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This is Your Brain on Fear … and What to Do About It

Fear and anxiety are ancient and useful emotions. These deeply-encoded feelings help keep us safe—for instance, when our “fight-or-flight” response shapes how we respond...

Fact or Myth: Gratitude Improves Health?

This is FACT.  Walking through the world with gratitude doesn’t just make you feel happier, it actually imparts physical and mental health benefits. Studies have...
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How Mindfulness Meditation Protects You From Nearly Every Disease

Did You Know… …mindfulness meditation may help reduce inflammation and associated disease risks?  Numerous studies have shown that mindfulness meditation can help reduce stress, depression, PTSD,...

One School’s Surprising Experiment in Mindfulness

A radical new approach put in practice at Robert W. Coleman Elementary School has turned a spotlight on the West Baltimore school. Rather than...

Listening to “Pink Noise” While You Sleep Can Boost Your Memory Power 300%!

Sleep is a vital—and complex—component of your overall wellbeing. As we learn more about what happens while we sleep, it’s become clear that the...

Did You Know … that One Nutrient Might Heal Most Chronic Conditions?

MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane) has been dubbed a “miracle supplement” because it’s the most biologically active form of sulfur you can give your body, and it...
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How Omega-3 and Turmeric May Preserve Your Ability to Walk After Spinal Cord Injury

Typically the result of a car crash, severe fall, physical violence or sports-related accident, a spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating...and more often than...
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Breathing-Based Yoga May Help Lift Depression

Depression is the most prevalent mental illness in the United States, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. The numbers are staggering:...
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Did You Know… Love Really Does Heal the Body?

Every thought you think and every emotion you feel has an effect on your physical body. That’s because a single thought can give rise...

Gardening Therapy Helps Women on Long-term Sick Leave

Women are at greater risk of becoming chronically ill and going on long-term sick leave, which can have financial as well as physical and...