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Health & wellness tips + hacks. -Backed by !SCIENCE! and studies, not bros & Voodoo. Why just survive when you can thrive? Become "The Better You", 1% at a time – starting today. If you're already healthy & want to nerd-out on how to get even more rad, HT is the place for you.
A Lose-Lose Situation Reverses?:
So for the longest time now, Science has painted a pretty static picture. After about 18-25 you only get worse, right?
Well teams of researchers are finding you don’t have to get stuck.
In-fact, the brain-map is changeable. And research is showing you can Improve it,
Not just with supplements or Lumosity, but by doing something science said was impossible.
Growing new freaking brain cells, baby!…
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10+ Tips To Help Yourself Get Through Tough Times:
So in this video, Dr. Mike asks, “What if You’re Having A Tough Day, Or Week?”
You might be sad, anxious, regretful, overworked, temporarily-flummoxed, etc.
And there are many real Sources to consider, like: Depression/Anxiety, & also many involved-Solutions like: Problem-Solving, Stress-Management, Mindfulness Meditation, or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
BUT! Sometimes people want the most easy & simple “get through the day/week”-type advice, just to simply make it through.
So here’s what he says are his best “Easy-Version” tips…
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Is There a Biological Cause For Depression?:
With about 350 million people affected worldwide, or about 5% of the world’s population, Depression is a pretty widespread problem.
-Especially given its increased-concentration in 1st world countries (~7%).
Only Anxiety occurs in larger numbers (~18%).
But, what exactly going on inside people with these disorders?
Is it just cognitive-distortions & chemistry, or is there an actual Biological basis for it?
Well in the above video, ASAPScience tries to find out…
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Retro Approach To New Info Pays Off:
In the field of research, The New rules the roost. What’s old is considered obsolete.
And nowhere is this more obvious than the search for cures to diseases.
Both The How & The Why seem so complex, the Solution must be something supercomputer-complex, & supercomputer-new, also.
Well, in a strange turn of events, an English team took the recent trend of Inflammation being implicated in many diseases, including Alzheimer’s,
And ran with it, back to a 2,000+ year-old fix that looks like the start of a new cure…
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Legacy Of Alcohol, The Ham-Fist Way:
Over time, we’ve tried to sing the praises of alcohol; from Beer BS to Hangover bro-science.
Along the way, we’ve discovered some strange contradictions, like: Thirst is often mistaken for Hunger, & Mars500 finding a great reason to control your salt-intake.
So in the spirit of Weird, !SCIENCE! brings us another “WTF, Mother Nature?!!”
That contradiction starts with our bizarre need to eat after Animal House-level symphonies of drinking…
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What’s Old Is New Again, Especially If You’re Anxious:
Recently, an interesting mashup of old and new science has happened in the health space.
Modern medicine can’t cure one thing, so people try an old thing.
Science does an investigation, finds one old supplement is snake-oil and another isn’t.
But for thousands of years, health-nuts from far-eastern yogis right down to your Mom have often advised one thing for Anxiety: Take A Deep Breath.
And science may have just figured-out why…
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Out Of Time:
We’ve written here before about the possible differences between early-birds and night-owls, and more recently on the perils of trying to wake up.
Well, among those surfaced a trend. Something between the outside world and people’s sleep-patterns seemed misaligned.
And it turns out that scientist and researcher, Dr. Paul Kelley went into the details to find out exactly why.
One of his conclusions is that most of us are being tortured every day of our lives…
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A Different Kind Of Jet-Lag:
Ever have trouble waking up?
We all have, and in this video DNews gives a couple hints at what might be happening that makes it so difficult.
And it all starts with a term found in some pretty interesting studies: Social Jetlag…
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