Research demonstrates the health consequences of changing our clocks. Source: How To Cope With The End of Daylight Saving Time
How To Cope With The End of Daylight Saving Time
How to Make Life More Transcendent
Even if you’re not religious. Source: How to Make Life More Transcendent
Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss and Alzheimer’s
When does forgetfulness become something more serious? And how can we delay or even prevent that change? We talk to brain expert Richard Restak: Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss and Alzheimer’s
7 surprising benefits of sleep for your health, mood and relationships
Getting decent shut-eye boosts our bodies and brains, but did you know about these lesser-known benefits of sleep? Source: 7 surprising benefits of sleep for your health, mood and relationships
Why Your Pandemic Fatigue Is At an All-Time High (Even as Cases Dwindle)
I’m a psychiatrist and I’m exhausted, too. Source: Why Your Pandemic Fatigue Is At an All-Time High (Even as Cases Dwindle)
Why Do We Comfort Eat? Science Has An Answer — And A Solution
Comfort eating feels effective — but that’s only because of the psychological trickery behind it. Here’s what prompts us to eat junk food in times of stress, and how to create healthier habits. Source: Why Do We Comfort Eat? Science Has An Answer — And A Solution – Digg
What is the Link Between Depression and Bad Sleep?
Some brains can’t help but decide that three o’clock in the morning is the right time to ruminate on everything that’s going wrong. Source: Scientists Finally Understand the Link Between Depression and Bad Sleep
How Single-Tasking Can Decrease Your Stress and Improve Your Mood via @tinybuddha
Multitasking is not good for your brain processes or mental health. It can lead to increased frustration, irritability, and stress. Source: How Single-Tasking Can Decrease Your Stress and Improve Your Mood – Tiny Buddha
If this kind of thinking appeals to you, be sure to look into ‘The ONE Thing’ by Gary Keller…
How to Be Resilient in an Overwhelming World
“The key to cultivating internal calm amidst ever-present stress. Hacking our brain begins with a clear knowledge of the three executive systems that run our cognitive processing. We’ll refer to them as the first executive (amygdala, fear response), second executive (frontal-parietal lobe, logic, and problem-solving), and third executive (DMN, empathy, and self-awareness). This control panel of sorts gives us a comprehensive view of the ways that our thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact at any given moment.” Go to the source: How to Be Resilient in an Overwhelming World
Each year one vicious habit discarded…
At this point in my life, I’m not really looking to add anything new. However, I am looking to discard things that no longer serve me. Toward that end, I share this:
Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.
Benjamin Franklin
How to Make Good New Year’s Resolutions
It is easier to make them than to resolve them. Source: How to Make Good New Year’s Resolutions
btw, if you’re looking for ways to make 2022 your best year ever, check out this lesson from Brian Johnson.
How to Love Yourself
Discover science-based ways to love yourself more (and why it’s important that you do!). Source: How to Love Yourself
The Three Buddhist Steps to Repairing #Relationships
“The intention of deep listening and loving speech is to restore communication, because once communication is restored, everything is possible.” Source: The Three Buddhist Steps to Repairing Relationships
Revealing the logic of the body’s ‘second brain’
Researchers have made a surprising discovery about the human gut’s enteric nervous system that itself is filled with surprising facts. For starters, there’s the fact that this ‘second brain’ exists at all: Revealing the logic of the body’s ‘second brain’: Scientists discover new science in the gut and, potentially, new leads on how to treat irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders
Can Walking Reverse Brain Aging?
A recent study finds that exercise can strengthen the brain and improve memory: Can Walking Reverse Brain Aging?
Why do we have thoughts we don’t want?
Have you ever had the unexpected urge to jump from a bridge or other high place? If so, you are far from alone: Psychology Today
People’s words and actions can actually shape your brain — a neuroscientist explains how
It’s ironic but true: The best thing for your nervous system is another human and the worst thing for your nervous system is another human. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett tells us why: People’s words and actions can actually shape your brain — a neuroscientist explains how
The Halo Effect: Why It’s So Difficult To Understand The Past via @hiddenbrain
This is the latest episode of one of my favorite podcasts:
“Judy, Lyn and Donna Ulrich were driving to a volleyball game when their Ford Pinto was hit from behind by a Chevy van. The Pinto caught fire, and the three teenagers were burned to death. This week on Hidden Brain, we talk to a former Ford insider who could have voted to recall the Pinto years before the Ulrich girls were killed — but didn’t. And we ask, is it possible to fairly evaluate our past actions when we know how things turned out? Source: The Halo Effect: Why It’s So Difficult To Understand The Past : Hidden Brain“
How Running Makes the Brain More Resilient to Stress
Exercise increases galanin in the locus coeruleus and boosts stress resilience: How Running Makes the Brain More Resilient to Stress
10 ‘Lizard Brain’ Actions That Poison Intimate Relationships
And 10 U-turns that can heal them: 10 ‘Lizard Brain’ Actions That Poison Intimate Relationships
Bright, shiny objects! 
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