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Meet Your Mind: An Introduction to your Brain

Welcome to the world inside your head. Underneath your skull exists a thriving planet of millions; communicating with each other, sending messages to the far corners of the body and exerting control over every thought, movement and feeling you have ...

What Game to Play to Boost Your Brain

Do you know that it is important to keep your mind active? If you don’t, as you grow up, some of your brain’s functionalities can reduce, or even be lost. So, how do you boost your brain and keep your mind active? Relax, there are some brain ...

Stop the ANTs in Your Head with These 3 Exercises

Ants are annoying. But do you know what’s even more annoying? The ANTs in your head. More specifically, the (A)utomatic (N)egative (T)houghts that run around in your head all day.

Negative thoughts are an almost inescapable part of our day-to-day ...

This is How Our Postures Affect Our Brain

Ever noticed how the portraits of kings and emperors of yore often look similar? That is because the posture is overwhelmingly the same - erect backs and puffed-up chests, exuding power and confidence.

Humans have been establishing knowledge ...

Ignoring Your Mental Health Will Erode Your Brain Functions Too

Mental illnesses and disorders are a global problem and affect more and more people every day. Yet the amount of stigma and misconceptions attached to them are as hefty as ever.

Number 1 among them is that mental illnesses are about ‘emotions’; ...

Going Vegetarian? Don’t Forget Your Brain Health.

There was a time when deciding to follow a vegetarian diet would earn ridicule and frowns. Thankfully, it's not so anymore. Over the past few years, many people around the world have embraced vegetarianism for a variety of reasons – ranging from ...

Want to Know a Great Brain Hack? Just Smile!

Smiles are wonderful things. They make us and others around us feel good, ease and light up everything. But what if you don’t feel like smiling? What if its a bad situation and you are down and angry?

Well, your brain would still prefer you ...

Dance Your Way to a Healthier Brain

It may seem a no-brainer that dance can be good for your brain. After all, it is a form of physical exercise, and all physical exercises help your brain stay healthy. So why are we talking about dance today? What’s special about it?

Turns out, a ...

Does Using the ‘Opposite Hand’ Really Make You Smarter?

Most of us have a ‘dominant hand’ which we tend to use more. Some are right-handed that way, some are left-handed, and a rare few can use both at ease. This should not have been any concern of us, except that it has been a long-standing belief in ...

Read Before Bed to Boost Your Brain Health

Dozing off in bed with a beloved book in hand has been a bedtime ritual for centuries. Aside from dedicated bookworms, though, most adults these days scarcely pick up a book, let alone read them at bedtime. Newer technology has replaced them, and ...