Magic mushrooms and LSD alter the mind—they can also heal the mind
A few small studies have found mind-altering psychedelics—magic mushrooms and LSD—to show promise in treating mental health disorders like depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. Often the psychedelics were successful in cases where all other treatments had failed. Now UK Read More...
Study: Four cups of coffee a day protects the heart
A new German study confirms that drinking coffee is good for your heart. The caffeine in coffee kick-starts a protein that is found in the mitochondria—the energy centers of the cells—that help protect the heart and repair damage to heart muscles after a heart attack. Four cups of coffee a day Read More...
Natural solution: Plastic-eating bacteria could solve global pollution crisis
The problem of plastic pollutions has been dominating environmental headlines for months. Now, a student at a college in Oregon in the United States may have found one of the most promising solutions: bacteria capable of “eating” plastic and breaking it down into harmless by-products. Much Read More...
Oprah: No to these three questions signals a problem for relationships
Oprah Winfrey knows about conflict. In her television show, she has interviewed 30,000 people about subjects as complex as suicide, infidelity, mental health, and sexual abuse. She says that all her guests wanted one thing: validation. That is why, according to Oprah, these three questions are key Read More...
Is 'kindfulness' the secret to happiness?
Earlier this year, I returned to work after four months of maternity leave. As a freelance writer, I don’t have the luxury of extended time off, so two days a week my son goes to nursery, while I write from the kitchen table. It was a difficult Read More...
Whale made with 10,000 lbs. of plastic waste emerges from canal
Plastic waste is a huge problem -- every minute, a garbage truck's worth of plastics ends up in our oceans, contaminating marine ecosystems, clogging up coastlines and very likely ending up in what becomes our Read More...