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Shut It Down! 5 Great Ways To Stop Anxiety In Its Tracks

Dondi Leigh May 11, 2016

Anxiety is terrifying and can seem insurmountable at times: the racing heart, the thoughts tumbling around, the feeling that you can’t catch your breath no matter what you do. Here are five quick ways to deal with anxiety you might never…

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Write Now! Science Explains How Journaling Keeps You Mentally Fit

Dondi Leigh May 5, 2016

Journaling seems, especially in this day and age, a little antiquated. When you can find psychiatric help on the Internet and we live in an increasingly globalized, interconnected world, taking time to be introspective might seem a bit…

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Just An Illusion: The New Thinking Behind the Theory of Consciousness

Dondi Leigh May 5, 2016

The concept of consciousness: a truly absorbing idea. For decades we have assumed that conscious processes operated by the brain existed on levels inaccessible to the subconscious - and vice versa. New studies, however, have shown that…

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Why Do We Love Sad Songs?

Robyn Reisch May 5, 2016

By adulthood, most of us have developed a few solid go-to methods to cheer us up when we're feeling blue. I like to take long, hot bubble baths and listen to sad country music. Some would wonder why - wouldn't the country songs just…

Consciousness

Turn Back The Clock: How To Slow Time Even As You Age

Dondi Leigh May 3, 2016

The first highlight on one of the pieces I was reading to research this article reads: “There’s considerable evidence that time doesn’t speed up as we age” and I thought, wow, well, that’s good. Inasmuch as time is a self-imposed,…

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The Infinite Wisdom of Morgan Freeman

Justin Gammill May 3, 2016

Chances are, you know exactly who Morgan Freeman is. In the business of show business, there are very few awards that he hasn't won. His voice is one of the most recognizable voices in the world. In fact, if I had the money I'm pretty…

Health

Unplug Your Kids: Why Tech-Free Time Is So Important For Adolescents

Dondi Leigh Apr 27, 2016

In an increasingly-connected world, it can be difficult to get young adults to understand the benefits of disconnecting from time to time. Research has shown, however, in multiple studies across a variety of populations accounting for a…

Consciousness

Yes, You CAN Trust Your Intuition

Pj Stone Apr 27, 2016

We are born instinctual, where our impulse to act is informed by our body. Faced with danger, we experience a discharge from the sympathetic nervous system. Our heart rate and breathing increase, muscles contract, and the choice of “fight…

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Love Life? How to live well to 100+

Pj Stone Apr 26, 2016

Who knew that today about 450 people worldwide are over the age of 110, and many more have reached 100? No longer an anomaly, over 50,000 in the U.S. and 100,000 throughout the globe have celebrated a triple digit birthday! Our amazing…

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We Have 10X More Memory Than We Knew

Pj Stone Apr 26, 2016

Recent research co-authored by Kristin Harris, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Texas, Austin, unveiled a stunning increase in our brain’s memory capacity. By a cautious factor of 10, human memory’s new size puts it in…

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