by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 7, 2026 | Smarter Shopping
Fresh Isn’t Automatically Better We’ve been taught to think the produce section is where the “healthy” food lives and the freezer aisle is somehow second best. That’s not a particularly useful way to shop. Frozen fruits and vegetables are typically frozen relatively...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 7, 2026 | Easy Recipes
5-Minute Blueberry Brain Smoothie What you’ll need 1 cup frozen blueberries ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 handful baby spinach ½–1 cup milk of choice Make it Add everything to a blender and blend until smooth. Add more milk if you prefer it...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 6, 2026 | Health and Wellness, Question of the week, Sleep
Eight hours of sleep has become one of those health rules that can feel less like guidance and more like a nightly grade. You got seven hours and 12 minutes? Not ideal. Six and a half? Brace yourself. Nine? Are you somehow sleeping too much? I wondered when, exactly,...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Aug 31, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Health and Wellness, In the News, Medicine
By Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Clinically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD There is a question I cannot seem to stop asking. If nearly everyone agrees that sleep matters, nutrition matters, movement matters, chronic stress matters, relationships matter, physical health...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Aug 31, 2026 | Body, Question of the week
Somewhere along the way, 10,000 steps became a health rule. Walk less than that and it can feel like you didn’t quite do enough. Hit 10,000 and you’ve had a “good” day. But there’s a problem with that number: 10,000 steps was never established as the magic threshold...
