wellness
The state of being in great health, and continually striving to attain all of your goals.
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Attention—But Experts Urge Calm
A rare and deadly virus has made international headlines after a cluster of infections aboard a remote expedition cruise ship triggered a multi-country public health response. While the situation has understandably raised concern, health experts—including the World Health Organization—stress that this outbreak is not the beginning of another pandemic.
By Story Prism6 months ago in Longevity
Belief Does Not Create Truth
When Belief Is Treated as Authority One of the most persistent confusions in modern discourse is the idea that belief itself carries epistemic authority. People speak as though believing something strongly, collectively, or sincerely grants it a special status, as if conviction were a substitute for correspondence with reality. This confusion is not harmless. It collapses the distinction between what people think and what actually is. Once that distinction collapses, truth becomes negotiable and error becomes untouchable.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Longevity
Comfort Is Not a System
When Comfort Becomes a Compass Modern culture increasingly treats comfort as a guiding principle. Ease is framed as wisdom. Emotional smoothness is treated as maturity. Difficulty, tension, or frustration are often interpreted as warning signs rather than signals to be examined. Over time, this shift quietly reshapes how people make decisions, resolve conflict, and structure their lives. A life organized around avoiding discomfort eventually loses the ability to interpret difficulty correctly.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Longevity
Anger Is a Signal, Not a Verdict
When Feeling Becomes Authority Modern culture increasingly treats emotional intensity as moral clarity. The stronger a feeling is, the more justified it is assumed to be. Anger, in particular, is often treated as evidence that something is wrong and that action is required immediately. This assumption collapses an important distinction between emotional response and moral truth. A feeling may be real without being reliable. It may reveal pressure without revealing justice. It may expose conflict without explaining what the conflict means.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Longevity
What the Unseen Realms Might Actually Be
When people hear talk of “unseen realms,” the mind often jumps immediately to the abstract or the speculative. It can sound mystical, distant, or untethered from ordinary life, as though it refers to something separate from daily experience rather than something embedded within it. That reaction is understandable. The unseen, by definition, resists direct inspection. But it may be worth asking whether what we call unseen is actually less real, or whether it is simply less acknowledged.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Longevity
Out with the Old, In with the New, for We Are the Only Solution
When One Season Ends When one season ends, another begins. That sounds simple until the season ending is one that carried pain, history, attachment, regret, and people who once mattered deeply. Letting go is not always a clean decision. Sometimes it feels like tearing away a part of life that once gave identity, comfort, or familiarity. The past can become a place people revisit because it is known, even when it is not healthy. Familiar pain can feel safer than unfamiliar peace because the mind knows how to survive what it has already endured. But survival is not the same as growth, and remembering is not the same as living.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Longevity
10 Ways Pool Chemistry Impacts Health
Pool water can look perfectly clean and still cause problems. You might hop out feeling fine, then notice itchy skin or irritated eyes later. That’s usually not a coincidence. Small chemical imbalances build up over time. At first, they’re easy to ignore. But after a few swims, those minor issues can turn into ongoing discomfort.
By Piper Burch6 months ago in Longevity
Hidden Signs of Low Protein Intake
Walk through any grocery store today and one thing becomes obvious: protein is everywhere. It’s added to popcorn, cereal, bread, yogurt, and even bottled water. With all these “high-protein” products competing for attention, it’s easy to start wondering whether you’re actually getting enough—or if you should be worried at all.
By Vincent Hale6 months ago in Longevity
