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...
Does Washing Your Hands Often Increase Your Risk of Mental Disorders?
Take everything you know about DNA and genetics and throw it out the window.
Unless you are a geneticist or in the medical field, doing...
Strong Legs Equal a Sharp Brain
Did You Know...that a new study shows that sturdy legs support brain health?
It has long been known that strong muscles—especially legs muscles, the largest...
Social Isolation May Be the Most Serious Public Health Hazard of the 21st Century?
We now have the ability to connect almost immediately to anyone, anywhere, anytime, but the number of people who feel socially isolated is rising....
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,...
Did You Know… Negative Thoughts Can Harm Your Health?
The power of your mind to influence your health is perhaps best demonstrated by the placebo effect. That’s the ability of a fake treatment—such...
7 Reasons to Start Bouncing!
For years, the only people who regularly jumped on trampolines were children, elite athletes, and NASA astronauts. But recently, as information about the remarkable...
Breathe Yourself to Sleep
Did You Know...you can breathe yourself to sleep using a simple relaxation technique?
According to the Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Sleep Medicine and...
Did You Know…Infrared Saunas Can Improve Heart Health?
The Heat is On... How Infrared Saunas Improve Your Health
Sauna therapy has been used across centuries and across cultures, but infrared saunas have only come...
Beat the Holiday Blues and Depression: 5 Simple Ways to Stay Happy and Centered
It’s time to bring out the tinsel, trees, presents, lights, menorah, family meals, kinara, and the holiday depression. Why are you more prone to...