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Why Amazon Prime is the Kiss of Death for Environmentalism

Most of us (around 100 million, at least) know how much we’re willing to pay for thoughtless convenience — about $120 a year. 

That’s what Amazon charges for its Prime service at last count. In case you’ve been untouched by the creepy, instant, and isolating reach of Prime’s witchy long-reaching fingers, here are a few of their prime-ary benefits:

Shipping as fast as 2-day, 1-day, and in some cases 2-hour

Prime Video privileges

Whole Foods Market 2-hour delivery in select cities

AmazonFresh meal kit delivery

Prime Wardrobe service — sending you fashion pieces to try-before-you-buy and mail back if you don’t want them

Prime Pantry household essentials delivery

Are you noticing an emerging pattern?

6 Tummy-Turning Reasons to Get Serious About Sleep

It’s considered the hallmark of adulthood: “I’m so tired.” 

Nap culture, staying-in-on-a-Friday culture, bragging-about-how-little-sleep-you-got culture is rampant in 2019. But have you ever thought about how your REM cycle affects your gut culture?

Science is beginning to wake up to the relationship between your gut microbiome and the quality and quantity of sleep you’re getting. If there is a gut-brain axis, and your gut health can affect anything from your ADHD condition to the eczema on your skin, why shouldn’t sleep factor into your overall digestive health?

How You Can Win by Being Kind to Yourself

Bolstering your friends is easy — you see their worth, light, and influence so easily. 

Bolstering yourself seems to be much harder — especially if you suffer from any number of possible mental disorders, including but not limited to:

Depression

Anxiety

Bipolar disorder

Borderline personality disorder.

That pervasive denigrator has been called lots of things, from inner critic to devil-on-your-shoulder to alter ego. But there’s one thing they all have in common: they don’t help you, at all, in an

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.