Want To Ditch That Dessert? Feed Your Brain!
According to researches at Yale and USC, if the brain goes hungry, Twinkies begin to look a lot better to us. Brain imaging scans show that when glucose levels drop, an area of the brain known to...
View ArticleHow Mindfulness Meditation Works to Positively Impact Your Health
Research from Harvard University reveals how mindfulness meditation is so beneficial to overall health. In times of stress, we are often encouraged to pause for a moment and simply be “in the now”....
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Daydreaming and Mindful Reflection
Mindful reflection is essential to our overall well-being and ability to make meaning of the world around us. The pace of life seems to accelerate with every passing day. There never seems to be...
View ArticleChoosing a Meditation Style That’s Right For You
New to meditation and you’re already thinking about quitting? You may have simply chosen the wrong method. Meditation is a wonderful way to reduce stress. Done regularly, meditation produces an...
View ArticleMindfulness: How to Reduce Stress and Feel Happy Again
Are you stressed? Overwhelmed? Practicing mindfulness may be just what you need! Welcome to 9/26/12 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week Dr. Z discusses the topic of mindfulness....
View ArticleMindfulness Meditation Linked To Lower Stress Hormone
Focusing on the present moment has a very positive effect on our overall health and well-being. Mindfulness is the practice of becoming more fully aware of the present moment rather than dwelling...
View ArticleFeeling Anxious? How Meditation Calms Your Brain
Meditation provides many health benefits, but the exact brain functions involved have been elusive – until now. “Although we’ve known that meditation can reduce anxiety, we hadn’t identified the...
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