measure of daily activity, but there is far more to understanding one’s well-being. Prana looks like ...
March 22, 2015
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Ross Rubin/
In Episode 11 of The Backerjack Podcast, Steve and Ross check out three of the latest products seeking funds and preorders. Neptune Suite, a family of computing products that rely on having all the computing ...
March 20, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
A number of smartwatches and other bands can measure heart rate, but they’re generally focused on fitness activities. As previewed last month, Emvio is a specialized smartwatch that eschews apps and general ...
January 29, 2015
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Ross Rubin/
Excessive stress can impact a person’s health and even bring on sickness and depression. Keeping stress under control is one of the best ways to maintain optimum health. V1bes was created to help people to become ...
January 19, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Heart rate, burned calories, sleep quality: these are the domains most wearable technologies have traditionally focused on. But even if it’s well-known by this point how reflective our physical state is of ...