Brain/Mental Health Archives

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The Sugar-Depression Connection

By Michael Dregni

Consuming sugar can lead to body-wide inflammation, microbiome disruption, insulin resistance, and more.

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NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: 7 Ways to Boost Serotonin Levels — and Your Mood — This Summer

By Henry Emmons, MD

When the temperature rises, serotonin levels may fall, along with your mood. Turn down the heat with these Ayurveda-inspired tips.

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Quick Ways to Get Out in Nature

By Henry Emmons, MD

Whether you have five minutes, 20 minutes, two hours, or all day, here are some ways to get outside.

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Can EMDR Change Your Brain?

By Quinton Skinner

Why eye movement desensitization and reprocessing — or EMDR — may help treat trauma.

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NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Why Spending Time Outside Is Essential to Our Mental Health

By Henry Emmons, MD

Integrative psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD, on why nature is essential to our mental well-being.

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Can Psychedelics Change Your Brain?

By Quinton Skinner

New research is exploring how natural and synthetic psychedelics affect the brain.

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- Sleep -

How to Change Your Brain

By Quinton Skinner

5 ways to boost cognitive health.

- General Health -

NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: 5 Supplements for Mental Health

By Henry Emmons, MD

Here are some key supplements to give your mental health a boost.

- Nutrition -

4 Supplements for Anxiety Relief

By Catherine Guthrie

In addition to herbal remedies, targeted nutritional supplements can help manage chronic anxiety.

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NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: A Place to Start

By Henry Emmons, MD

Here's how to build your resilience by attending to your whole self.

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- Work -

How to Overcome Workplace Burnout

By Quinton Skinner

The effects of workplace burnout are real and widespread. Here are some signs of burnout — as well as strategies to help you recover and reengage.

- Stress Relief -

5 Herbs for Anxiety

By Catherine Guthrie

Plant-based remedies to help ease your mind.

- Stress Relief -

Some 40 million Americans regularly suffer from troubling levels of anxiety. Find out what triggers these episodes, how our bodies respond, and how you can remain calmer in the face of whatever life throws your way.

- Fitness Tips -

Exercising Your Memory

By Experience Life Staff

Can a single workout help our memory?

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- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: In the Rearview Mirror

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Our managing editor reflects on the 20 lessons she’s learned 20 years after a car accident.

- General Health -

Why Noise Is Bad for Our Health

By Craig Cox

Noise can elevate our stress hormones — even at levels that do not produce hearing damage — according to a recent study.

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- Stress Relief -

How Movement Therapy Can Heal Traumatic Stress

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Traumatic stress can be debilitating and terrifying. Movement therapy — involving increasingly accessible, thoughtful approaches to exercise — offers new hope.