Wellness Mind
Mind Over Matter
If you need a respite from anxiety-producing news—whether it's about inflation, war, politics, bank failures, ongoing Covid-19 illnesses, or something else—you might want to consider meditation. People who regularly...
How to Cope When Fluffy Is Sick
Few things are worse than knowing your loved one is sick. That doesn’t change when the loved one who’s suffering has four legs and fur. Caregiving for sick pets...
A Spotlight on Psychedelics
Journalist Michael Pollan is known for exploring our relationships with food, plants, and the natural world. Most recently, he has turned his attention to the history and healing powers...
Near-Death Experiences: Is There a Scientific Explanation?
Everyone has heard stories of people dying “on the table” and being brought back to life—so-called near-death experiences. Descriptions of these events are remarkably similar from person to person,...
The Highs and Lows of CBD
CBD—short for cannabidiol—is a compound extracted from hemp and cannabis (marijuana) plants, touted to relieve everything from chronic pain to anxiety to insomnia. Facilitated by a change in the...
Make America Happier
Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you...
Menopausal Brain Fog: It’s Not All in Your Head
As if hot flashes, sleep disturbances, mood shifts, and vaginal dryness are not enough to have to contend with when going through menopause, enter memory problems and other cognitive...
One Nation Under Stress
Work, money, the economy, family responsibilities, personal and family health concerns, relationships, and housing costs were the leading sources of stress cited by U.S. adults in the American Psychological...
A Mental Health Check
As reported by the nonprofit organization Mental Health America (MHA), the number of people in the U.S. living with anxiety or depression rose steeply in the first months of...
Don’t Be SAD
Humans, like most animals, are affected by sunlight or the lack of it, both physically and emotionally. But some people are affected much more than others. During the shorter,...
