Meditation Rebuilds Grey Matter in the Brain
Numerous studies have validated the many benefits of meditation. Meditation doesn’t just help you relax and de-stress; its influence extends from the psychological and...
Social Media Use Can Make You More or Less Lonely, Depending How You Use...
Social connections have a dramatic impact on our health. Close connections reduce risk of illness and help us live longer, while loneliness quite literally...
Drinking Tea Cuts Your Risk of Dementia in Half
Despite great interest and numerous high-quality drug trials, an effective pharmaceutical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, both of which fall under the umbrella...
This Breathing Technique Helps Alleviate Depression in Just One Session
A growing body of evidence shows that a breathing-based meditation practice called Sudarshan Kriya can help to lift depression and release negative emotions. Sundarshan Kriya...
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...
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...
How Reading Boosts Brain Power and Protects Brain Health
The more you use your brain, the more your thinking capacity expands. This is one of those deceptively simple facts. On the surface, it...
Rewire Your Brain for Happiness With Two Proven Techniques
Being depressed can feel like being stuck in a bleak, hopeless loop. No matter what you try, you can’t convince your brain to reengage...
Cross-Crawl Technique Strengthens Your Nervous System and Brain Development
Did you know..that cross-crawl technique is one of the easiest ways to activate your brain development and nervous system to give it the proper...
The Life-Changing Magic of Doing Less
Many Americans define ourselves so entirely by what we do that when someone asks us how we’re doing, we don’t share our emotional state....