The Dangers of Common Core (And Untold HIstory of Modern Education) | Dr. Duke Pesta and Stefan Molyneux
Psychology
Simple Ways to Boost Your Testosterone Naturally
(Michelle Simmons) When men reach the mid-forties, their testosterone levels start to decrease at around one to two percent in measurable blood levels every year. After the age of 60, this decline in testosterone levels leads to full-blown “andropause.” Testosterone, the male sex hormone, plays an important role in the production and maintenance of bone and muscle strength. Thus, the decline in testosterone levels can result in many negative effects, including muscle loss, insulin resistance, low libido, and depression.
Connected To The Matrix: Americans Spend Most Of Their Waking Hours Staring At A Television Or Computer Screen
(Michael Synder) Before televisions and computers were invented, Americans didn’t spend any time staring at television and computer screens. They worked hard, raised their families, personally interacted with their communities (remember that?), and generally tried to make the world a better place.
Divide and Conquer Propaganda — Dialectic Manipulation
Divide and Conquer Propaganda — Dialectic Manipulation
The Hidden Insidious Effects of Trapped Negative Emotions — How to Heal and Rise Above
(Justin Deschamps) The following article is an in-depth and cohesive presentation of the problems that can arise from failing to process and release negative emotions. Emotions are energy, and the body is a capacitor, literally capable of storing electrical energy that itself has information. When we learn how to release this energy in a healthy way, it liberates our consciousness to grow as well as improves our emotional balance and overall state of being.
Research Implies Nothing Can Stop the Youth from Watching Porn
(Adam Goldberg) According to recently published research from the Oxford Internet Institute, parental controls and Internet filtering tools are for the most part, completely unsuccessful at preventing young people from viewing online porn.
Essential Oils and Organs — Chakra Healing With The Seven Sacred Egyptian Oils of Saqqara
(Stephanie Lucas) Thirty kilometers south of modern-day Cairo sits an ancient burial ground in Saqqara. Home to the oldest stone complex historically known — Djoser’s Step Pyramid — and also home to what are believed to be the world’s oldest religious writings — The Pyramid Texts — Saqqara has been a sacred place for burials, rituals and ceremonies for over three thousand years.
Psilocybin Mushrooms Help Addicted Cocaine Users Stop
(Marco Torres) Unlike with alcohol or nicotine, pharmacological options are not available to individuals addicted to cocaine. However, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham believe the tool to help individuals treat their addiction may very well exist in nature.
Why Smell is More Important Than You Think — Your Consciousness is Under Assault in the Modern Age
by Justin Deschamps, In the modern world, the scents we are exposed to have been carefully designed to hijack a deeply ingrained process for storing core memories, along with other vital functions. In the following Ted Talk, a perfumer named Holladay Saltz discusses just how important smell is in human life. The olfactory process—our sense […]
Sleep Disorders May Be a Symptom of Depression: People Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep Have Repetitive, Negative Thoughts Which Can Lead to Depression and Anxiety
(Earl Garcia) Lack of sleep may do more than induce a “spaced out” feeling as recent research published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry found that sleep deprivation may lead to the persistence of repetitive negative thoughts. Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamtonexplained that repetitive negative thinking occurs when a person focuses on distressing and unhelpful thoughts and stimuli, which in turn may result in a decreased quality of life and the onset of mental health problems associated with depression and anxiety.
11 Hidden Causes Of Self-Harm & Psychiatric Disorders Almost No One Considers
(Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NBCC) Every day in the headlines we hear about another school shooting or another teen suicide. What is going on? Why aren’t we getting to the bottom of this? What are we doing to help prevent the next tragedy? As I learn about another, I get more and more frustrated that nothing is changing.
A New Study Suggests People’s Egos Get Bigger After Yoga & Meditation
(Justin Deschamps) Is the ego bad? Is it something we should be trying to get rid of? Before we answer those questions, perhaps we should be asking, what is the ego in the first place? The following article sheds some interesting insights into these questions as well as the practices that have been developed over the years on how to transcend the ego.
Nutritional Intervention Found to Increase Sexual Desire: Improve Your Sex Life with Herbal Medicine
(Janine Acero) One of the most essential human experiences involves the desire for sexual activity. Libido, colloquially known as sex drive, pertains to a person’s sexual desires. Sex drive can be determined and influenced by the desire for pleasure, sexual identity, affection, intimacy, as well as socio-cultural, emotional, and cognitive factors. Studies have been conducted on the various factors that affect sex drive and sexual behavior, and one study, published in the journal Nutrire, particularly focused on the effects of herbal medicine on the libido.
5 Ways to Stop Getting Defensive When Faced with Criticism
(Zoey Sky) Do you hate being criticized, even if it’s for valid reasons? If you think it’s upsetting to receive criticism, you might have to learn how to stop being defensive.
How Stress Kills Your Adrenal Glands and Your Health – and What You Can Do About It
(Hilde Larsen) One thing I learned the very hard way during my long and diligent path from chronic illness back to health, is that the body feels like crap when the adrenal glands are not happy and strong. To me, this is the missing link in any discussion about health. That we will detoxify and heal through eating clean and whole foods is obvious; that we might be hurting ourselves even more deeply by not addressing the stress factors in our lives… not so much.