It can be cold, wet, windy and dark; Sweden can be a harsh country with a harsh climate. Not letting these challenges inhibit us, Swedes lead one of the most active lifestyles of any peoples on the planet. However, this combination does have its side effects, most notably the beating our bodies can take. Research […]
Any of you start your day with a cup of coffee? Ha, it’s Sweden, so that was a rhetorical question! Of course you start your day with a cup of coffee, in fact, you most likely have 3-4 cups of coffee throughout the day (National Average is 3.8 cups), and I won’t even start to […]
Anxiety is a widespread mental health disorder which affects around 8% of the Swedish population — that’s around 800, 000 Swedes. That is only those suffering from severe anxiety disorder. If you add in those reporting mild to bothersome anxiety, the number almost triples. More disturbingly, the rise over the last decade of reported anxiety […]
Megan Rapinoe, former captain of the World Cup winning U.S. Women’s team; Mike Tyson, youngest ever heavyweight boxing champion; Paul Pierce, former captain of the NBA’s Boston Celtics; Eddie Hall, crowned Strongest Man in the World in 2017; the list goes on and on and is growing every day. As professional athletes, champions, men and […]