There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – or during gardening or listening birds singing – has a positive impact on sanity.Being in nature is also related to improvement of cognitive functions, more relaxation, coping with traumaand easing some symptoms of attention deficit disorder in children. However, most of these studies have focused […]
Extremely sizzling weather is becoming more common. The ten warmest years since 1884 have all occurred over the last two decadesWhile experts can lend a hand humans take the right precautions to beat the heat, who cares about the rest of the animal kingdom? High temperatures are uncomfortable and potentially deadly to wildlife. Fortunately, you […]
How often do you think about the soil beneath our feet? We humans rely on soil to provide us with a stable supply food, clean water and clean air. Soils have a living history and stories to tell. They are alive. Soil is a diverse continuum across the Earth’s surface. reflecting the combination of air, […]
Skateboarder Zheng Haohao She is 11 years antique. She is also one of the youngest competitors at the Paris Olympics. That may be an impressively youthful age to become an elite athlete, but Zheng is not unique in her youth: She is one of a group of distinguished youthful Olympians at this year’s games. There […]
Like many shiny recent technologies to come out of California, the world greeted the Fitbit with a wave of enthusiasm when it was introduced in 2012. But it wasn’t just a nippy, must-have fad. The range of health and fitness trackers and wearable technology This number has since increased significantly, reflecting the widespread desire to […]
Foam rolling used to be reserved for professional athletes. Today, it’s difficult to enter a gym without tripping over someone rolling around on a neoprene tube. Dedicated classes are available at trendy Recent York gyms. visited by like Sarah Jessica Parker and Shakira. Forget protein shakers, resistance bands or Fit Bits: foam rollers are a […]
Supporting girls and women in their efforts to be physically vigorous must become a global priority public health priorityPreliminary results from our research at Dalhousie University suggest that access to nature may be key to achieving this goal. A recent study in Lancet Global Health Global data from the last 15 years has been collected […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has been – and continues to be – incredibly disruptive and stressful for individuals, communities and countries. Yet many seem desperate to close this chapter completely, almost as if it never happened. This desire forget it and move on – marked “amnesia lock” by some – is understandable on some level. But […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday declined to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, dealing a major blow to the emerging field of psychedelic medicine and dashing the hopes of many Americans desperately seeking fresh treatments. The FDA said there was not enough data to approve the drug for exploit and asked […]
Advertising copywriter Howie Cohen often said he had a congenital indigestion. So perhaps it was natural that in the 1970s he and a colleague at the ad agency would come up with a catchy slogan that not only sold more Alka-Seltzer but also became a punchline in American pop culture: “I can’t believe I ate […]