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Is Digital Mindfulness Really Possible and How Does It Impact Your Brain and Mental Health?

Digital technologies greatly influence our…

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Understanding Neuroplasticity Allows You to Set the Right Conditions to Prime Your Brain to Learn

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Ultraprocessed foods, like cookies, chips, frozen meals, and fast food, may be contributing to your brain’s decline

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You Know That Mindfulness Calms Your Mind and Body But Did You Know That It Can Also Boost Your Brain and Energy?

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October 24, 2022 neuroplasticity

Science Proves Your Thoughts Influence Your Reality and Shape Your Brain for Better or Worse. You Choose.

If you Google “power of thoughts,” you get a lot of results including words like “consciousness,” “swami,” “manifest,” and “unleash.” To me, these words suggest a basis not rooted securely in science and more rooted in marketing hype. I like…

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October 2, 2022 brain fitness

The New Fitness, Brain, and Memory Health Information You Need to Know About Your Daily Step Count

I know you’ve seen the fitness trackers everybody is wearing. You may even use one. One of the benefits of the increasingly popular devices — besides helping people realize how much they move (or don’t move), is that they allow…

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September 20, 2022 Depression

Here’s How Your Diet Can Lighten Depression or Make It Worse

There is a clear link between your dietary choices and your health. What you put in your mouth can have significant implications for your brain and mental health specifically. Research analyses looking at multiple studies support that there is a definite…

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September 4, 2022 Mental Health

Mindfulness and Dance Stimulate a Part of Your Brain That Can Improve Mental Health

Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of the brain from just above one ear to the other. I fell in love with the brain as an undergraduate student and pursued a career in neuroscience, but…

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August 14, 2022 brain

The Brain Benefits of Meditation Depend on Which Practice

Studies have undeniably proven that meditation changes your brain. No doubt about that. Early research and all the media hype may have given you the impression that meditation and mindfulness are good for improving everything in everybody. While they can…

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July 24, 2022 Mental Health

How to Use the Good Already in Your Life to Give Your Brain a More Positive Outlook

Your brain automatically hangs onto the bad. A snarky comment from a colleague, someone breaking in front of you in line, or a small criticism from your spouse may stay with you all day — or longer. These little, seemingly…

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July 10, 2022 Mental Health

This Is How Poverty Hurts Baby’s Brain Even Before Birth

Does being poor impact your brain, or are people with decreased cognitive ability poor? Some people may have strong opinions on the above question. Probably broadly along political partisan lines. But the best place to answer this question is with…

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June 21, 2022 age related decline

You’re the Perfect Age to Be What You Dreamed Of

I’m going to be celebrating another trip around the sun soon. So, I’m writing this to remind and inspire me — and hopefully some of you — that getting older is not all downhill. While I will concede that I…

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May 29, 2022 Mental Health

This One Thing Heals Childhood Trauma

Tragically, another school mass shooting just occurred in the U.S. It’s natural for mental health experts to assist the youngsters and their families to help deal with the horrific experience. However, research from similar traumatic events has demonstrated that rushing…

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May 22, 2022 brain

How long does it really take to think a thought?

As inquisitive beings, we are constantly questioning and quantifying the speed of various things. With a fair degree of accuracy, scientists have quantified the speed of light, the speed of sound, the speed at which the earth revolves around the sun, the…

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May 8, 2022 Mental Health

Self-Care Is Really Mental Health Care

When you think of self-care, bubble baths, massages, your favorite foods, and binge-watching Netflix all day might come to mind. While those things can be occasional ingredients of self-care, it is really about much more than just finding ways to…

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April 17, 2022 exercise

Exercise Is Mind Medicine

If it was a pill, exercise would be prescribed to every person and for nearly every ailment. According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death. We’ve known for a long time that exercise…

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