Wellness

Walking Is Brain Exercise

February 10, 2021

One of the most effective and simple brain exercises is something that we do naturally — walking. Although stepping forward by placing one foot in front of the other may seem ordinary, it’s actually a complex process that requires the harmonious coordination of all your joints, bones, muscles, and nerves. Normal walking

It’s A Jungle In There: How Competition and Cooperation Shape the Mind

February 9, 2021

Cognitive psychologist and Penn State professor David A. Rosenbaum says we’ve got an “inner battlefield” happening in our minds — meaning loads of thoughts and ideas are constantly duking it out for survival, and these battles do as much to shape our personalities as external forces.

4 Tips To Overcome The Stress Of A New Job

February 8, 2021

There are few happier feelings than the moment you finally get the phone call or acceptance letter. You got the job you’ve been agonizing over for weeks and soon you’ll be taking home a new paycheck. Yet, on the night before your first day, or maybe after the first round of job training, you might begin

Exercises to Enhance Your Memory

February 7, 2021

Your brain, just like your body, undergoes change. While we tend to associate these changes with decline, scientific findings assure us that your brain can develop to become more flexible, capable, and integrated. Among the many changes that scare us is memory loss.

Managing Your Modes of Manipulation

February 6, 2021

When most people think of a brainwashed individual, they imagine someone whose mind is completely controlled. Some evil but powerful authority is manipulating his or her will. In the most extreme cases — as when a cult leader instructs his followers to commit suicide, or when an oppressive political regime

The Heart and the Brain: Our Heartbeat at Its Best Performance

February 5, 2021

Developments within the field of neurobiology and neuropsychology have shown that the brain is the center of wisdom, insight, cognition, and emotion. However, if one were to look back over the last millennia, the heart has traditionally stood as the symbol and driver of such feelings — especially of love.

The Most Important Health Hacks You Can Make

February 5, 2021

There are many different things that play a part in shaping your health and well-being — and unfortunately our own wellness is something that we can easily overlook. With all the situations in life that we think about and plan for — something as important as your personal health — should have the same level of importance as those other

No Laughing Matter: Fran Drescher Speaks About Early Cancer Detection

February 4, 2021

Everyone’s favorite flashy girl from Flushing, Fran Drescher is well known onscreen for her unique voice and her infectious laugh; one could even say that she’s famous for being funny. Offscreen, however, the star of “Happily Divorced” lends her famous voice to a very serious cause that is no laughing matter: reforming healthcare

How to Take Care of Your Parent (And Yourself) When Alzheimer’s Strikes

February 3, 2021

Finding out a parent has Alzheimer’s can be worrying and confusing. Your parents may not know they have a problem — or if they do — they may not want to take any action. Some signs to watch out for include forgetfulness, confusion, the inability to think through challenges, trouble handling everyday tasks, and difficulty

How To Prevent (and Deal With) Hearing Loss

January 31, 2021

While the thought of diminishing your ability to hear may sound troubling, it is more common than you might realize — with one out of three people experiencing a hearing impairment by the time they reach 65. Here are the most common causes for the loss of hearing that you should be aware of.

The Odor of Your Dreams

January 30, 2021

I woke up last week convinced that I could smell coffee. My husband, the coffee drinker in our household, was away for business and my 20-month-old son hasn’t yet discovered the substance so it seemed odd that there would be the familiar comforting aroma in the air. Within seconds of my waking up

Money & Memory: How Our Brains Evaluate Financial Risk and Reward

January 28, 2021

How does the human brain and memory evaluate risks, rewards, and probabilities, whether we gamble or invest? Let’s look at a few examples. On August 18, 1913, the ball on the Monte Carlo Casino’s roulette table landed on black 26 times in a row. The infamous Monte Carlo Fallacy was

Can Inherited Trauma Shape Your Health?

January 27, 2021

They are sometimes called “memorial candle” children. They are the second generation of holocaust survivors; with the names of their ancestors, they are living reconstructions of the life before. They are resilient and hard-working, but also more prone to develop anxiety disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder. And so are

“Flame Addiction”: The Neuroscience of Infidelity

January 26, 2021

When most people think of infidelity, they don’t think of injecting heroin or smoking crack cocaine. They ought to, because the behavior that takes place during an affair mimics exactly the behavior of a drug addict. Like a moth drawn to a candle’s glow, the person who is having an affair keeps

Save Me From Myself: Why People Feed The Need To Hoard

January 24, 2021

“It’s no one’s business but my own,” she states matter-of-factly. “It’s my stuff, I don’t know why everyone is so concerned. I keep food in case something happens, and a little mold never hurt anyone,” she says, amused. “It’s just like penicillin.” Julia is like most hoarders — blind to the conditions they live in. “If I wanted to throw

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