Anne Mans

Did you know that women in their mid-40s often experience a significant shift in their cognitive abilities?" What kind of shift, you ask? Well, recent studies have shown that around the age of 45, women tend to excel in certain cognitive functions, particularly those related to verbal skills, emotional intelligence, and empathy.  So, it's like a cognitive superpower. How cool! Apparently, researchers believe that hormonal changes, particularly fluctuations in estrogen […]

Do you and your family still do game night? My husband, son and I do game night quite often. We make a little snack platter, and we play anything from Ludo and Uno to the Landlords game. What now? Monopoly!! Did you know that when Monopoly first came to be, it wasn’t called monopoly? I quite like the original name - The Landlords Game. So, Elizabeth Magie invented the game […]

I love intermittent fasting. A friend and I do it together, so we support each other every week, and we love it, we really do. Personally, I can feel the difference in my energy levels, so yes, for me, I think it’s working. It’s a good thing. So, imagine my surprise and curiosity when I came across a new study that apparently found it to be really bad for your […]

You know the saying "Too much of a good thing, turns into a bad thing"? Well, that surprisingly also goes for drinking water. Experts say our obsession with carrying reusable water bottles wherever we go (I'm guilty) might be causing us to drink more water than our bodies actually need. How much do we need then? Haven’t we always been taught it’s no less than 2 liters per day? Apparently, […]