Our brain has a mind of its own

Our brain has a mind of its own

Our unconscious mind is a powerful thing “There are times when the brain contains hidden wisdom that if monitored could help us in various ways, whether in marketing, in lie detection, or even in predicting daily stock market fluctuations. People might not ‘know’...
The healing power of nature

The healing power of nature

Nature has the power to heal At the start of the 20th century cancer was absent in many populations in the world. According to John Ratey and Richard Manning, in their recent book, Go Wild: Free Your Body from the Afflictions of Civilization, cancer among Native...
All memory loss is not equal – nor serious

All memory loss is not equal – nor serious

Memory loss is normal as we age Age-related memory loss is normal; but it is not inevitable. Normal memory loss, as opposed to MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment), involves forgetting information that is not terribly important to you – such as the name of that...
Procrastination revisited

Procrastination revisited

Procrastination is your brain’s fault When it comes to procrastination, it seems like our brain has a mind of its own. According to Esther Landhuis, writing in the January/February, 2015 issue of Scientific American Mind, you can trick your brain into meeting...