The Med Diet eating pattern is likely to improve health and increase longevity.

Human touch reduces pain, stress, anxiety, and depression in adults

Moderate to high-intensity exercise is likely to improve symptoms of anxiety or depression. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and a great time to consider this beneficial lifestyle approach to feeling better.

Activities that make you laugh are likely to improve your mood and attitude, and they can decrease anxiety and depression symptoms.

Bad habits are hard to control when we are under stress. Because of our brain chemistry, we need to reduce stress to improve bad habits.

Watching sports can have a positive impact on well-being.

To improve cognition without impairing your capacity to get a good night’s sleep, enhance the lighting in your work or study area.

Brain health is likely to benefit from routine social interaction, exercise, and enriching activities.

Your custom playlist of stimulating music may help you achieve flow and improve your performance.

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Effective anger management practices increase calm and turn down the heat. Arousal decreasing activities are effective no matter how they are delivered, such as via therapist, online platform, or researchers during a study. Arousal increasing activities, such as venting, jogging, cycling, or hitting a punching bag, are ineffective overall.

: Interacting with dogs is likely to lower your stress, improve your mood and capacity to relax, and empower your attention, concentration, and creativity.

To increase longevity, we all need exercise, including strength training. Women, who may put the needs of others before their own, should invest in the health benefits of both aerobic exercise and strength training.

Moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with better sleep quality, fewer sleep disruptions, and less daytime tiredness.

Burnout is a condition that results in exhaustion, cognitive and emotional impairment, psychological distress, and physical symptoms.

Binge eating may be increased by either cannabis use, alcohol use, or both. The relationship between overconsumption of food and cannabis and/or alcohol use is complex. If you struggle with binge eating, it may be exacerbated by cannabis or alcohol.

Taking a structured dance program for at least 6 weeks improved psychological and cognitive health, and in some cases outperformed other forms of exercise, in all populations

Getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night is likely to help protect your brain from stroke or dementia.

A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement is likely protective against cognitive decline.

Exercise, anything that raises your heart rate, improves your brain’s reaction time. Dopamine contributes to improved reaction time on cognitive tasks. By increasing dopamine levels, exercise may also improve depression symptoms and minimize age-related dopamine declines.