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06/28/2018 / By Zoey Sky

These 11 essential oils will help with your lucid dreaming

An article from Waking Times reveals a list of 11 essential oils that can help improve your lucid dreaming. For the uninitiated, lucid dreaming refers to the experience of individuals who remain in control of themselves even though they’re dreaming. In the Indian Hindu practice of Yoga Nidra and the Tibetan Buddhist practice of dream yoga, […]

12/24/2017 / By Ralph Flores

How an active lifestyle determines your “structure” for life: Muscle activity determines skeletal health, according to recent research

Our bodies are both wonderful and mysterious at the same time – just when we think we already know everything about it, a new discovery comes and blows us out of the water. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science may have done just that, with two studies stating that our muscles play an active part in […]

12/14/2017 / By Russel Davis

Go organic, inside and out while pregnant: Chemicals in personal care products can affect the development of your baby

A study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has revealed that a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals found in various industrial and food sources may affect fetal development among pregnant women. The researchers screened for up to 27 chemicals — including seven drugs, 14 industrial chemicals, and six sociocultural chemicals like alcohol or caffeine — as part of the […]

11/29/2017 / By Rita Winters

Lifestyle diseases are now complicating pregnancies, putting mothers and newborns at higher risk of complications

Contrary to popular belief, the responsibilities of motherhood begin before, not after, conception. A woman must be in good health prior to conceiving in order to assure her and the baby’s health. Preexisting conditions, sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy food negatively affect babies prenatally. A Michigan Medicine study reports that pregnant women, particularly poor women and […]

11/28/2017 / By Zoey Sky

How meditation works: It synchronizes key regions in the brain, improving cognitive functions

Meditation can do more than help you relax after a long day. According to an article by Christina Sarich at the Waking Times, several Boston University researchers have discovered how to activate the two areas of the brain that can “turbo charge” cognitive functioning, or certain cerebral processes that pertain to knowledge and how we […]

11/21/2017 / By Zoey Sky

What are you grateful for? 5 reasons to balance frustrations with intentional gratitude

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the holiday often brings to mind family gatherings, American football, and the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. But if you’re feeling particularly stressed or frustrated, consider practicing intentional gratitude to improve your mindset. Instead of only being thankful during Thanksgiving, why not try saying “thanks” for the whole year? Intentional […]

11/17/2017 / By Rita Winters

The science of happiness: Researchers suggest taking your next coffee break outside

When you see someone smiling or laughing, the tendency is that you would smile or laugh yourself. Happiness is as simple as that. How do you cope with stress? How do you unwind? The next time you take a break away from your daily toil, go outside and smell the flowers. At the University of […]

11/15/2017 / By Janine Acero

Two sides of the same coin: High fat diets cause anxiety and stress causes digestion problems

A new study from Brigham Young University (BYU) reveals that digestive microorganisms change behavior when the host is under stress. BYU professor of microbiology and molecular biology Laura Bridgewater used male and female mice for the study experiment. She found that when the female mice were exposed to mild stress, their gut microbiota (microscopic organisms […]

11/13/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Healthy gut found to reduce effects of trauma: Study explains the link between the gut microbiome and PTSD

A new study found that a healthy gut can lessen the effects of trauma, as reported by Science Daily. Researchers from Stellenbosch University analyzed the relationship of gut microbiome and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They compared the gut microbiomes of 18 individuals with PTSD to 12 people who also experienced trauma, but did not develop PSTD. […]

11/10/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Well, that’s depressing: Mental illness proven to increase risk of early death

A new study proves that mental illness, particularly depression, increases the risk of premature death, as reported by the Science Daily. “There is less stigma associated with depression, better treatments are available, but depression’s link to mortality still persists,” said Stephen Gilman of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. […]

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