Do you ever feel disconnected from the world? Do you feel cold, alone and helpless in the middle of a crowd? Do you feel like no one is interested in hearing your stories? It is true that loneliness feels draining, upsetting and distracting. It triggers our mind to dwell on undesirable thoughts and leads us away from happiness. But loneliness can be a good t
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A growing body of research suggests that berries, including pomegranates, are the best source of antioxidants. But what are antioxidants and why are they so important? Health experts encourage us to eat more of fruits and vegetables because these foods are the primary source of vitamins, minerals and essential compounds. Fruits and vegetables also contain a
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Tuning in to the weather forecast may not only help you decide what to wear for the day. It may also keep you posted about some health triggers. Many studies (Harvard University and Saint Louis University to name a few) suggest that extreme weathers and changing climates affect many areas of our health. This may explain why there’s a phenomenon call
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Going for a vacation may appear like a great opportunity to shut down your brain and recharge its batteries. But actually, going to a novel environment only puts your brain to a whole new challenge. Instead of being at rest, it’s actually assessing the spatiotemporal properties of the new place – scientists revealed. In a study published in the
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Scientists have long figured out that sleep has an important role in processing and storing memories in the brain. The theory came when a study in 1924, headed by Jenkins and Dallenbach from Cornell University, found that people significantly improved their memory of a list of syllables if they sleep in between studying and testing than if they stayed awake.
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The nature and causes of Alzheimer’s disease has been a huge mystery for many scientists. In a new study, a group of researchers have uncovered another significant piece of the puzzle that may lead to a better understanding of this debilitating mental illness and how to prevent it. In a study published this April in the journal Neuron, researchers fro
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They say the secret to weight loss is a fast metabolism. How true is this? What role does your metabolism play within your body? Does having a fast metabolism provide many other benefits apart from boosting weight loss? If you are born with a poor metabolism, is it possible to speed it up? If yes, then how? Let’s go ahead and answer these questions one
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The real benefits of exercising are no doubt, overwhelming. People who participate in sports generally have better cognitive function than the physically unfit. In a new study, it was found that these people also have longer time span than people with sedentary lifestyle. Many studies have shown how physical activity can greatly improve our health. Regular
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Often, prisons are perceived as ‘mental health facilities’. But for experts, they are not. Prisons are more of a confinement – confinement without therapy. In an article published in the online journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, researchers tackled the rising rate of mental health problems in prisons. According to Luke Birmingham
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FAILURE. This is something that many of us are afraid to face. The word alone makes some of us clench up with horror! Fear of failure, like any type of fear, is the brain’s survival mechanism against a threat or potential danger. Turns out though, fear of failure encourages fear itself. In research conducted by the California Institute of Technology,
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