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The Importance of Being Barefoot

Just about 40,000 years ago, human beings made an elective decision that changed the course of humanity forever.

They started wearing shoes.

Although scientific theories differ as to why we started wearing shoes, several common ideas prevail. For example, the time that we started wearing shoes corresponds with certain social changes humans were making.

Everything Flows from the Mouth of the River Microbiome

Raise your hand if you’re completely comfortable with the state of your mouth!

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According to a recent survey conducted by the Delta Dental Plans Association, only 15% of you should have raised your hands. 

In fact, for the second year in a row, dentists ranked highest on a list of health practitioners Americans thought they needed to see more often.

Bust the “Three Hour Work Day” Myth

Find yourself working overtime and wondering why you’re still not finished your project? After all, you’ve got a whole eight hours if you’re an average office worker in America.

You may not have accomplished everything you set out to in those eight hours because, according to a 2018 survey, almost nobody is working the full eight.

In fact, it’s much more likely that less than three hours of your day are dedicated to actual, nose-to-the-grindstone, productive work. Two hours and fifty-three minutes, to be exact, is the average amount of time spent on work during the day.

Totally Selfish Reasons to Give Thanks Regularly

Being grateful can be really difficult.

In light of a world where the cost of living has risen disproportionately to wage increases, basic healthcare coverage is just a hope for even the middle classes, and the news offers a deluge of depressing and isolating stories…

Remembering to be happy for what you have must be a deliberate effort.

And the marketing machine of the capitalist West drives this message home everywhere it can: what you have is not enough. What you are is not enough. What you need is to get more.

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.