The Weeds in Your Mind
by Yvonne Castañeda, MSW, LICSW A Personal Perspective: How to keep your mind healthy and fertile. KEY POINTS Negative thoughts are like weeds in a garden. A healthy mind requires…
What to Do When You Really Can’t Sleep
Don’t stress. Just do this to get what you need. BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER TETRA IMAGESGETTY IMAGES Getting sleep is an essential part of life. “Outside of bacon and sex,…
Black People Don’t Sleep Enough
Black and Brown communities aren’t getting enough sleep compared to white people, report reveals by Robin Young & Jeannette Muhammad Compared to white people, Black and Brown communities are routinely…
Should you pray for others?
by Gary Wenk Ph.D. Praying Allows People to Believe They Are Doing Something Useful Key points Prayer is certainly the most common complementary and alternative intervention used by people. Prayers…
Why Living Near Greenery Helps Us Think Better
Residential green spaces may boost cognitive function by lowering depression. by Christopher Bergland KEY POINTS Living near city parks or other green spaces is linked to lowered depression risk and…
Inside the Mind of a Shooter
5 explanations for violence, according to motivation science. Mental health professionals, politicians, and journalists offer a litany of reasons why individuals commit mass murder. Commonly reported motives include personal revenge,…
Can Certain Foods Really Stave off Dementia?
by Gary Wenk Ph.D. What you should eat, and stop eating, to avoid cognitive decline. KEY POINTS People generally have poor diets by almost any definition of the term. Eating…
THE ABORTION BARRIERS AND NEEDS OF BLACK WOMEN
By Daniela Mansbach and Alisa Von Hagel Anti-abortion organizations aim to make abortion illegal for all women – or, barring that, to make abortion as difficult as possible to access.…
Should Kids Who’ve Killed Get a Second Chance?
by Katherine Ramsland Ph.D. Neuroscience supports revised sentencing but seems to diminish victims. KEY POINTS Juvenile killers with life sentences are seeking relief. Neuroscience finds that the juvenile brain is…
HOSPITAL STICKER SHOCK IS STILL A THING
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Suppose you scheduled a medical procedure at a hospital. In that case, you have the right to access a listing of hospital prices that allows you to…