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Smartphone Games Vs. Stress: Can They Beat Meditation For Happiness & Relaxation, Or Not?

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Smartphone Games Vs. Stress: Can They Beat Meditation For Happiness & Relaxation, Or Not?
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Smartphone Games Vs. Stress: A Better Decompress Than Mindfulness?:
So we’ve talked about Stress before, and it’s a killer. Worse than sitting.

And so part of the normal hygiene you’d go through for your life is to find a way to clear that out. A popular choice is Cardiovascular Exercise.

But one of the best approaches a person can take is… more than one approach.

Attack a problem from several angles. You aren’t a one-dimensional person, so why act that way?

And for Stress, the reduction procedure most-associated with side-benefits is Meditation. Except there’s a problem…

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Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’
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Red Wine Compounds Affect On Depression: In Vino Veritas?:
So we recently talked about Anxiety & Depression in a post about dogs & cats.

One of the things we discussed was the life-factors we tend to overlook.

In that case it was Stress, and that’s generally there because we tend to just accept it as something we can’t eliminate.

But just as that post found interesting and unexpected solutions in the form of pets,

Researchers continue to find new solutions to Anxiety & Depression in unexpected places.

And if a Buffalo team is correct, the old spectre may just get an even older solution…

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Stress Reduction & Pets: Time Spent Petting Dogs & Cats Makes Your Body-Chemistry Healthier

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Stress Reduction & Pets: Time Spent Petting Dogs & Cats Makes Your Body-Chemistry Healthier
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Stress Relief & Pets, Even A Short Time With A Dog Or Cat Is Healthy:
With Depression and Anxiety at all-time highs as common mental-health issues,

Many sufferers of these problems might agree, along with the career-focused people,

That Stress is a major concern in daily-life.

And because it seems to be everywhere, stress-management and reduction is a major-concern, too.

Some people try exercise, yoga, meditation, medication, alcohol, CBD, etc.

But one of the most-overlooked and also most-effective avenues of stress-reduction could actually be laying across your keyboard or dropping a tennis ball at your feet…

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Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy

Filed Under: Aging, Disease, Mind/Brain

Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy
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One Quest Meets Another:
Over time, mankind has set itself many challenges to find purpose & meaning in life.

And one of those big goals is counterintuitive. One that doesn’t necessarily involve outward achievements.

-But Inward ones. All of which lead to it: Happiness.

And once you’re actually surviving, perhaps it’s The Only Goal.

Strangely enough, researchers are finding out some of our dearest desires have significant, yet unexpected side-benefits.

Including, among other things, actually keeping you alive longer…

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Video: ASAPScience On The Surprising Discoveries In The Hunt To Cure Depression

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll, Video

Video: ASAPScience On The Surprising Discoveries In The Hunt To Cure Depression


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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Ancient Tradition Vs. Modern Science: How Deep-Breathing Works For Anxiety & Calms You Down

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

Ancient Tradition Vs. Modern Science: How Deep-Breathing Works For Anxiety & Calms You Down
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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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Your Boss’s Early Bird Bias Equals Social Jetlag And Sleep-Deprivation For You

Filed Under: Aging, Mind/Brain

Your Boss’s Early Bird Bias Equals Social Jetlag And Sleep-Deprivation For You
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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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