Pay by Location. The BLS reports that New Jersey guidance counselors earn the highest wages, with a mean across all industry sectors of $70,690. Alaska and Maryland completed the top three highest-paying states with respective means of $67,530 and $64,290.
Yup, our brains are made up of 60 percent fat, says Dr. Michael Green, a research psychologist at Aston University. To function optimally, our brains need to maintain this level of fat. A lower amount of fat, in fact, can lead to neurological disorders.
Although the average adult human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, only 2 percent of total body weight, it demands 20 percent of our resting metabolic rate (RMR)âthe total amount of energy our bodies expend in one very lazy day of no activity. RMR varies from person to person depending on age, gender, size and health.