The Art of Healing

Towards the end of 2021 the Global Wellness Summit put out their trends for 2022, which included the suggestion there was going to be a convergence of healthcare meeting wellness. They argue “a new era is upon us, one where the complementary yet ofte

This earlier detection by the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE test) is critical to effective treatment, especially as new therapeutics for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are being developed and approved. “New disease modifying the

Penn State researchers used data on diet and mental health collected from more than 24,000 U.S. adults between 2005 and 2016. “Mushrooms are the highest dietary source of the amino acid ergothioneine - an anti-inflammatory which cannot be synthesised

With the traditional breathing group, the functional connection with the brain’s frontal regions increased, because this region was focused on the body’s internal sensory details called interoception (the conscious refocusing of the mind’s attention

You can load up your plate with kale, quinoa, salmon, avocado, and all kinds of other incredibly nutritious food, but if you’re in an anxious state of mind when you sit down to eat, then your body will not receive all the nourishment from that meal. 

“Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea are the two most common sleep disorders, affecting 10 to 30% of the population, but people can often suffer from both at the same time,” says Dr Bastien Lechat from Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute

In this latest study, Yale researchers used one such clock, appropriately named GrimAge, to ask two questions: (1) How much does chronic stress accelerate your biological clock? (2) Are there ways to slow it down and extend a healthy lifespan? Accord

Burnout is a very real thing and can come from taking on too much responsibility at once, without setting up healthy boundaries. Taking a breather is so crucial: You have to give yourself time to refill your own cup so that you have something to pour

The Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study is a long-standing, Seattle-based observational study conducted at the Kaiser Permanente Washington of more than 5,000 participants older than 65. This lowered risk persisted for at least a decade after surger

In the last 10 years, workers aged 18-34 have begun reporting worse mental health symptoms, which has spiked during the COVID-19 period. Around 15 per cent of young workers were reporting high levels of psychological distress in 2017. That figure dou

The company, Exlterra announced in November 2021 that radioactive pollution in the soil decreased by 47%, and in the air above the ground by an average of 37%, one year after the installation of its NSPS technology (Nucleus Separation Passive System)

The pre-clinical study conducted by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre suggests the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and heart disease at bay. Conducted in mice, the resea

However, a number of trailblazing scientists, experts, and innovators are working to spread that wealth, making longevity research and resources available to the masses. And no, that doesn’t necessarily mean extending lifespans to 200 years old, but

We impose our ‘shoulds’ on what we perceive as ‘the world out there’, and then when it fails to live up to our arbitrary and abstract standards, we pout, mope, grumble and complain that it ‘should’ have been different. Rather than tweaking our percep

Using a unique, new intervention study design, an international team of experts led by Professor Carlo Leifert (Southern Cross University, Australia; University of Oslo, Norway) and Professor Chris Seal (Newcastle University, UK) compared the effect

Try the following suggestions any time you want a greater dose of self-love in your day.  We all have a little voice in our head that loves to point out our mistakes and shortcomings, judge us, and even shame us. Just being aware of this voice and re

A prince went to see a famous sage. The dissolute prince complained to the sage that despite all his wealth and privileges he was not happy. “Is there some advice you can give me, that might help me find some joy in my life?” implored the prince. “If

Like everyone alive today, I was born into existence. I have no recollection of being alive before and I’m not sure what’s going to happen when I die. At times I’ve been forced to fully appreciate the reality of existence. At a deep and fundamental l

Japanese cuisine is one of my top five favourites: it’s dynamic, colourful, intense, fresh and most Useleti (or oseleti) which is a dialect word meaning ‘little birds’ (in Italian, uccellini) – and is what these little meat rolls are meant to resembl

The Dying Alchemists is a 180 page art/science/poetry/ philosophy book written by author Nicholas Bennett and illustrated by artist Tina Wilson. Delicate watercolours weave the narrative and poetry, in contrast to the vast topics covered in the text,

Good friends teach you about yourself and challenge you to be better. They encourage you to keep going when times get tough and celebrate your successes with you. Having strong social ties can also decrease feelings of loneliness, which evidence show

But a recent study suggests that retreating from compassion in the name of safety may not protect us as we hope. Shutting off our compassionate response may threaten our mental health, the research team found, and fray the social connections that sus