Doom and Bloom: The Growing Millennial Obsession with Houseplants

Young adults are turning into plant parents as a manifestation of deep mourning over the planet they are inheriting | Continue reading


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What Introverts Can Teach Us About Being Alone

To solve the loneliness epidemic, it’s time to practice feeling comfortable solo | Continue reading


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Why Does Inflammation Seem to Underlie All Sickness?

It’s a culprit in diseases ranging from arthritis to depression | Continue reading


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It’s Okay If You’re Not Resilient

Blaming young people’s feelings of defeat on a lack of grit is ‘simplistic and counterproductive,’ experts say | Continue reading


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Bring Back Handwriting: It’s Good for Your Brain

People are losing the brain benefits of writing by hand as the practice becomes less common | Continue reading


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Bring Back Handwriting: It’s Good for Your Brain

People are losing the brain benefits of writing by hand as the practice becomes less common | Continue reading


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Slow mornings could be your secret weapon

Daily walks, quiet rooms, and tech-free mornings. The strategies for achieving better health in the digital age are pretty basic — but… | Continue reading


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Something You Don’t Want to Hear About Earbuds

Young adults are experiencing hearing loss and experts say earbuds are to blame. But there are ways to jam out safely. | Continue reading


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The Case for a Low-Carb Diet Is Stronger Than Ever

A new, major study supports the “Carbohydrate Insulin Model” of obesity | Continue reading


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Coffee, Even a Lot, Linked to Longer Life

Scientists wake up and smell the apparent health benefits | Continue reading


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The Emerging Dangers of Vaping

A new study finds that e-cigarettes — even without nicotine — may damage your blood vessels | Continue reading


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Try Micromastery

The wellness case for learning new skills | Continue reading


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Can Beer Be Wellness?

The beer industry’s attempt to get in on the trend illustrates how wellness means everything and nothing | Continue reading


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How Much Water Do You Need to Drink?

Scientists have a totally new understanding of thirst | Continue reading


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The Art and Science of Remembering Key Techniques for Creating a Lasting Memory

Key techniques for creating a lasting memory | Continue reading


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What its like to have lyme disease forever

The author has spent a decade fighting persistent Lyme disease symptoms—and convincing those who don’t believe him that his illness is real | Continue reading


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Lyme Disease Cases Are Exploding. and It’s Only Going to Get Worse

Climate change and human sprawl have triggered a pandemic | Continue reading


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A New Understanding of Processed Food

Research is finally providing reasons for why ultra-processed foods harm people’s health | Continue reading


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Biohackers with Diabetes Are Making Their Own Insulin

Diabetes is a punishingly expensive disease. In an Oakland warehouse, scientists are going DIY. | Continue reading


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Soon You Might Be Able to Diagnose Your Kid’s Ear Infection with a Smartphone

Scientists are working on an app to catch the tough-to-diagnose but common ear infection | Continue reading


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The Problem with Supplements

The evidence against supplements is stronger than ever, and yet more Americans take them year over year | Continue reading


@elemental.medium.com | 5 years ago

Biases about mental illness keep people from seeking help

A response to those misleading memes about “natural” remedies for depression | Continue reading


@elemental.medium.com | 5 years ago

Productivity Hacks Don’t Work When You Have Mental Illness

But there are other strategies that can help you get things done | Continue reading


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The Science Behind the Mental Clarity Diet – Elemental by Medium

Butter coffee, keto, intermittent fasting. Does eating to prevent brain fog actually work? | Continue reading


@elemental.medium.com | 5 years ago

The Science Behind the Mental Clarity Diet

Butter coffee, keto, intermittent fasting. Does eating to prevent brain fog actually work? | Continue reading


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