Resolving stressful events, arguments improves wellbeing long-term
Photo Cred: Vera Arsic/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury When people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that disagreement is significantly reduced and, in some situations, almost...
Read MoreInsomnia, disrupted sleep, burnout linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Abbie Bernet/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Insomnia, disrupted sleep, and daily burnout are linked to a heightened risk of not only becoming infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but...
Read MoreTranscendental meditation may reduce PTSD, study finds
Photo Cred: JD Mason/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who practiced transcendental meditation showed significant reductions in symptom severity, according to a new study published in...
Read MoreMany COVID-19 survivors experience cognitive complications, study finds
Photo Cred: Mel Poole/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A large proportion of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) survivors will be affected by neuropsychiatric and cognitive complications, according to a new research review led...
Read MoreGreater need for grief support amid COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People grieving a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the high risk of experiencing problems...
Read MoreResearch explores sleep quality, psychological symptoms during pandemic
Photo Cred: Quin Stevenson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury During the early quarantine period brought on by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people who reported worse sleep quality at night also reported...
Read MoreHow the gut microbiome affects mood
Photo Cred: Castorly Stock/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Over two thousand years ago, Hippocrates famously declared that all disease begins in the gut. Although I do not aggressively start...
Read MoreHalf of people using cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms
Photo Cred: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they’re between...
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