Health, Wealth & Happiness
I’m currently doing some research on LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) surgeries, and this includes related procedures too.
I’d love to know from any readers who have done such surgeries, so please leave a comment below or contact me via email. I’d really appreciate your thoughts as I am considering having this procedure done myself.
The post serves as a handy place for me to record the research I’ve done so far.
A good question to ask yourself is “What am I training for?”. For those who are training to lose weight or bulk up a skinny frame, the answer can be pretty simple and straightforward and the question might seem petty.
But once you achieve those basic goals and get to the next level, the question becomes of paramount importance.
As I’ve written before on this blog, I’ve been training and practicing sport in some shape or form throughout my whole life, however in the past few years I’ve really taken things seriously with my goal for rapid improvement in padel.
An important part of injury prevention and better performance in sports is the ability to be able to perform movements without being inhibited by flexibility issues.
Here are the top flexibility screening exercises you should be doing regularly and striving to achieve excellent scores on:
Over the years, I’ve been experimenting with finding the best brands for different scenarios. I tend to focus on brands that produce natural cosmetics and for clothing those that focus on natural materials like merino wool.
This exercise is important for me because once I know which are my favorite brands I can reduce my options and know that whatever I buy from these brands will fit me well and feel good. Having many options to choose from is a huge time sink for me and one of my main enemies in the quest for high productivity.
Here’s a list of the clothing brands I love and typically stick to.
There are a number of brands that I’ve heard great things about and would like to try out at some point.
Using the right products around the house and for personal hygiene and care is very important. So you can say that every product I own has been carefully selected to make sure there are no harmful chemicals present and that it does what it says. I’ve honed this process over many years, so I wanted to document my process in a few lines here.
I use the following apps and websites for research into ingredients:
These are some of my favorite brands:
This PDF is worth a look at for understanding the basics on product safety and how to pick better products.
I like using essential oils or blends of them in diffusers while I work. The world of aromatherapy and oils is quite an interesting one, although it can also be quite scammy in terms of claims and products.
When buying essential oils you need to make sure you’re buying the right quality, which means products that are 100% natural. If the price looks too good and it comes from suspicious vendors (looking at the Chinese ones on Amazon especially here) you should look away.
In the United States, companies like Doterra have quite a bad reputation due to their MLM-type structure and outlandish health claims, so be aware of things that are too good to be true.
In Spain, I’ve encountered a few reputable brands:
In Barcelona a good shop for essential oils is Arke.
Growing up in Malta, I used to drink Nescafe instant coffee, which is pretty low-quality stuff, but that’s what was popular at the time. I used to add milk to it and probably go through a whole pack of sugar-loaded Italian biscuits. Not the healthiest point in my life for sure.
Up until my twenties, coffee wasn’t a really big thing for me. I believe it was when I went to live in Chiang Mai that I really got hooked on it. Thailand and Chiang Mai in particular has a very strong coffee culture, and they have amazing coffee and baristas.
I started to educate myself about coffee, and eventually learned that many Italians carry a Moka pot wherever they go for their morning coffee fix. I adopted the habit and the Moka pot became my brewing method of choice for my daily coffees. I also bought a french press around that time, and I use that one when I want a bigger cup of coffee that I can sip on slowly while working.
