In stressful times, this surprising lesson from neuroscience may help to lessen your anxieties. Five hundred million years ago, a tiny sea creature changed the course of history: It became the first predator. It somehow sensed the presence of...

Here are several methods to help restore a sense of tranquillity to your life. By TARA PARKER-POPE Can't concentrate? Losing sleep? Binge-eating your feelings? In a stressful year, the nation collectively Appeared to be experiencing peak anxiety...

In a Q & A article in the New York Times titled ‘Pain Medications Can Lose Their Punch’, the question was asked: Why would a pain medication lose its efficiency after working well for several years? In his response Dr Shahil Ahmed, a pain...

Daniel Goleman, noted author of ‘Focus: The Hidden Ingredient in Excellence’ and ‘Emotional Intelligence’, in his New York Times article: ‘Mental Muscle vs ADHD’, suggests that strengthening mental focus, or cognitive control, and mindfulness, may...

Three-quarters of our healthcare spending is on chronic conditions, including cancer, heart disease depression and chronic pain – for which self-care is best suited. ‘Inexpensive self-care strategies, or alternative therapies might address the...

Alzheimer’s Disease - a form of dementia affecting 5.6 million Americans , currently incurable – is preventable, according to The Lancet Neurology, an established medical journal for brain research. In Dr Joseph Mercola’s interview of...