These Specially Formulated Nootropics Enhance Both Mind and Mood

These Specially Formulated Nootropics Enhance Both Mind and Mood

Billions of dollars a year are spent on phones, computers, and other smart devices with the goal of increasing productivity. But more often than not, these devices end up becoming just another distraction. That’s because we fail to realize that our productivity problems usually…

Monkeys with human brain genes: has it crossed an ethical line?

Monkeys with human brain genes: has it crossed an ethical line?

Monkeys with human brain genes: has it crossed an ethical line? © Getty Images When it comes to gene editing, how far is too far? Chinese scientists have been pushing the boundaries, most recently by creating rhesus monkeys with a human brain gene linked…

16 Little Things To Make Your Desk More Pleasant

16 Little Things To Make Your Desk More Pleasant

Fotolia A severe lack of color. No natural light. Cold, hard surfaces. No, it’s not a prison cell. It’s the standard American office. If your workplace is still proudly displaying overhead fluorescent lights that totally kill your selfie game and miserable windowless offices, you’ll…

The Pleasure of Being Mediocre

Laura Lippman was raised to excel, which meant dropping sports in favor of school work. Decades later, she returned to the tennis court to conquer her fears once and for all. Getty I have no natural athletic ability, although I have always looked as…

20 Surprising Health Benefits Of Cucumber To Your Body – Health – Nairaland

20 Surprising Health Benefits Of Cucumber To Your Body - Health - Nairaland

Amazing Health Benefits Of cucumber Fruit Health benefits of cucumber are simply the beneficial aspect of this fruit to your body health wise. Improving your brain health and lowering your risks of having breast, ovarian, uterine, and prostate cancers are some of the health…

Why Your Grandma Should Play Xbox

“You don’t still play a lot of those videogames, do you?” This was the question my grandfather asked me several weeks ago over dinner, quite literally out of the blue. As a child, both my cousins and I spent a lot of time at…

Drink Your Way Through Mental Blocks (No, Not Like That)

Drink Your Way Through Mental Blocks (No, Not Like That)

Wouldn’t it be great if you could overcome mental roadblocks and other stressors to power through and get your work done, all with the help of a tasty and healthy drink? Well, then you’re going to be particularly interested in TruBrain’s drinks. With TruBrain’s…

Here’s the lowdown on swordfish and its health benefits

Here’s the lowdown on swordfish and its health benefits

( Natural News ) Swordfish, which has a long, flat bill, is a type of oily fish. Swordfish provides many nutrients and health benefits . Eating swordfish can: Help improve your sleep quality – Swordfish contains high amounts of magnesium, which is a mineral…

Hearables Will Monitor Your Brain and Body to Augment Your Life

Hearables Will Monitor Your Brain and Body to Augment Your Life

Illustration: Anders Wenngren The eyes, it’s been said, are windows to the soul. I’d argue that the real portals are the ears. Consider that, at this very moment, a cacophony of biological conversations is blasting through dime-size patches of skin just inside and outside…

Heartbeat predicts errors in expert pianists

Heartbeat predicts errors in expert pianists

Summary: Changes in heart rate help the brain predict when a musician is about to make an error, researchers discover. Source: Goldsmiths University of London Working with professional pianists and experienced piano students from London conservatoires, Dr Maria Herrojo Ruiz and colleagues found that…

The Medicinal Plants and Adaptogens You Should Be Eating

The Medicinal Plants and Adaptogens You Should Be Eating

Follow any health and wellness account on social media, and chances are you’ll skim a caption or two raving about the medicinal powers of what are called adaptogens. Sound familiar? The word is almost as trendy as the herbs it refers to—and equally as…

Embracing Immersive Design

Embracing Immersive Design

Paul Erickson describes a design concept that focuses on mental and emotional well-being. Protected outdoor patios and terraces like that at Germantown Milestone Station 34 in Montgomery County, MD, can provide important breakout space for privacy, decompression, stress reduction and emotional rejuvenation. The call…

10 Amazing Online Courses You Can Sign Up For in May 2019

10 Amazing Online Courses You Can Sign Up For in May 2019

The internet is a near-limitless resource of information and knowledge, but it’s not always easy to consolidate all of that into a structured educational experience. That’s why online courses can be a huge benefit. They offer the convenience of learning in your pajamas with…

The Medicinal Plants and Adaptogens You Should Be Eating

The Medicinal Plants and Adaptogens You Should Be Eating

Follow any health and wellness account on social media, and chances are you’ll skim a caption or two raving about the medicinal powers of what are called adaptogens. Sound familiar? The word is almost as trendy as the herbs it refers to—and equally as…

Differentiating Between Myths And The Truth About Nootropics

Differentiating Between Myths And The Truth About Nootropics

Have you heard the term “smart pills” or “smart drugs”? If you have, those terms were simply being used to describe Nootropics. But are they really smart pills? Do these drugs or any other ones for that matter make anyone smarter? These are some…

7 Great Reasons to Walk More

7 Great Reasons to Walk More

GETTY IMAGES You want to do it. You’ve been meaning to do it. So why are you blowing off those walks that you know can be so important to your health? Not anymore. We’ve got a stick-with-it strategy that can’t miss: Give yourself a…

The emperor’s cut: A C-section saved my life and my baby’s life

The emperor's cut: A C-section saved my life and my baby’s life

What I knew before All through my pregnancy I said I wanted a natural birth. No drugs, no machines, minimal intervention. I wanted to give my baby a pure beginning—the purest beginning possible, unpolluted by chemicals. “Why? Why put yourself through that?” my husband…

How to turn your cottage walk into a stress-reducing “forest bath”

How to turn your cottage walk into a stress-reducing “forest bath”

Most cottagers understand the calming power of trees. That moment when you arrive and step out of the car, breathing in the aroma of pine and spruce, or stretch out in a hammock, watching the golden cottonwood leaves tremble against a deep blue autumn…

Putting down your phone may help you live longer. Seriously.

Putting down your phone may help you live longer. Seriously.

If you’re like many people, you may have decided that you want to spend less time staring at your phone. It’s a good idea. An increasing body of evidence suggests that the time we spend on our smartphones is interfering with our sleep, self-esteem,…

What are the early signs of dementia?

What are the early signs of dementia?

Dementia is a term that describes a variety of symptoms affecting a person’s cognitive functioning, including their ability to think, remember, and reason. It tends to get worse over time, so there are a few key early warning signs. Dementia occurs when nerve cells…

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