By Josh Richardson Palliative care patients are being treated with the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms in a bid to reduce their anxiety during end of life care. Psilocybin mushrooms are one of five powerful psychedelics that treat mental disorders and change human consciousness. They…
By Josh Richardson Imagination is a wonderful thing. Emotions are often a result of the mind telling us stories without our direction over the outcome. When we imagine any fear repeatedly in a safe environment, soon our phobia, and our brain’s response to it, begins…
By Josh Richardson The way people think and act not only affects the way the brain operates, but also its shape, according to researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH). They found that each brain has physical properties as unique as fingerprints that can alter…
By Josh Richardson Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according to a new study published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. Several previous studies have supported the hypothesis that meditation training improves practitioners’…
By Josh Richardson Decades of research continue to unravel the relaxation response–the physiological and psychological opposite of the well-known fight-or-flight stress response that can be achieved through relaxation techniques like yoga or mediation–can reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension. High blood pressure, or hypertension,…
By Josh Richardson Hugging helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and induces sleep. Gut bacteria also appears to thrive with regular physical contact, suggests new data that shows ‘huddling’ actions lead to a synchronised microbiome. Beneficial bacteria in the gut are known to…
By Josh Richardson Time perception is a construction of the brain. How fast we perceive time to be passing — or “mind time” — can be manipulated or distorted. Evaluations of time differ based on our state of being at the time of judgment. How…
By Josh Richardson An established but little-known psychological theory is likely to improve performances across a range of activities, including sport, according to new research published that can be applied to amateurs or skilled performers alike says psychologist Dr Warren Mansell, from The University of…
By Josh Richardson Meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. The effects are even more pronounced with music. In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, a West Virginia University research…
By Josh Richardson There are various states of consciousness, however meditation is one of the most important of them. It increases cardiovascular quality, lowers blood pressure, decreases anxiety and among quantum physicists is considered the fourth state of consciousness in which the entire brain is…
By Josh Richardson Individual bacterial cells have short memories. But groups of bacteria can develop a collective memory that can increase their tolerance… Collective motion can be observed in biological systems over a wide range of length scales, from large animals to bacteria because collective…
By Josh Richardson Simple health prevention and lifestyle strategies can help people achieve their optimal health potential and add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan. Healthy lifestyle initiatives can give people a 90 percent chance of living to the age…
By Josh Richardson [Editor’s Note: There are a lot of trite articles on the web that simply mimic “follow your passion!” There are now some high ranking criticisms towards that simplified saying. One of the criticisms states that passion and excitement aren’t the same thing…
By Josh Richardson Words have a dramatic effect on how we interact with people and the decisions we ultimately make. They can influence us, inspire us and just as easily bring us to tears, affect our confidence and self-esteem. Shame on you. These three simple…
By Josh Richardson Since ancient times we have seen pictures and paintings of different spiritual leaders across various traditions but one thing that is common among all of them is the halo that surrounds their head which is known as the Aura- energy field. Many…
