Parents are often warned of the negative impact their own stress can have on their kids, but it turns out that stress can hurt the kids you don't even have yet. A new study has found that high levels of a stress hormone can hurt the brain development...
So many of us crunch ourselves into impossible sitting or standing positions and forget to move our bodies during the workday. Fight this by setting regular reminders in your calendar to get up, stretch, and get the blood flowing throughout your body. Since I’ve become mindful of stretching during...
We all know how meditation can benefit us, but it's often hard to find the time to dedicate to practicing meditation. However, you can meditate anywhere at any time, as long as you have a few minutes to spare. This 5-minute meditation trick, found on Inc., is a...
The Gist A recent study, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, found that women who wrote in gratitude journals for a period of three weeks had notable changes in their brain, leading to more generous traits. This change was made in oxygen metabolism in cells in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex,...
Mornings and I have been mortal enemies my whole life. We detest each other. But our long-standing war needs to end. It's time for us to be friends so I can finally end my daily battle. In an effort to strengthen my relationship with mornings, I'll...
A recent study has found that the use of digital devices like smartphones and tablets is giving us symptoms similar to ADHD. The study was presented during the Human-Computer Interaction conference in San Jose. In a two-week study conducted by the University of Virginia and the University of British Columbia,...
