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Meditation
This One Thing Makes You a Nicer Person
By Jamie Ducharme
Dan Harris: How Meditation Helps Me Survive This Era of Angry Politics
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Yoga Improves Sleep in People Being Treated For Cancer
People receiving chemotherapy are often plagued by insomnia at night and excessive drowsiness during the day. But a new study in the journal Cancer suggests that yoga can help. Breast cancer patients in the study...
By Amanda MacMillan
September 20, 2017
How a Short Meditation Can Help People Drink Less
Just 11 minutes of mindfulness training may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, according to new research in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. People in the study who listened to short audio recordings drank...
By Amanda MacMillan
August 23, 2017
6 Secrets to a Happier Life
The following story is excerpted from TIME's special edition, The Science of Happiness, which is available at Amazon. Whether you’re a web designer, teacher, fire-fighter or Army officer, you are encouraged to keep checking things...
August 7, 2017
Mindfulness May Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Being overweight is stressful on the body, and stress can worsen obesity-related health issues and make it harder to shed pounds—throwing people into a vicious cycle that seems impossible to escape. Now, a new study...
By Amanda MacMillan
July 10, 2017
Easy Tips to Try Meditating
Really — anyone can do it
By MaryAnn Barone / Health.com
June 26, 2017
You Asked: How Can I Use More of My Brain?
It’s a myth that humans only use 10% of their brains. “That idea is not only inaccurate, it doesn’t make any sense,” says Earl Miller, a professor of neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning...
By Markham Heid
June 14, 2017
The Surprising Secret to Hugh Jackman’s 21-Year Marriage
'We meditate together'
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June 7, 2017
Before You Take Ibuprofen, Try This
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen are widely used to treat pain and don’t require a prescription. But recent studies suggest that when taken regularly, these medicines can have serious side effects. They’ve...
By Amanda MacMillan
May 18, 2017
Why Anxious People Should Try Meditation
People who suffer from anxiety are often plagued by repetitive thoughts, which can distract from the task at hand and affect mood and productivity. But a new study suggests that 10 minutes of daily meditation...
By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple
May 8, 2017
The Best Ways To Fall Asleep, According To Science
These remedies may help you get back to sleep sooner.
By Amanda MacMillan
April 30, 2017
This Quick Meditation Helps You Let Go of Stress and Sleep
Meditation has been shown to be an effective way to wind down and get to sleep—something that's especially useful after a harried day of work. Mindfulness techniques have been shown to improve sleep quality, fatigue...
By Mandy Oaklander
April 28, 2017
The Fastest Way to Squash Anxiety
According to science
By Alice Park
April 2, 2017
This Is the Fastest Way to Calm Down
Deep breathing is the go-to solution for stress-filled situations. Now researchers have discovered the biological reason why breathing can calm you.
By Alice Park
March 30, 2017
Meditation May Be the Key to Managing Anxiety
Mindfulness may even make you resilient to stress
By Mandy Oaklander
January 24, 2017
How Meditation Helps You Handle Stress Better
Stress is a modern mental bogeyman, keeping nearly half of Americans up at night, according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association. Many say they don't do anything to combat it, yet it...
January 24, 2017
7 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
You can even do some of them at your desk
By Alexandra Sifferlin
January 20, 2017
Yoga Is Officially Sweeping the Workplace
1 in 7 workers say they practice mindfulness
By Amanda MacMillan
January 5, 2017
How Childhood Trauma Can Cause Premature Aging
Changes in your cells can follow you for life
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 3, 2016
So You Want to Meditate? Here's the Simple Way to Start
You don’t need to be on the top of a mountain or in a Buddhist temple to meditate
By Patricia Karpas
June 16, 2016
The Breathing Technique a Navy SEAL Uses to Stay Calm and Focused
It can make you feel less stressed in a matter of minutes
By Mark Divine
May 4, 2016
Can You Lose Weight On the Mindfulness Diet?
Change your mind, change your meals
April 27, 2016
This Is Why Meditation Makes You Feel Better
After just four days of meditation training, people reported feeling 21% less pain
By Mandy Oaklander
March 21, 2016
Eating This Way Can Improve Heart Health
More mindful meals are linked to better measures of heart health
By Mandy Oaklander
March 10, 2016
Some Brain Games May Grow the Size of Your Brain: Study
A study shows that personalized brain training can grow the hippocampus in some older people
By Mandy Oaklander
February 12, 2016
You Asked: How Can I Avoid Getting Sick?
If you’re serious about dodging seasonal bugs, get some exercise.
By Markham Heid
February 3, 2016
The One Question You Really Want Your Doctor To Ask
A new essay argues for a whole-person approach to medicine
By Mandy Oaklander
December 22, 2015
Meditation Reduces Emotional Pain by 44%: Study
According to a new study, mindfulness meditation exhibited even stronger physical pain reductions than morphine, says the study's lead investigator
By Mandy Oaklander
November 11, 2015
Mindful People Have Less Belly Fat
A new study shows that people with mindful dispositions are less likely to be obese
By Alexandra Sifferlin
October 20, 2015
This Could Cut Your Health Costs by $25,000 a Year, Study Finds
After eight weeks of a relaxation program, people used clinical services 43% less, according to a new study
By Mandy Oaklander
October 13, 2015
You Asked: What’s the Best Stress Relief Method?
Mindfulness practices combined with exercise and a dose of nature may be your best defense.
By Markham Heid
October 7, 2015
You Asked: Do I Worry Too Much?
Frequent fretting is unproductive and not so hot for your health.
By Markham Heid
June 24, 2015
How Steve Jobs Trained His Own Brain
He was far ahead of his time in the technology of the mind
By Geoffrey James / Inc.
April 30, 2015
Yoga Helps Older Adults Battle Depression and Anxiety
For many older adults, the thought of stepping into a yoga class swarming with yogis more flexible than Gumby might provoke anxiety. But the practice itself may be just the antidote the over-60 set needs,...
By Mandy Oaklander
April 24, 2015
This Is The Easiest Way to Get Better Sleep
A new study suggests a simple and inexpensive fix for better sleep
By Alexandra Sifferlin
February 16, 2015
Mindfulness Boosts Myriad Skills
Fourth and fifth graders who did mindfulness exercises had 15% better math scores than their peers
By Mandy Oaklander
January 26, 2015
9 Ways Daily Mindfulness Will Help You Succeed
Long story short, enjoy the journey
By Prerna Gupta / StartupCollective
January 16, 2015
5 Meditation Tips for People Who Can’t Focus
Just a few minutes can shift your mindset for the whole day
By Health.com
November 29, 2014
3 Simple Things That Will Make You 10% Happier
Ever been really stressed? So stressed you nearly freak out? This happened to Dan Harris… in front of 5 million people. On June 7th, 2004, Dan was a news correspondent on ABC and he had...
By Eric Barker
November 8, 2014
Why Meditation and Yoga Are Recommended for Breast Cancer
Non-invasive alternative therapies can clear an anxious mind
By Alexandra Sifferlin
November 4, 2014
How Meditation May Help People With HIV
A mindfulness routine may lead to better health outcomes
By Mandy Oaklander
October 30, 2014
You Asked: Is Meditation Really Worth It?
Totally. Here's why
By Markham Heid
October 8, 2014
Meditation Shortens Migraines By 3 Hours
Can you namaste your migraines away? A new, small study published in the journal Headache suggests that meditation may help relieve the intensity and duration of migraines. Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center assigned...
By Mandy Oaklander
September 12, 2014
Study: Electric Shocks Preferable to Alone Time
If you're crazy busy like most of us and crave some time — just a few minutes, please! — to stop and just think, be careful what you wish for. That's the upshot of a...
By Michael D. Lemonick
July 3, 2014
Burnt Out? 7 Mindfulness Apps To Help You Refocus
Your smartphone doesn't always have to be a distraction
June 4, 2014
Laughter Therapy Is The New Meditation
Laughter may have some of the same benefits as meditation
By Stephanie Eckelkamp, Prevention
May 2, 2014
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