Wellness Mind
When Noise Is Good for Your Health
You might think of noise as a bad thing: your neighbor’s yappy dog that wakes you up at 2 a.m. or a coworker’s radio that distracts you from your...
Loneliness, a Growing Public Health Crisis
In May, the Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released a General Advisory sounding an alarm about a growing public health concern: loneliness. The press release for the Advisory didn’t...
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...
