A Second Look At Yoga

It's been an exciting time here at the lab recently. Well, it's always exciting, but we've brought out the video gear and began to work on new video Vlogs to share more information about ZP.tech, our products and how to use them. We're very excited to share our usage instructions video. Because ZP.tech products are so flexible, there's countless ways to enjoy your M-States. Over the last two years, we've shared a recipe each month with new ways to cook with your M-States. From Baked Salmon to Smoothies, M-States are very exciting to cook with. As we make our way into Spring, many will find new things to do, wipe the dust of the spring and summer toys and begin to prepare for a renewal to life. Habits from the winter months can sometimes be hard to let go of. One of the easiest places to start is with activity. Yoga has been around for a long time and has proven benefits for both physical and mental health. Many shy away from Yoga due to the odd poses and it's been firmly attached to a female activity. Men, we strongly encourage you to take another look at yoga. Not to exclude the ladies out there, but you girls seemed to have figured this out. For men, here's a great artciel for you to review to see if any of the benefits of yoga are appealing to you. Enjoy and welcome to spring!

Neuro-Economics

The Winter Lull. Are you feeling it? For some, winter is a day to day battle, especially after the new year. The holidays were forever ago, and the tundra landscape before us stretches to the horizon. For many, winter is the best season, winter sports, winter events and more bring a lot of joy and anticipation. This season is "buckle down" time for many with ambitious goals of weight loss, finishing reading that book, finishing that painting and much more. Winter is one of those seasons that really challenges a lot of peoples focus and will power. Instead of leaning into the winter blues, here's an idea. Let's embrace the challenge and win this winter. Where do we start? Well, for many it's a simple decision to do so. Sounds easy, but difficult to do. There's a very insightful field of study out there called "NeuroEconomics". This is an amazing field of study, and for all of us average Joes and Janes out there that are not Brain Scientists, we can gather a lot of input that helps us understand how the brain makes decisions. What small changes can we make to our environment that influences us to make certain decisions? The easiest example is food. If we see and are right next to food that we love to eat but shouldn't, is it harder to ignore it? Of course it is, and there's nothing wrong with that. Before we begin bashing on will power and self control, it's important to acknowledge that our brain produces proteins from the hypothalamus as a result of stimulation and habits and our environments. Just a little research on these topics helps you grasp the decision making process and allows us to create or try to create environments that foster success, self control and happiness. Yes, even in winter. The brain is absolutely fascinating and powerful. Although we still know so little about it, with the information available today for free, there's a wealth of self betterment, happiness and enrichment right in front of us and this winter can really be an "out with the old, in with the new" season for you. We wish you the best and good luck!

High Function

As 2013 comes to a close, the white hot topics of todays fast trackers is all about getting ahead. With a renewed spirit of competition in the work and academic worlds from people across the globe functioning in survival mode for the last 5 years, there's no short supply on books, concentration music, new "techniques" to improve faster and more. For ZP.tech, the last 15+ years has been an intense focus and study on wellbeing, brain function, personal excellence and more. All of this is so fitting to the latest research and practices of the ambitious. From sleep and dreams to high nutrient superfoods, we've been participating in this area through the ups and downs of societies mass adoption of "Super Focus" for nearly two decades. One of the bi-products of our research and lab work is a simple pooling of our residual powders. Each harvest is different with the proportions of our high quality M-States. We call this mixture Kaleidoscope being symbolic of it's beauty and ever changing mixture

Farewell 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, the white hot topics of todays fast trackers is all about getting ahead. With a renewed spirit of competition in the work and academic worlds from people across the globe functioning in survival mode for the last 5 years, there's no short supply on books, concentration music, new "techniques" to improve faster and more. For ZP.tech, the last 15+ years has been an intense focus and study on wellbeing, brain function, personal excellence and more. All of this is so fitting to the latest research and practices of the ambitious. From sleep and dreams to high nutrient superfoods, we've been participating in this area through the ups and downs of societies mass adoption of "Super Focus" for nearly two decades. One of the bi-products of our research and lab work is a simple pooling of our residual powders. Each harvest is different with the proportions of our high quality M-States. We call this mixture Kaleidoscope being symbolic of it's beauty and ever changing mixture. 

Modern Practice

Have you been noticing the latest meme across the world right now? How to do more with less? What is talent? Does it even matter? You need 10,000 hours to master something but only 20 to become functional etc etc. This is nothing new, for millennia people have been trying to master their craft and with today's modern technology, you've got the world at your fingertips. A push of a button here and a click there and you can be expanding on the data points of quantum physics, advanced psychology, world history and more. What do we do with all of this quick information? We usually function as a pass through and rarely retain even a shred of the info if we don't apply it beyond that quick conversation. What hasn't changed is how our minds and bodies need study, repetition and consistency with skills and crafts that we pursue. Sports, music, programming, business, relationships and more still to this day take time and dedication. Now that "Google" is no longer a name of a company but an actual verb we're all a lot smarter about a lot of things....but....for our life skills, we must remain focused. With everyone looking for a short cut, an edge over the competition or a faster method for learning something the most important and critical component is usually overlooked. "Practice". With as amazing as the wealth of information that's out there on essentially anything you can want to do or learn, the act of working for it seems to be scoffed at. Our design and mental make up has changed little even with these new developments. DO you want to edge? The Upper hand? The fast track to mastering your craft? Don't forget to work for it, you'll gain the fast track. Best of luck!

TTFN Summer

About this time of year many of us begin the feel the "last hoorah" of summer. Camping trips are planned, that family trip to the water park and a few extra BBQ's. Enjoy your summer and make the most of any season. That being said, get a little extra sunlight if you can. Vitamin D is a big deal, a really big deal and too many of us are running a deficiency. Weak immune systems, unhealthy cells which leads o a myriad of things and low energy. Have you ever noticed this gets worse during the cooler less sunny times of the year? Everyone's vitamin D needs are different and reacts to varying levels differently, but the same side effects and benefits ring true for everyone. Healthy, happy, energetic vitamin D does wonders for everyone. As we begin to trail off the shinny days, start your research on how to get vitamin d during without sunlight. There's tablets, light boxes, pills and so on but nothing substitutes the natural vitamin d our body make from UVB rays. Now, what about the sun? Lot's of chatter about the sun changing it's polarity. What does this mean? Well, it's nothing new, it happens every decade or so and this time, we may see a little more excitement since we have so much more technology. This will be interesting to observe and we'll keep an eye on it. Also up in the air is a visually stunning astroid shower August 11th and 12th. Hopefully you got to see it. Summer is fun, live it up, enjoy, get some extra sunlight and start getting ready for the seasonal change. You may be just a little healthier and happier this winter with a little kick in vitamin D. 

Tug-O-War

The world has gotten in a big hurry hasn't it? Everywhere you turn, something else is demanding your time, tv, advertisements, let's not forget work, ohh yeah, and more work, not to mention our life-support system smart phones constantly reminding us of the next task ahead. You can't fall behind anymore and if you take more than an hour to respond to an email, a phone call, a text, a facebook message well......you're just not plugged in well enough. How do we cope with all that life asks from us these days? "Unplug", that's a common one used and applied by many, but in the end, after a 2 day or even 2 hour escape, we're back to serving the world with it's long list of demands. So, how do we find to live our lives? How do we actually meet all the expectations and still feel fresh, energized and rewarded for our efforts, not to mention a little down time? The answer is a little different for everyone, we mix in the gym, a little yoga here and there, a stab at a vacation and more. Speaking of vacations, if you work 50 weeks out of the year to only look forward to 2 of them, I promise you, there's better way. Yes, there are books, movies on netflix, seminars, little pamphlets with some tips, websites and more but here's the biggest component that so many people miss. The key essential to enriching your life, enjoying your time and living. You have to actually go and do it. Easier said than done, I agree, but before you can start living, you have to actually attempt to do it. It still takes energy, time, maybe a little sweat but you have to leave the seminar, close the book,  put aside the remote and actually go and do what you want to do. So many people spend their time dreaming of a new activity, a new relationship, a new experience and get so caught up in the world, the demands, the doubts that they don't even try. The first step to living is giving it a shot. You'll see that the rest of the stuff that gets in the way often times turns our to be an illusion tricking you into thinking your couldn't do it. So what are you waiting for? Go for it!