Brain/Mental Health – Page 4

- Mindfulness -

Mindfulness Vs. Depression

By Heidi Wachter

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is as effective as pharmaceuticals at preventing depression relapses, according to a 2015 study published in The Lancet.

- Success Stories -

Rebuilding Blocks: Garrick van Buren’s Success Story

By Garrick van Buren

How one man put his life back together with the help of an obscure Nordic game.

- video -

Behind the Scenes With Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

The behavior-change expert shares insights from her research at our cover shoot.

- Sports/Recreation -

Walking in Nature Can Change Your Brain

By Craig Cox

New research suggests that getting out into nature can help city dwellers — and others — improve their moods.

- Aging -

Inside Olga Kotelko’s Brain

By Craig Cox

New research offers the first glimpse at the effects of regular physical activity on a nonagenarian’s brain.

- Gut Health -

Healthy Gut, Healthy Brain

By David Perlmutter, MD

A neurologist explains the power of your microbiome to heal and protect your brain.

Dietary Shifts May Slow Brain Aging

By Craig Cox

A new study suggests a variation on the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.

- Stress Relief -

Your Fat May Be Making You Fatter

By Craig Cox

New study suggests that your fat tissue can send mixed signals to your brain when stress strikes.

- Stress Relief -

Blue Mind

By Wallace J. Nichols, PhD

Why being around water is so good for our psyches.

- Aging -

Strengthen Your Memory (Lift Some Weights)

By Grace Labatt

New studies show that strength training boosts memory.

- Community -

Healthy Compassion

By Experience Life Staff

Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.

- Mindfulness -

Free Yourself From Depression

By James S. Gordon, MD

An integrative psychiatrist offers a holistic approach for treating depressive illness.

- Aging -

Overcoming Grain Brain

By David Perlmutter, MD

A renowned functional-medicine neurologist says we are suffering an epidemic of neurological illnesses. And the best cure may be at the end of our forks.

- Weight Loss -

Obesity Harms Brain Functions

By Experience Life Staff

New research finds that beyond physical health issues associated with obesity, it may also impair our brains.

- Couples -

Your Brain in Love

By Terri Trespicio

The science behind lust, attraction, and attachment — and the enduring mysteries that data can’t explain.

- Sleep -

How Sleep Clears the Mind

By Experience Life Staff

University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.

- Weight Loss -

The psychological downside of labeling obesity a “disease”

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

The American Medical Association’s “disease” label appears to boost feelings of self-acceptance among obese people — but it may also undermine weight-loss efforts, a recent study suggests.