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New Study Reveals That Mindfulness Worked as Well as a Drug For Treating Anxiety
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Lauren McKeithen
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Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of weekly classes and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or everyday use of a generic drug…
Kindness Helps Strengthen Entire Family’s Cognitive Health
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Lauren McKeithen
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Doing an act of kindness can make you feel good about yourself, and a new study suggests it also benefits the brains of everyone living under one roof. Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas report that teaching and practicing kindness at home improved parents’ resilience and children’s empathy. Because both resilience and empathy…
Research Confirms Generosity Can Make Us Live Longer Lives
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Taylor Fuqua
Did you know giving to others is likely to increase how long you will live? Whether it’s money, resources, or even a helping hand, generosity is being linked to longevity, and it’s proved to be a worthy cause. A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science states there is a linear…
Online Sentiments About Pandemic Have Gone From Fear to Anger
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Taylor Fuqua
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Cabin fever has set in for many people still on lockdown, and they’re using social media as an outlet to express their frustrations towards the current pandemic. A study at Nanyan Technological University recently found that the fears people had towards the coronavirus has now turned into anger, and people are letting it all out on…
Any Amount of Running Will Reduce Your Risk of Death
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Megan Bailey
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Research has already shown that running is an activity that can help our overall health, but how much do we have to run to gain the benefits? Researchers from Australia, Austria, Finland, and Thailand performed a comprehensive analysis of available evidence and found that any amount of running is linked to a significantly lower risk…
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