A new study helps to explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences your motivation to eat. The researchers described for the first time a collection of leptin-responsive neurons in the brain’s lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). Those LHA neurons feed directly into the mesolimbic dopamine system, which controls the rewarding properties assigned to… Read More »
“I love you beautiful, toned, healthy ______. I’m happy you are mine.” Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com, Shutterstock “I say this mantra to every section of my body as I shower, and especially when I am applying my moisturizer. I say it to my legs, hips, bottom, stomach, arms, and even my face. Once I found out… Read More »
Why We Created Motivation! We love caffeine. Coffee, tea, soda, energy shots, caffeine cookies (yes, they exist!), you name it and we’ve tried it. Being quite health conscious, we were concerned when we discovered most caffeine products use caffeine anhydrous – a cheaper, more processed form of caffeine. So we set out to create a… Read More »