During the times when neurodegenerative challenges in older individuals are beginning to add to the healthcare burden, attempts are being made to test whether awareness-based activities, especially inward-focused activities such as mindfulness, are of any use in slowing down age-related cognitive decline among humans. Some of the newer studies are suggesting that it is likelyRead more
PARMJIT SINGH, PhD
Who does not want to keep their brain ageless? Market is often replete with claims, products and supplements purporting to make our brain better: improve memory, delay onset of age-related decline and many more. However, one of the most under-rated yet effective way to protect and optimize our brain may be available to us atRead more
As we all know, addictive habits are pretty difficult to break. From cutting down refined sugar intake to alcohol and in-between, there are gold-standard interventions with varying success rates. A new potential kid on the block is mindfulness: a mental capacity to approach the present moment experience with a curious and non-reactive attitude. Research inRead more
Research studies are suggesting that in addition to conventional therapies (such as medication etc.) help may be available for run-away thoughts and depressive ruminations through mind-body based techniques such as mindfulness. Mindfulness is an intentional capacity to pay attention to the present moment without any judgment. In depressive disorder, it is the repetitive ruminations whichRead more
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