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Here’s How Music Really Could Soothe Your Soul

July 09, 2017 - 01:21 PM Here’s How Music Really Could Soothe Your Soul By Laura Clark SMITHSONIAN.COM A leading scholar theorizes that music developed as an evolutionary adaptation to help us deal with the contradictory nature of life Why does music impact us so deeply? There's never been a real answer. But Leonid Perlovsky, a research physicist and investigator of human cognitive functioning, has a new theory—music helps our brains integrate distasteful contradictions. According to Perlovsky, writing at The Conversation, music’s effect on the brain is connected to the theory of cognitive dissonance. “Cognitive dissonance is the idea......

6 Ways to Create A Saner Life

May 26, 2017 - 08:00 AM Brought to you by our friends at Life Reimagined by Janice Holly Booth Feeling overworked and overwhelmed? Wondering how to stay sane? Follow these work life balance tips for adding more balance and bliss to every day. Years ago, the secret to work life balance was the number eight: eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, and eight hours for you. That was good math until technology added the numbers 24/7 to the equation. We are bombarded daily by an avalanche of information and a tsunami of tasks; just sorting through the debris to determine relevance can be a full-time job. Is it possible any more to segregate work time from down time? Yes, but it takes a determined approach.......

The Science of Healing Thoughts

May 22, 2017 - 08:00 AM Story at-a-glance- Positive thoughts are able to prompt changes in your body that strengthen your immune system, decrease pain and chronic disease, and provide stress relief Burn patients experienced more than 50 percent less pain during their burn treatments when playing a virtual reality game Inert placebo painkillers exert real biological effects, including an increase in endorphins, your body’s natural pain-relieving chemicals Your State of Mind Influences the State of Your Immune System By Dr. MercolaYour mind wields incredible power over the health of your immune system, for good or for bad. Stress, for instance, has a major negative influence on the......

10 Things To Do With Your Mother On This Mother's Day

May 13, 2017 - 11:43 AM It's that special day when we celebrate the woman who brought us into the world and we can make it even more special with small gestures that carry our love across. Here are 10 simple yet sweet ideas for a Mother's Day to remember- brought to you by our friends at Dreamstime

How a Wellness Coach Changes Your Mind

May 08, 2017 - 01:22 PM By Margaret MooreThe spring season reminds us of Mother Nature's drive to thrive. However, most humans are not thriving. Research on well-being concludes that about 20% of adults have a strong sense of purpose and are fully satisfied with their lives; less than 10% strongly believe their lives are ideal. Instead most people are stressed out and burned out. All of this stress harms biological function and increases susceptibility to chronic diseases. To make matters worse, most people feel too depleted, mentally and physically, to create a healthy way of life that would make them feel better. Less than 5% of adults engage in the health behaviors that prevent diabetes, heart disease and......

A Link Between Music and Medicine

April 30, 2017 - 08:00 AM “Don’t try this at home,” Claudius Conrad, M.D., Ph.D., quips as he lectures on the historical ties between music and medicine. Conrad, an assistant professor of Surgical Oncology, explains to his audience that in the Middle Ages, popular prescriptions involved specific musical combinations. The example he offers involves alternating between playing the flute and harp to alleviate gout. Despite the long-standing connection between music and medicine, there’s only a small body of scientific research that addresses how music impacts the body. This subject is of particular interest to Conrad, a practicing laparoscopic liver and pancreas surgeon with doctoral degrees in......

10 Clever Tricks to Trigger Positive Emotions

April 27, 2017 - 08:05 AM Try these positive-action exercises to lift your mood and boost your confidence, increase your willpower and deepen your relationships! People who see the glass half-full are certainly happier than the pessimists of the world, and learning to think positively is worthwhile. However, changing the way you think can be surprisingly tricky, especially when the going gets tough. What if there were a way—a shortcut or hack—that positively affected how you feel when you just can’t seem to shake the blues?Read more from our friends at Success Magazine here!

4 Ways to Actively Reprogram Your Thoughts

April 23, 2017 - 08:00 AM From our friends at Success Magazine: Meditation is like sitting by the bank of a river, watching it flow by. From time to time, we get pulled into the (thought) stream, but that’s OK. In fact, pulling ourselves out to again sit and watch is the heart of the practice. Read more here....

Man Finds a Career in His Calling to Be Kind

April 14, 2017 - 11:59 AM Two years ago, Eugene Yoon changed a man’s life forever. Now, he’s addicted to doing kind things for other people. The film grad felt like he was being called by God to do a random act of kindness for a total stranger. Eugene then heard about Arthur Renowitzky: a man who had been mugged, shot, and paralyzed eight years previously. Eugene became obsessed with trying to find a way in which Arthur could walk again. We all need more people like Eugene - watch here!

How Yoga Turns Your Bad Thoughts into Good Thoughts

April 02, 2017 - 09:56 AM You learned in grade school science class that energy can appear in either the potential or kinetic form. The electricity in the wiring of your home is available for any use you choose. When you turn a light switch to the “on” position, energy appears in the form of light. This is the kinetic state because the energy is being used or expended. However, when you turn the light switch to the “off” position, the energy remains in the potential state – ready to be used at the flick of a switch. Read more about this fascinating article from our friends at The Good News Network here!...

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Here’s How Music Really Could Soothe Your Soul

6 Ways to Create A Saner Life

The Science of Healing Thoughts

10 Things To Do With Your Mother On This Mother's Day

How a Wellness Coach Changes Your Mind

A Link Between Music and Medicine

10 Clever Tricks to Trigger Positive Emotions

4 Ways to Actively Reprogram Your Thoughts

Man Finds a Career in His Calling to Be Kind

How Yoga Turns Your Bad Thoughts into Good Thoughts

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