Month: January 2019

The opposite of fear isn’t bravery.

The opposite of fear isn’t bravery. Photo by Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash Ever heard of courage porn? I bet you have. It’s the podcast that tells you that all you need is to be brave. It’s the book that tells you to overcome your fears. It’s motivational posters. It’s that TED talk. Let’s be honest. You could…

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Intermittent Fasting and the Placebo Effect

Wolverine. Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the X-Men will agree that this Marvel saga would be nothing without Wolverine. The X-Men comic book series was birthed by Stan Lee and his co-creator, Jack Kirby, in 1963. The 1990s cartoon enthralled my brothers and me with its gritty storylines and complex characters. The…

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