Behavior Change
January 15, 2026•Behavior Change, From Ram Rao, Insider Strategies, News
Sleep Deprivation: New Insights about The Brain’s Hidden Cleaning Crisis
In his blog, Sleep Deprivation: New Insights about The Brain’s Hidden Cleaning Crisis, Dr. Rao highlights a recent groundbreaking study connecting sleep, the glymphatic system, Alzheimer’s risk, and long-term brain health. The findings underscore an urgent truth: the brain will clean itself one way or another. The question is whether we allow that cleaning process to happen efficiently at night or pay the price through daytime cognitive breakdown. Read More »
January 14, 2026•Behavior Change, Health Coaching, Insider Strategies, News
The Opportunity of the New Year
In “The Opportunity of the New Year,” psychologist and ReCODE 2.0 Health Coach Lynn Killips explores why January 1st is more than a symbolic reset. Drawing on behavioral science, she explains how the “fresh start effect,” paired with awareness, tracking, and support, can dramatically increase the odds of lasting change. Read More »
November 18, 2025•Behavior Change, News
In her posting this month, coach and facilitator Valerie Driscoll writes about the notion of relating to habits as demonstrating different cognitive functions of the brain, referring to them here as “hot” and “cool”. She then explains that even the silliest situation can be a place to train the mind to go from hot emotions to cool boredom. Read More »
October 17, 2025•Behavior Change, From Julie Gregory, Insider Strategies, News
As cooler weather draws us indoors, it’s a good time to look more closely at the products we use to keep our homes clean. Many common cleaners release chemicals that linger in the air. In this blog, Julie Gregory shares how safer, non-toxic options can help protect your home, and your brain. Read More »
October 15, 2025•Behavior Change, Insider Strategies, News
In her blog, Across the Finish Line, Valerie Driscoll encourages turning our attention inward to explore our feelings to ultimately aid in setting protocol goals. She reminds us to be kind to ourselves, while crafting our unique healing path across the finish line. Read More »
August 14, 2025•Behavior Change, Insider Strategies, News
One Coach’s Story: Lessons Learned from my CGM Experience
Could you be pre-diabetic and not know it? When ReCODE 2.0 Health Coach Linda Meeks saw her A1C creeping up, she turned to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for answers. In this personal story, she shares surprising lessons, genetic insights, and why tracking your glucose might be the smartest thing you can do for your brain. Read More »
July 16, 2025•Behavior Change, Insider Strategies, News
This month, Coach Valerie Driscoll explores the meta-habit of habit formation. She delves into the newish idea that achieving more effective and enduring behavior change depends less on rigid willpower and discipline, and more on cultivating new skills through curiosity supported by self-compassion. A cornerstone of this innovative approach is the practice of creating awareness, which allows us to observe undesirable behaviors from a fresh perspective. Read More »
April 17, 2025•Behavior Change, Insider Strategies, News
In her blog this month, Apollo Health coach Valerie Driscoll shares how she uses mindful breathing to help her overcome the historically stressful event of air travel. Stressors can come in all shapes and sizes, but fortunately, building an arsenal of stress-management skills can help you to consistently manage whatever comes your way. She invites you to access other Apollo Health resources, including our new Member Mindfulness Meetup, to help you manage current stressors in your life. Read More »