If you want to have great sex, it helps to know a little bit how your biggest sex organ works. And no, it’s not between your legs. It’s the brain in your head. What affects your brain affects your sex…
It doesn’t matter if you are a professional dancer or if you just like to move on the dance floor on Saturday night. It doesn’t matter if you like to tango or break dance. Dancing, of any kind, combines physical…
We all know that exercise has unparalleled power to improve physical health. But did you know that science is showing that it is one of the best things you can do for your brain? This, in turn, benefits your mental…
These days, the typical person allocates an astonishing chunk of their lives to consuming media from an electronic device. According to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report, American adults spend more than 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening to or…
There is a clear link between your dietary choices and your brain and mental health. What you put in your mouth has everything to do with what goes on in your head. Of course, there are no guarantees. Unfortunately, sometimes…
Your life literally shapes your brain. Your brain changes both form and function every day in response to your life experiences, emotions, behaviors, and even thoughts. This amazing morphing ability, called neuroplasticity, is both good and bad. Neuroplasticity has allowed…
There’s no doubt about it. The modern world is bad for your brain. With restaurant food delivered right to your door 24-hours-a-day, never-ending dings and digital screens, 70-hour work weeks spent mostly sitting at a desk, air, noise, and light…
Anxiety and depression are the leading mental illnesses in America and affect more than eighteen percent of the population. Many people turn to medication as their first line of defense to treat these conditions, but there may be a better…
I know it sounds counterintuitive, but arguing can actually bring you more peace and happiness — arguing with yourself that is. You know that incessant chatter inside your head that keeps a running commentary on all that happens, critiquing and…
You don’t have to be a war veteran or the victim of physical abuse to experience trauma. Unfortunately, you can encounter trauma from many events in “normal” life (whatever that is). For example, trauma can result from being in a…
It’s all too easy in today’s world to go from “everything’s OK” to “OMG!” in a few seconds flat. Money is already tight and the car breaks down on the side of the road and won’t even start. Your best…
Depression is a complex illness that can look very different in different people. Some depressed people can’t sleep at all while others can’t do much of anything except sleep. Many depressed individuals have little appetite and lose weight. Others gain…
