(Exploring Your Mind) According to science, taking vacation time is pivotal for both employees and companies. Nevertheless, nearly half of American employees don’t take advantage of their vacation days. Keep reading.
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Jet Lag: Symptoms, Causes, and How to Cope
(Exploring Your Mind) Did you know that jet lag happens when people travel rapidly across time zones? In fact, it also happens when your sleep is disrupted. Read on to learn more about this condition.
The Gordian Knot: Unravelling the Myth
(Exploring Your Mind) Is it possible to tie a knot that you can’t untie? The Gordian knot resisted all attempted solutions until the year 333 B.C.. Keep reading to learn more.
The Influence of Epigenetics on Obesity
(Exploring Your Mind) Epigenetics refers to genes that you’re able to change. Their management is key in dealing with obesity. Do you want to know how to modify them?
The Color Blue and its Effect on Your Mind
(Exploring Your Mind) The blue of the sea can reduce anxiety and depression. In fact, your brain becomes more balanced when you see this color.
Greek Philosophers and Seven of Their Sayings
(Exploring Your Mind) These sayings from some of the Greek philosophers date from the period between the years 6BC and 149BC. This era corresponds to what we know as Classical Greece. In this era, their philosophy was particularly outstanding. In fact, their thinking affected how our own culture developed.
Breathing Exercises for Managing Stress
(Exploring Your Mind) Breathing exercises are a simple, fast, and very effective measure for managing stress and anxiety. This is because the first thing that happens when you’re stressed is that your heart rate increases. It’s due to the action of the stress hormone, cortisol. Consequently, your breathing also accelerates.
Why We All Need to be Aware of the 6 Signs of Developmental Trauma
(Exploring Your Mind) Ever heard of developmental trauma? For many years now, mental health professionals focused primarily on the shock extreme events cause. For example, horrible wars, car accidents, or sexual molestation. But they largely overlooked the second type of trauma that’s no less insidious, pervasive, or real. The world now knows it as developmental trauma or complex PTSD.
Music Influences How You Eat
(Exploring Your Mind) How does music affect your mealtimes? Does research say people eat more with relaxing music or without? Find out in this article.
Teenage Aggression: Causes and Prevention Strategies
(Exploring Your Mind) Teenage aggression is common and happens for many reasons. Today, we’ll talk about how it relates to coping mechanisms and some strategies on how to prevent it.
The Causes of Tech-Neck and How to Avoid It
(Exploring Your Mind) Tech-neck encompasses a series of symptoms, such as neck pain and cervical stiffness. They’re caused by the many hours people spend looking at their cell phones while tilting their neck. Is there a way to prevent it?
Emotionally Unavailable Parents: What Are They Like?
(Exploring Your Mind) Emotionally unavailable parents leave wounds on their children’s minds and hearts. This lack of affection, attention, and empathy generates a feeling of loneliness and low self-esteem in the child that may linger until adulthood.
The Opposite of Depression Is Vitality, not Happiness
(Exploring Your Mind) The opposite of depression isn’t happiness or joy, but it’s the desire to live. That’s because, when you’re depressed, you don’t only feel sad. In fact, you feel like you’re trapped in a big black hole.
Your Partner’s Smell Can Relax You
(Exploring Your Mind) When your partner isn’t around, you probably like to have a piece of their clothing around you, especially at night. In fact, science suggests that the smell of a loved one can help you fall asleep faster.
Why People Become More Impatient As Time Goes By
(Exploring Your Mind) Why do people become more impatient every day? Does the world seem to advance too slowly? Does it lead you to despair? Nothing happens as you plan, you rarely achieve your goals, and worse of all, you feel trapped in a vortex in which everything revolves around negativity and frustrated expectations.