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...
Laughter Can Help to Prevent and Even Treat Heart Disease?
Philosopher Bertrand Russell once described laughter as “the most inexpensive and most effective wonder drug.” He may not have meant this literally, but recent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why Do Celebrities Love This Affordable Healing Technique?
Many celebrities have been famously devoted to reflexology, a healing technique based on the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, hands,...
Broken Heart Syndrome and How to Prepare
Did You Know...heart break can cause physical damage to your heart?
Sometimes, the pain of a broken heart is more than emotional. The sudden loss...
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....
This Simple Trick Rewires Your Brain for Happiness
Psychologists often used imagery techniques to help patients, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), overcome negative emotions. According to a recent study, we...