Putting down your phone may help you live longer

Putting down your phone may help you live longer

New York: 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…

The Pleasure of Being Mediocre

The Pleasure of Being Mediocre

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

Putting down your phone may help you live longer

Putting down your phone may help you live longer

New York: 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…

Researchers Reveal Breakthrough Way To Naturally Decrease Cigarette Cravings

Researchers Reveal Breakthrough Way To Naturally Decrease Cigarette Cravings

Smoking addiction is serious and difficult to overcome. Though the world has enjoyed a universal decrease in smoking rates in the past half-century, there are still around 40 million people in America who take part cigarette smoking. Many smokers desire nothing more than to…

Have your child hit the swimming pool this summer

Have your child hit the swimming pool this summer

Apart from keeping your little one cool in the sultry summer days, swimming will give her a very good full body workout. ©Shutterstock If you do not want your child to grow up into a couch potato, you need to keep her active from…

Top 5 Benefits of Meditation in the Workplace, According to Meditation Company Founder Dipanshu Sharma

Top 5 Benefits of Meditation in the Workplace, According to Meditation Company Founder Dipanshu Sharma

The Positive Contributions of Meditation at Work, as Told by Dipanshu Sharma, and Why to Implement Regular Meditation 1. Meditation decreases stress and anxiety in the workplace 40% of working americans suffer Loneliness, Stress and Depression. A literature review conducted in 2014 assessed 47…

9 Wellness Factors That Directly Affect Beauty and Anti-Aging

9 Wellness Factors That Directly Affect Beauty and Anti-Aging

Photo Credits: Westend61/ Getty Images | Image Used for Illustrative Purposes Only Large breasts, flawless skin and full lips may play leading roles in the modern-day beauty equation, but there is something deeper that transcends beyond what we see in the mirror: true beauty…

What you should be eating and drinking to best prepare for GCSE, A Levels and exams

What you should be eating and drinking to best prepare for GCSE, A Levels and exams

Find out how the new GCSE grading system will work in England It’s that time of year again, when the school and university students are preparing for their exams. Students will want to put themselves in the best possible position to get those grades…

Our guide to overcoming insomnia and sleeping straight through

Our guide to overcoming insomnia and sleeping straight through

If you’re struggling to get the required amount of shut-eye each night, these tips could come in handy We’ve all been there. Those nights when you simply cannot get to sleep. You try everything, from taking the covers off, to putting them back on…

Are You Nature Deficient?

Are You Nature Deficient?

by Hannah Aylward: How much time do you spend outside on a daily basis? Let’s break it down. Your average workday may look something like this: wake up, commute to work, sit at work for eight hours, commute home, and then spend the rest…

Are Your Ready to Introduce Nootropics into Your Life?

Are Your Ready to Introduce Nootropics into Your Life?

You may have already heard of nootropics, as they have been steadily growing in popularity for a number of years now. Lots of claims are made about nootropics, both for and against them. As always, working out what nootropics are capable of, what they…

Putting down your phone may help you live longer, but not for the reason you’re probably thinking

Putting down your phone may help you live longer, but not for the reason you’re probably thinking

Kielbasa Festival By chronically raising levels of cortisol, the bodyÕs main stress hormone, our phones may be threatening our health and shortening our lives. (Raœl Soria/The New York Times) Ñ NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI PHONES HEALTH BY CATHERINE…

Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech

Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech

(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) The strength and success of the people and companies across the Pacific Northwest tech ecosystem was on full display Thursday night at the GeekWire Awards. It was so much fun celebrating with more than 1,000 of you at the…

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…

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