Sleep quality is important to your overall physical, mental, cognitive and emotional health. While medical professionals haven't defined exact parameters for sleep quality, individuals often report specific factors they believe hinder optimal restfulness.
Begin to wonder why you believe what you do. To wonder is to connect with the voice and wisdom of your very own soul. It is to open yourself beyond the conditioning, fears and habits you have adopted.
Prolonged sitting actively promotes dozens of chronic diseases, including obesity and Type 2 diabetes, even if you’re very fit and exercise regularly. It’s also an independent risk factor for premature death, even if you lead an otherwise healthy lifestyle.
Restaurants are making sure that consumed oysters have their shells returned to the reefs, ensuring they rebuild and thrive in the deep Hong Kong water; the Hong Kong oyster filters more water of impurities than any other species.
Before your legislative representatives let Bayer spread genetically engineered soil microbes all over your state, make sure they read the risks report its partner Ginkgo Bioworks filed.
In 2014 the concept of solar powered photovoltaic road panels that could collect sunlight and convert it into useable energy went viral when the Idaho-based company Solar Roadways heralded it as a solution to the global energy crisis. So why aren’t solar roadways being installed across the U.S.?
Nurturing your root chakra is an ongoing process that contributes significantly to your overall well-being and connection to Earth in any season, but try paying special attention to your root chakra this winter with these practices.
In our hectic lives, in which we’re bombarded by attention-grabbing external stimuli, the chance, instead, to withdraw for a while is an important opportunity to recharge mental batteries. Moments when there seems to be “nothing to do” are times when we can turn inwards, to reestablish our relationship with our self and cultivate an inner life.
Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the help they need often isn’t easy. There are severe shortages of home health aides in many parts of the country. Hiring them is costly. And most middle-class people will have to pay for home care themselves if it’s needed for the long haul. Here’s a guide to locating home care.
Breaking out of bad habits isn’t easy. It takes time and repetition. But as you work toward forming better habits, you can, at the very least, incorporate these simple reverse-engineering strategies to help you avoid becoming one of the 80% of people who throw in the towel.
Many of our favorite 2023 pictures are stunning images of the natural world. Some show moments of intense emotion. But these dozen photos chosen by GNN are guaranteed to uplift your spirits—or your curiosity—as we look back on the past year.
No matter how heinous a crime, if a human being did it, you have to say, “I have in me all the components that are in her or in him. I intend to use my energies constructively, as opposed to destructively.” — Maya Angelou
Recent research shows that, for the most part, electric cars align with sustainable aims. Cambridge University researchers confirmed that electric cars are the better choices for the planet. They have the most positive impacts in places with substantial energy from renewable sources.
As 2024 approaches, many people begin the year with resolutions to become more fit. Don’t discount the joys of running in a winter wonderland. It’s accessible to all and doesn’t involve gym fees or expensive equipment.
First, the Golden Rule: Distant healing must always be done in a relaxed, calm and loving way. Otherwise, you may be sending agitated vibrations and energies. In particular, you need to monitor that you do not have any neediness that there be a healing. The keynote is compassionate equanimity.
There are numerous ways, big and small, to fit waste reduction into your lifestyle, with zero waste as the ultimate goal. A zero waste lifestyle begins with a mindset change to reduce, reuse and recycle. The most important of these is reduce. Reduce the amount you consume and you automatically reduce how much waste you generate.
Videoconferencing, taking selfies and posting on social media are visually based activities where appearance is often the primary focus. Perhaps not surprisingly, these image-based platforms have been significantly associated with appearance dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression and eating disorders.
It was an honor that very few humans will experience, having contact with a whale in such an intimate way, in her natural habitat, and on her terms. By visualizing this day and imagining riding on Molly’s back with her heart-shaped, puffy blows spraying me in my face while we breach the water surface, I settle myself from the chatter in my mind to calm and center myself.
The U.S. Forest Service, an agency with a long history of prioritizing timber production, has taken a first step toward protecting the nation’s most ancient forests from logging. The agency on Tuesday announced a proposal to amend management plans for all 128 national forests and grasslands across the country to better conserve carbon-rich “old-growth” forests.
Premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit left the ICU, on average, 11 days earlier if they used a device that played lullabies triggered by their sucking, and other neuroscience research points to the ability of music to promote recovery in the face of severe trauma.
Lifestyle changes may be our best hope of delaying dementia or not developing dementia at all. Actor Chris Hemsworth knows it. He watched his grandfather live with Alzheimer’s and is making lifestyle changes after learning he has two copies of the APOE4 gene.
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