How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself
by Steven C. Hayes Ph.D. 3 strategies for recognizing and redirecting self-sabotaging behaviors. KEY POINTS We often sabotage ourselves to change how we think and feel. This is normal and…
What to Do When You Really Can’t Sleep
Don’t stress. Just do this to get what you need. BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER Getting sleep is an essential part of life. “Outside of bacon and sex, sleep is the…
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
by Paul Wynn When round and smooth, red blood cells move easily through the body carrying oxygen from the lungs to vital organs. In sickle cell disease, red blood cells…
A Nationwide Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Could Be Coming, and It’s Dividing Racial Justice Advocates
Health experts say the benefits would be “enormous,” but others worry a ban would invite more criminalization of Black communities. Margo Snipe The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected…
3 Foods That Could Extend Your Life
by Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN Eat this way, new research suggests, and you may live longer—a lot longer. THE BASICS Given a choice, would you want to extend your expected…
Apology From the American Psychological Association
APOLOGY TO PEOPLE OF COLOR FOR APA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING, PERPETUATING, AND FAILING TO CHALLENGE RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND HUMAN HIERARCHY IN U.S. Resolution adopted by the APA Council of…
A Real Solution for Crime
Home Ownership is the Key I don’t know the men who stopped traffic and jumped out of their car and shot at the white truck. Click here to see the…
Signs That You May Have Had COVID-19
What Research Shows Signs Variant symptoms Antigen tests Summary From HEALTHLINE.com More than 190 million people have developed COVID-19 since late 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many…
Why Gain Requires Loss
By Samantha Smithstein Psy.D. Why is making a choice, even an exciting one, likely to make you sad? KEY POINTS Every choice, whether painful or joyful, contains loss. Sometimes this…
3 Ways to Discover Something Richer Than Happiness
KEY POINTS Happiness, life satisfaction, and fulfillment are used interchangeably, but have very different meanings. Every failure and bounce-back process leads one closer to fulfillment. Fulfillment is a product of…