Shellfish Tops The List Of US Adult Food Allergies
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More than 10 percent of adults in the United States—over 26 million—are estimated to have a food allergy, and almost…
What's Behind Our Appetite For Self-Destruction?
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Each new year, people vow to put an end to self-destructive habits like smoking, overeating or overspending.
Psychology’s Five Revelations For Finding Your True Calling
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If, like many, you are searching for your calling in life – perhaps you are still unsure which profession aligns with…
Can Natural Hair Dye Alternatives Be Made To Work?
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Do you really know what you’re putting on your hair? Many hair dyes you can buy in the shops or hairdresser contain…
How Our Gambling Brain Decides When To Double Down
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Our most recent run of luck influences our high-risk choices at the poker table or in our everyday lives, a new study…
Caring About The Collective In An Age Of Individualism
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When it comes to urban planning, the question is not so much how to physically plan our cities differently. Rather, the…
Making Healing Moves and Taking Play Breaks: An Ideal Self-Care Strategy
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Today, virtually every form of medicine recognizes these basic truths: 1) Simple exercise can have profound healing…
US Health Care Spending Is Way Higher Than Other Countries
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The United States spends much more per person on health care than other developed countries. But it’s largely because…
Should We Really Be Eating More Fat?
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Public health guidelines, such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, have long emphasized reducing dietary fat…
Why Setting Speed Limits Too Low Increases Fatal Crashes
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Setting speed limits just five miles per hour below engineering recommendations produces a statistically significant…
Is It True Dogs Don't Like To Travel?
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Most dogs don’t like to travel, and those that do have usually had to learn to like it.
How Parents Can Help Their Children Make And Maintain Good Friendships
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Secondary school can be a lonely place for adolescents who don’t have a best friend or a group of trusted friends.
We Are Made To Live In Harmony and Learn From Our Mistakes
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All of us are created in a fashion to learn through our mistakes. Making mistakes is part of our makeup, as natural as…
Is The Midlife Crisis A Real Thing?
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Middle age is often seen as life’s pivot point. A hill has been climbed and the view over the other side is unsettling.
When Pets Are Family, The Benefits Extend Into Society
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There is a growing global trend to consider pets as part of the family. In fact, millions of people around the world…
Why Time Flies As We Get Older
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The passage of time is a puzzling thing. While few will dispute that a minute comprises 60 seconds, the perception of…
How To Increase Your Lottery Winnings And Succeed In Business By Being Contrary
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No rational person would ever enter the lottery. The chance of picking the right six numbers and hitting the jackpot in…
Why Jefferson’s Vision Of American Islam Matters Today
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An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims celebrate Ramadan. The month of Ramadan marks the time when Prophet Muhammad…
Five Short Steps To Find The Path to Peace
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Each of the major religions has the same goal: to provide us with a way to know and experience God. The only difference…
InnerSelf Newsletter: January 6th, 2018
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This week we reflect on the interconnectivity of all things. As we recognize our oneness and how every single thing…
Horoscope Current Week: January 7th - 13th, 2019
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This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you…
Entering The Wilderness Together: Being “In This World But Not Of It”
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To be “in this world but not of it” is the ultimate challenge. It's so much easier to withdraw from the craziness or…
7 Reasons The World Is Actually Becoming A Better Place
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Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across advanced economies have…
Is Your 'Experience Diet' Making You Sick?
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Just as our food diet affects our physical and emotional health, so does our “experience diet”. This is the day-to-day…
The Great Breaking Open: The Time Is Ripe For Transformation
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The breaking open that is happening right before our eyes and under our feet is actually creating conditions,…
How Modern Technology Is Akin To The Metaphysics Of Vedanta
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You might think that digital technologies, often considered a product of ‘the West’, would hasten the divergence of…
The Paw-sitive Effects Of Watching Cat Videos
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According to ReelSEO.com, a website about video marketing, there are more than two million cat videos on YouTube.…
Fast Food Chains Use Cute Animal Toys To Market Meat To Children
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The news that McDonald’s has launched a new plant-based “Happy Meal” for children based on a vegan “wrap” would seem to…
I've Been Diagnosed with Cancer: What Should I Do?
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Upon receiving a cancer diagnosis, you may find yourself facing this frightening experience without any knowledge or…
The Art and Essentials of Cleansing the TLC Way
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Cleansing is the art and process of making health-enhancing dietary and lifestyle changes. These changes aid in…
Taking the Spirits with Oneself: The “Hunt for the Soul”
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This is a shamanic method practiced by the shamans in Siberia and Mongolia who believe a man will lead a hard life…
Metaphysics: The Problem of Free Will
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In this Wireless Philosophy video, Richard Holton (M.I.T.) discusses the classic philosophical problem of free will.
Sitting For Too Long Could Increase Your Risk Of Dying Even If You Exercise
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Are you sitting down? Then you may want to stand up to read this, as research from the US has found that sitting for…
Message Sent, Received But No Instant Reply: How Does That Make You Feel?
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Your phone chimes, it’s a message from your partner. You reply instantly because that’s what you always do.
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Gym Membership
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CrossFit, circuit training, group exercise, functional training, resistance training, cardio training. Feeling dizzy…
Ego and Creative Energy Create Our Life Experiences
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Physicist Max Planck demonstrated that the behavior of energy is influenced by the intent of the observer -- the…
The Effects Of Total Isolation Explained
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Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would…
What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual?
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Spirituality has become a kind of buzzword in today’s culture, especially for the millennial generation. Increasingly,…
How The World Is Progressing On Clean Energy
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Rapid progress towards clean energy is needed to meet the global ambition to limit warming to no more than 1.5C above…
Top 5 Ways To Boost Your Health
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It’s the start of a new year and there is no doubt that 2019 will be as saturated with nutritional nonsense as 2018.…
Is It Time To Put The 15 Hour Work Week Back On The Agenda
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It was once widely anticipated that the process which saw the standard working week fall from 60 to 40 hours in wealthy…
How To Do The Right Exercise For Your Age To Keep Fit
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The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range of conditions, including heart disease,…
How Not To Be Afflicted by Unseen Forces
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We may expect great transformations throughout human culture, as mankind becomes more responsible for its knowledge,…
The 7 Kinds of Clutter Nobody Ever Talks About
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Much of the advice about getting rid of clutter seems to start with the cheerfully abrupt command to “Just do it!” But…
The Surprising Links Between Family Dinner and Good Health
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Adults who prepare quality meals for children are offering something more important than a nutrition lesson.
How The Paintings Of Impressionist Claude Monet Trick Our Eyes
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Claude Monet used a very limited color palette in his Waterloo Bridge series, but could still evoke a wide range of…
Your Eye Color Might Be Why You Have The Winter Blues
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You’re not alone if colder weather and longer nights make you feel down. This well-known phenomenon, called seasonal…
Understanding Apocalyptic Events Through Literature
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In recent years, we have seen an epic scale of destruction caused by war, terrorism, global warming, famine and the…
Clean Up Your Cyber-Hygiene For The New Year
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Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in…
What The Flu Does To Your Body, And Why It Makes You Feel So Awful
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Every year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus.
Never the Same Trip: Boredom Is An Attitude
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Boredom is not a condition; it is an attitude. Anything can be boring if you bring a closed mind to it. Anything can be…
To Feel Happier, We Have To Resolve To The Life We Evolved To Live
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When we have to give a talk to a group of people, we feel anxious and experience the bodily fear responses that do not…
Tips For A New Year Tuneup For Your Brain
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Unlike the effervescent bubbles that stream to the top of champagne flutes on New Year’s Eve, what I call brain bubbles…
Why Children Deserve Leniency In Law
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Should being under 18 give youth a discount on the price to pay for their crimes? As a matter of conscience, it should…
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