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07/04/2018 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Give your brain a break with 10 minutes of meditation a day

If you think it will take more than 10 minutes of meditation to calm the mind, think again. A new study has revealed that a short meditation is all you’ll need to reap the benefits of the practice, DailyMail.co.uk reports. According to researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada, just 10 minutes of meditation is […]

06/27/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Meditation, yoga, and prayer reduces your need for health care services by 43%

Health care costs continue to soar in the U.S., and the Affordable Care Act hasn’t really done much to actually make healthcare more affordable. This is part of the reason behind the growing level of health-consciousness in the country, with organic food and other healthy trends gaining popularity as people strive to avoid becoming ill […]

04/09/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

“Flash bulb” memory breakthrough may help those with traumatic or suppressed memories

Why do we remember an event in vivid detail and forget the rest, no matter how many times they occur? Why do we remember where we were and what we were doing during the 9/11 terrorist attack, but keep on forgetting where we last put the car keys? Blame it on flash bulb memory. According […]

11/09/2017 / By Zoey Sky

The mind-body connection: How trauma in one can manifest in the other

When emotional trauma remains unresolved, it can cause deep-seated mental concerns. According to Dr. Gabor Maté, an expert on addiction, people often struggle with “wounds in the past,” especially during their childhood years. These emotional wounds usually continue to negatively affect them throughout their lives. Although this can be hard to accurately determine through medical […]

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