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For Mother’s Day Give The Gift Of A Healthy Brain

Mothers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re our first protector and are often our biggest advocates throughout life. They nurture and protect us throughout the various stages of life.

It’s heartbreaking when that strength begins to fail with ...

Want to Move to the Moon? How Space Travel Could Impact Your Brain

Hello and happy weekend! I hope you all are keeping well as the Earth takes a breath and you manage to find some much-needed time to relax over the next few days. With everything happening in the world at the minute, I bet moving to the moon or Mars ...

How Color Affects Our Brain

Color is everywhere. It’s how we perceive the world, and each color can convey different meanings to different people. Outside of personal meaning, it’s become popular to attach emotions to various colors, such as how yellow makes us anxious and red ...

How to Find Your Passion and Stick to It

The adage goes: “Find your passion and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But what does that actually mean?

Passion is something that is supposed to define our lives; something that excites us and fires us up from within. It’s the thing that ...

Turn Weakness Into Strength in 5 Steps

Is there a greater myth than living a perfect life? As we know, life is far from perfect. We all have strengths, things we do with ease or perform better than others. But we also have our weaknesses, the things we don’t do as well or aren’t able to ...

Here’s How Indoor Plants Help Your Brain Health

There are very few things on earth as calming and rejuvenating as being surrounded by plants. Spending time in nature has been scientifically proven to benefit both mental and physical health, with numerous benefits for the brain alone.
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Shhh: What is a Silent Spreader?

Another week of social distancing and staying at home draws to a close. After over a month of being in my house, I am definitely beginning to settle in to this "new normal”, but that doesn’t stop me from really missing those friends and family who ...

This World Book Day, Start Reading for Pleasure Again

It’s well documented that reading is beneficial for the brain. Leaders in a wide array of fields recommend it as one of the key practices that helped them become successful. Experts hail it as an activity that enhances knowledge, promotes logical ...

Beat Procrastination With This Simple & Time-tested Productivity Technique

It is a truth universally acknowledged that procrastination is the #1 enemy of productivity. It’s a common enough scenario. We start a task, but then our attention drifts. Maybe we start something else. Maybe we start several other tasks. Before we ...

Fake a Smile: Can Facial Expressions Change Your Mood?

Hey everyone! I hope you are keeping well inside your homes and managing to find some moments of joy amongst the madness. Have you ever been told to smile to cheer yourself up? At the time, it is probably one of the most annoying and insensitive ...