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Rewire Your Brain for Happiness With Two Proven Techniques
Being depressed can feel like being stuck in a bleak, hopeless loop. No matter what you try, you can’t convince your brain to reengage with life. By understanding the neuroscience of depression, we...
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Laughter Can Help to Prevent and Even Treat Heart Disease?
Philosopher Bertrand Russell once described laughter as “the most inexpensive and most effective wonder drug.” He may not have meant this literally, but recent scientific advances reveal that laughter...
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This is Your Brain on Fear … and What to Do About It
Fear and anxiety are ancient and useful emotions. These deeply-encoded feelings help keep us safe—for instance, when our “fight-or-flight” response shapes how we respond to dangerous situations. What...
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This Simple Trick Rewires Your Brain for Happiness
Psychologists often used imagery techniques to help patients, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), overcome negative emotions. According to a recent study, we can all can use...
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Five Ways Companion Animals Boost Your Health
Many of us have personal anecdotes about how our pets improved—or even saved—our lives. Numerous studies offer quantitative evidence of the health benefits of pet ownership, which include physical …...
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This Time-Tested Technique Can Help You Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep?
Our stress levels and the quality of our sleep are deeply, intimately linked. Without adequate sleep, our mental and emotional wellbeing becomes compromised and our self-regulatory functioning...
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The Quietly Destructive Condition You Might Not Know You’re Experiencing
Have you heard of emotional exhaustion? The term “emotional exhaustion” describes a constellation of physical and mental symptoms that arise when you’ve exhausted your emotional reserves. Chances are,...
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The Secret Power of Talking to Yourself
Do you ever talk to yourself? Not silently, but by actually speaking words out loud? Many of us do, which doesn’t keep us from feeling embarrassed if someone catches us. According to a recent study...
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Depression is a difficult topic to address. Not everyone agrees on the cause of depression, which is part of the conundrum. Some experts point to environmental and dietary catalysts while others...
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