Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work—which gave rise to
Mindfulness meditation and stress hormone cortisol. Mindfulness meditation, the practice of paying more attention to the present moment, helps lower stress hormones and decreases inflammation in the body, scientists have proven for the first time. Studies have shown that mindfulness can decrease self-reported stress levels and make
Stress is a state of threatened homeostasis provoked by a psychological, environmental, or physiological stressor. With rapid development of science and technology, as well as economy and strong social competition, the nature of stress has changed dramatically. Stressful events engender multiple neurochemical, neurotransmitter and hormonal
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID ON THE BRAIN. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important component of neural membranes and is present in 30-40% of the phospholipids in the gray matter of cerebral cortex and photoreceptor cells in the retina. It mediates its molecular and cellular
If you compare mental health records from Japan with those from nearly all other developed countries, you’ll come across a glaring distinction – Japan has one of the lowest rates of bipolar disorder in the civilized world; and the lowest among high-income countries. The lifetime incidence of bipolar in