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People, not patients
I know this has been hard on you.” It had been two years since Butch (not his real name) had said anything, which only made these words, among the last he uttered to his wife and daughter before he died, all the more poignant. Over the years, they had always thought they saw recognition in his Read More...
Positive psychology
Psychology can be seen as mental excavation. Psychologists dig and dig into our psyche, trying to find and expose abnormalities that might be causing dysfunction. But is this the best way of helping improve patients’ mental state? Some might say “yes,” but many are moving into a camp that is Read More...
5 ways to help your insomnia
A recent study shows that exercise might help people who suffer from chronic insomnia, just not right away. Chronic sleep disorders affect 40 million Americans, which include disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea, and the CDC has named insufficient sleep a public health concern. The study Read More...
Say hello to the olinguito, the newest known mammal
Ringeral, an olinguito thought for years to be an olingo, was moved around in zoos across the US, in continual failed attempts to mate her with olingos. But she never wanted to mate, and this discovery helps her express what she’s known all along: that she won’t mate with an olingo because Read More...
Ginseng and your health
Discovered in the mountains of Manchuria, China, ginseng has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Ginseng’s health benefits are extensive but many have yet to be scientifically proven, which may be due to the fact that ginseng’s use predates modern Read More...
Nature and her problem-solving skills
Without knowing it, beavers help the environment by keeping carbon out of the air when constructing dams. According to a recent study conducted by a team at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, beavers’ homes store up carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere as a result. When beavers Read More...
High tech farms
The American farmer is a dying breed. The average age of the American farmer is 58, and less than 1% of the U.S. population identifies farming as their occupation. Urban farming has gained some traction in recent years but with options being between a repurposed vacant lot and a vertical garden Read More...
More to life than profit
Profit margins have long reigned supreme as the benchmark of business success. More recently companies have been taking their corporate responsibility one step, sometimes two steps, beyond their economic bottom line and venturing into the realms of social and environmental consciousness. Those Read More...
Meditating in modern times
Meditation is a prehistoric practice with modern benefits and applications constantly being discovered. Most recently, a study conducted at The University of Oregon has proven that meditation can help smokers quit their unhealthy habit, a useful piece of information for those struggling with Read More...
The power of light
Beautifying a city can seem like a taxing process, and for many American urban areas, it is. With constant space and traffic congestion concerns, cities are constantly faced with the question of how to best invest money. As a result, sometimes embellishing a city gets put on hold, as it can be Read More...