545: FIber Has Some Benefits You Might Not Know of

Today starts a new chapter in the story of ZEN commuter.  We have talked about the brain, the heart and the soul, ways to live calmer.  Well if we want to truly be calmer, to live our fullest most purposeful life ever, we need to be healthy.

Today I am going to start a healthy conversation by helping you with the understanding of Fiber

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544: Give Until it Feels Good, Which Scientists Say is Immediately

Giving is not a new topic to ZEN commuter, not by a long shot.  How I am tackling it today though is.  In the past I have talked about how it makes you feel good, has you living longer, etc.  And these things are all absolutely true.  But why does it make you feel good?  Today I present a great article by the Wall Street Journal that gets to heart of giving from a biological stance.

It talks about a variety of studies that contradict what many people used to think, that giving goes against our nature.  Many of the scientists offer a variety of studies that tell most emphatically that the brain thrives on donating.

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543: Water: It Absolutely is that Important

There are thousands of beverages to choose from when you are thirsty, even when you aren't.  Which is probably why so many people are dehydrated.  There are thousands of options but none of them are a necessity.  That's right, without water you would die.  So why do so many people opt for a diet coke or beer instead of water?

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