Workplace hassles not only compromise the quality of work and general productivity of an organization, but can also have serious repercussion on an individual’s health. A recent Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH) published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2018) indicated that, “job strain was associated with an almost 50% increased riskRead more
PARMJIT SINGH, PhD
Our gut is now beginning to be referred as a second brain as it presents with a millions of neurons opening direct communication with the brain. A write-up about the study originally published in Science suggests, “…gut has a much more direct connection to the brain through a neural circuit that allows it to transmitRead more
Our emotional states are mirrored through our breathing. E.g. an agitated mental state would likely create choppy and unsteady breathing patterns and vice versa. A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggested that breathing rhythms are directly related to fear, memory and other emotions. One very notable aspect of this study was thatRead more
A friend was recounting a story of a king and demon recently. While king was out of his kingdom on an errand, a demon came to visit the city. Frightened, all the decision makers tried every trick in the book to scare the demon away. But nothing worked. More they tried, fiercer became the demon.Read more
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