Dark Chocolate for Stress Starts in the Brain, New Study Shows
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – We often talk about the many health benefits of dark chocolate, perhaps because it’s so darn tasty. Its impressive antioxidant…
6 Strategies to Deescalate Intense Emotions In the Moment
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Stress is a normal part of life. We cannot escape it, but we can learn to manage and live with it. In…
Benefits of Human Touch: Spooning Relieves Stress, Improves Sleep & Deepens Connection
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Perhaps when you’re spooning with your partner at night, sleeping or resting in a connected, intimate position, you’re not thinking…
5 Benefits of Unplugging for the Holidays + 5 Tips
Kissairis Munoz via Dr. Axe – The onslaught of family, friends and social events that occurs during the holidays is enough to make even the most social…
Research Shows Link Between Exercise and Better Mental Health
Kaiser Permanente via News-Medical – Kaiser Permanente research published on November 11 in Preventive Medicine showed people who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the…
Get Your Hands Dirty! Proven Benefits of Gardening
Dr. Don Colbert – Is there really value in getting your hands dirty in the summer? Beyond harvesting food, are there benefits to gardening? Amazingly, there…
Why We Should All Cry More, The Mental & Physical Health Benefits of Crying + Is There a Right Way to Cry?
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #282) and blog, I talk about why crying is not a sign of weakness, the neuroscience behind crying,…
Benefits of Journaling + How to Start (Tips, Prompts, Methods & More)
Jillian Levy, CHHC via Dr. Axe – It’s not uncommon for teenagers to keep diaries that they use for self-reflection and help blowing off some steam.…
Doctor Makes a Bold Claim: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Can Be Made Rare Diseases
Lorie Johnson via CBN News – Just like a roof with dozens of holes can only work if all of them are repaired, Alzheimer’s has dozens…
Mind-Body Medicine Experts Urge Full Integration of Stress Reduction into Care and Research
University of California – Davis Health via EurekAlert – The need is especially important now, when COVID-19 fears are high. In a perspective published in…