Creativity: It’s Not Just Your Imagination
By Heidi WachterA new study is the first to link the cerebellum to the creative process.
Classification: depression
Obesity and the Brain: How Exercise May Help Combat Cognitive Decline
By Maggie Fazeli FardNew research on mice provides clues to how excess body fat harms the human brain — and how exercise may help.
Depression and Inflammation
By Experience Life StaffDepression has been found to impede the positive anti-inflammatory effects of exercise and consuming alcohol moderately.
New report questions vitamin D supplementation
By Maggie Fazeli FardResearchers in France claim that low vitamin D levels are an effect — not a cause — of disease, and recommend against supplementation.
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Beating the Winter Blues
By Jill Metzler PattonSeasonal affective disorder can make a stressful time of year even harder. Here’s how to offset the symptoms of SAD.
- Fitness Tips -
Power Vitamins
By Experience Life StaffResearch from Hartford Hospital suggests that there is a direct relationship between vitamin D and muscle strength.
- Digital Detox -
Mad About Media
By Experience Life StaffResearch from Michigan State University suggests that digital multi-tasking, such as watching a movie while checking Facebook, can wreak havoc on your psyche.
- Nutrition -
When Nutrients Go Missing
By Matthew KadeyEating an optimal mix of vitamins and minerals is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Here’s how to enhance your diet with five key nutrients.
The Antidote
By Laine Bergeson BeccoIdeas on obsessing less about happiness from author Oliver Burkeman’s best-selling new book.
Mood-Boosting Movement
By Experience Life StaffA heart-pumping workout can be as effective as prescription drugs when it comes to improving overall mood and reducing the symptoms of depression.
- General Health -
Physician, Heal Thyself
By Experience Life StaffMore than 22% of physicians currently experience at least one symptom of burnout. —Archives of International Medicine (October 2012)
Probiotics Can Put You in a Better Mood
By Experience Life StaffHow the healthy flora can reduce anxiety and depression.
The Connection Between Loneliness and Sleeplessness
By Experience Life StaffHow loneliness can affect long-term health.