aging, brain health, meditation, memory, mental health, metacognition, mindfulness, neuroscience, resilience, stress relief

Harnessing the Power of Meditation: A Neuroscientist’s Insight

In a TED Talk, a renowned neuroscientist shared her personal experience with meditation. She revealed that after practicing meditation for a few weeks, she became more peaceful, handled life’s challenges more effectively, exhibited greater compassion and tolerance, and gained a heightened ability to perceive issues from others’ perspectives, attributing these changes to the power of ...

Mikel Davis

Smiling woman sitting on a yoga mat with her hands pressed together.

Talking to Mom: Your Unexpected Stress Reliever

Finding someone to talk to can be your uncomplicated solution if you feel overwhelmed or like your life has shut down. There are many people in your life that you can lean on. But did you know that talking to your mom can relieve your stress? Though learning this information is confusing and unexpected, studies ...

Viena Abdon

A mother laughing with her daughters.

8 Ways to Feed Your Immune System and Improve Your Wellbeing

When it comes to ways to feed your immune system, it all comes down to how you treat your body. “You start treating your body right and your immune system is better.” — Aaron Bruno This phrase is spot-on and has a lot of applications in your daily life. You can vastly enhance your general health ...

Ratul Saha

A female runner stretching.

Free Your Thoughts: Relax and Reduce Stress Without Technology

Modern tech has made true relaxation quite hard, often leading to stress. You stare at your computer all day only to go home and stare at your screens most of the night. During the COVID-19 lockdown, screen time increased dramatically. According to Frontiers, screen time increased by 70 percent and there was also a significant ...

Nathan Machoka

Smiling woman lounging back on the couch.

7 Tips to Reduce Stress

In today’s video, our nutritionist will look at 7 tips to reduce stress that you can incorporate into your daily routine. It’s true: We all need a certain amount of stress in our life to get us moving! But most people get an overload of stress from their long list of ‘demanding circumstances’ on a ...

Health by Nature

5 Remarkable Health Benefits of Singing

According to a World Federation of Music Therapy member, singing is more than just a pleasant habit many people enjoy while in the shower.  It can actually help you lose weight and boost your immunity. But that’s not all. It also has many health benefits. 5 major health benefits of singing   1. Lose weight, relieve pain, and ...

Hermann Rohr

A group of young friends singing karaoke together.

The 5 Ways Mental Clutter Affects Your Life

Mental clutter refers to times when our mind has too many thoughts, making it difficult to process and focus. Experiencing phases of a cluttered mind is not only disrupting while attempting to carry out daily tasks, but it is also unbalancing and detrimental to mental health.   In December 2017, Prevention published Is Your Mind Cluttered? ...

Katrina Hicks

Woman stressing, overthinking events alone at home.

Watching Fish Can Improve Your Physical and Mental Well-Being

Researchers have found that watching fish at an aquarium or in a fish tank can improve your physical and mental well-being, according to research recently published in Environment & Behaviour. The study was the first of its kind, with experts from the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth University, and the University of Exeter monitoring people’s physical being and mental ...

Troy Oakes

Watching fish can improve mental well-being. Photo of the Georgia Aquarium, the world s largest aquarium, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

It is commonplace for humans to resort to laughter to beat the blues of depression or fight back during tough phases in life. At such times, laughter is the best medicine. During the pandemic that brought the planet to a grinding halt, plenty of people indulged in watching funny TV shows or cartoons to boost ...

Raven Montmorency

A couple sitting in tall grass laughing.