What Is Your Version of Success (at Home)?
The article highlights a growing realization among CEOs that missed family moments often outweigh professional regrets. Interviews with over 40 senior leaders reveal a common yearning for shared meals, quality time, and emotional connection at home. A Harvard Business Review survey of 4,000 executives shows that 59% of men and 46% of women define success by rewarding relationships rather than profit. The piece proposes a simple CARE framework—Connect, Ask, Repair, Express—to help leaders prioritize home life without sacrificing career impact.
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Are You a Perfectionist?
The article examines how perfectionism drives chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout, especially when individuals set unattainably high standards. It outlines common signs such as procrastination, self‑criticism, and fear of failure, linking the trait to broader mental‑health concerns. Practical remedies include...
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What Is Love Addiction?
Love addiction describes an obsessive, unhealthy fixation on a love interest that can extend beyond romantic relationships into friendships or family ties. Although the condition mirrors substance‑use patterns—triggered by dopamine spikes—it is not listed in the DSM, leaving diagnosis informal...
Why What We Say After a Death Matters More than We Realise
Each year roughly 1% of the UK population dies, leaving hundreds of thousands of families to navigate grief. The UK Commission on Bereavement reports that over 40% of adults seeking formal support receive none, highlighting a massive gap that informal...
Anesthetics as Emerging Therapeutics for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Bridging Bench and Bedside
A recent Molecular Psychiatry review highlights anesthetics as a promising new class of therapeutics for post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It outlines how NMDA‑receptor antagonists, α2‑adrenergic agonists, GABA‑A modulators and certain opioids can modulate fear circuitry and memory reconsolidation. Pre‑clinical models...
The Woman Rewriting Modern Fitness: How Erin Romney Is Turning Science, Longevity, and Clean Living Into a New Path Forward...
Erin Romney, a former Division I athlete, has transformed her New Orleans boutique, Romney Studios, into a science‑driven wellness hub that aligns fitness with women’s hormonal cycles and life stages. She created the Romney Method, which blends strength training, Pilates, cardio, infrared...
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Stimming in ADHD
Stimming—repetitive movements, sounds, or mental actions—is a common self‑regulatory behavior among people with ADHD. It helps users channel excess energy, sharpen focus, and alleviate anxiety or stress. While often associated with autism, ADHD stimming serves distinct purposes such as impulse...
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A Complete Guide to Buddhist Meditation: Principles, Techniques, and Benefits
The article offers a comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation, outlining its historical roots, core principles such as mindfulness, impermanence, compassion, suffering, and non‑self, and detailing three main techniques—Samatha, Vipassana, and Metta. It explains step‑by‑step instructions for beginners, highlights scientific research...
Occasional Use of Classic Psychedelics Linked to Enhanced Cognitive Flexibility in Young Adults
A cross‑sectional study of 136 young adults found that occasional use of classic psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin does not impair overall cognition and may enhance mental adaptability. While test scores for memory, attention and processing speed were comparable...
You Don’t Fight Parkinson’s without ‘Raw Moments.’ She Shared Them.
Harvard public‑health professor Sue Goldie, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, allowed a New York Times journalist to document her two‑year journey and recently spoke about the experience at the Chan School. She described how subtle early symptoms emerged during Iron‑Man training...
Supporting Therapists' Well-Being May Help Clients Stay in Care Longer
A Boston University study linked therapist flourishing to lower early client dropout. Each one‑point rise in a therapist’s self‑reported flourishing reduced the odds of a client leaving before three sessions by roughly 10%. Burnout showed no significant effect, while therapist...
Hospital Audit Finds Siblings of Children with Serious Conditions Are Overlooked, Lack Support
A recent audit of major children’s hospitals in New Zealand and Australia reveals that sibling‑focused resources are scarce, with only a handful of sites offering material directly aimed at siblings of chronically ill children. In New Zealand, only Starship Children’s Hospital returned...
Higher Intake of Fruits, Veggies, Legumes, Potatoes May Cut Crohn Disease Risk
A large prospective study of 341,519 adults followed for 13.4 years found that high combined intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes and potatoes cut the risk of Crohn's disease by 56 percent (adjusted hazard ratio 0.44). The same dietary pattern showed...
A Parent’s Mental Health Is Linked to Their Teenager’s Screen Time and Exercise Habits
Researchers analyzing over 5,800 Finnish parent‑adolescent pairs found that higher parental mental well‑being is associated with greater physical activity and reduced digital media use among 11‑year‑olds, with effects persisting at age 14. The study measured parental depression, sense of coherence,...
Scientists Ranked 12 Wellness Habits — Here Are The Best For Happiness (M)
A recent review by psychologist Dr. Jeremy Dean ranks twelve evidence‑based wellness habits that most effectively increase happiness. The analysis draws on decades of longitudinal studies linking behaviors such as regular exercise, sufficient sleep, social connection, gratitude practice, and nature...
The Very Best Treatments for Eczema
The article compiles a dermatologist‑approved list of the most effective eczema treatments, ranging from daily moisturizers to intensive ointments and gentle cleansers. It highlights products such as Vanicream, CeraVe, La Roche‑Posay, Aquaphor, and Aveeno, noting key ingredients like ceramides, colloidal...
The Very Best Earplugs for Sleeping
The Strategist’s Sleep Better Week roundup identifies the top earplugs for sleeping, evaluating comfort, noise‑reduction performance, and price. Reusable thermoplastic models like Alpine Silence and Alpine SleepDeep score high for side sleepers, while foam options such as Mack’s Ultra Soft...
Conscious Connected Breathing: The Technique That Changes Everything
Conscious connected breathing, also known as circular breathing, is a continuous mouth‑breathing technique that eliminates pauses between inhales and exhales. By sustaining a rhythmic breath loop, it directly engages the autonomic nervous system, quickly shifting the body out of chronic...
Gattuso Prioritises Mental Issues over Tactics as Italy Face World Cup Playoff
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has placed mental resilience above tactical tweaks ahead of the World Cup playoff semi‑final against Northern Ireland. He urged players to shed the trauma of missed 2018 and 2022 qualifications and focus solely on Thursday’s match....
Digital Health: Gamifying Recovery with MLB The Show 26
MLB The Show 26, Sony’s flagship baseball simulation, is being repurposed as a digital‑health tool to gamify physical and cognitive rehabilitation. By embedding reward systems, progress tracking, and multiplayer interaction, the game transforms repetitive therapy into an engaging experience. Therapists...
Exeter Study Explores Social Camouflaging in Acquired Brain Injury
University of Exeter researchers have launched a study to determine whether people living with acquired brain injury (ABI) employ social camouflaging strategies. Led by MSc student Faye Brookes and Associate Professor Anna Adlam, the project will use a 20‑30 minute...
From a 15,000-Step Walk to a Global Movement: How Walk15 Is Turning Steps Into Currency
Lithuanian startup Walk15 has transformed a 15,000‑step walking route into a global motivation platform, now reaching roughly 31% of Lithuania’s population and over one million users worldwide. The app tracks steps without location data, letting participants exchange them for discounts,...
What You Need To Know About Taking Supplements As an Athlete
Athletes increasingly rely on dietary supplements to boost performance, recovery, and overall health, but product safety and efficacy vary widely. Experts advise selecting third‑party certified supplements, such as Informed Sport or NSF Certified for Sport, to ensure they are free...
This Is the World’s First Retractable Sauna, Designed to Fit Neatly Into Your Home
Klafs, the German sauna maker founded in 1928, has launched the S1—the world’s first retractable sauna—into the U.S. market. The unit folds to a slim 60 cm depth, comparable to a bookshelf, and expands to a full 160 cm sauna in just...
Publicis Health and Talkspace Partner to Improve Treatment Adherence and Real-World Outcomes
Publicis Health announced a strategic partnership with Talkspace to embed Wisdo Health’s AI‑driven peer‑support platform into life‑sciences patient engagement programs. The collaboration adds personalized community groups and guided coaching to address social health gaps that drive medication non‑adherence. By detecting...
Kat Matthews Prioritizes Sleep Above Training. You Should Too
British triathlete Kat Matthews secured the $200,000 Ironman Pro Series prize by pairing rigorous training with disciplined sleep habits, aiming for at least eight hours nightly. She adjusts workouts when rest falls short, a strategy echoed by fellow elite athletes...
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Struggling to Fall Asleep? Experts Say the 5-Step Military Sleep Method Can Help
The military sleep method, popularized by a 1981 book and reportedly used by the U.S. Army, is a five‑step routine that combines deep breathing, visualization, and progressive muscle relaxation to help users fall asleep quickly. Experts explain that the technique...
Nestlé Researchers Find Taurine-B Vitamin Blend May Support Motivation
Nestlé Research and the University of the Philippines demonstrated that a daily blend of 500 mg taurine, 1.3 mg vitamin B6, 0.2 mg vitamin B9 and 2.4 µg vitamin B12 improves motivated, goal‑oriented performance in healthy adults. In a double‑blind, crossover trial with 45 participants, the supplement...
Godrej Consumer Products Launches ‘Machar Hai, Mehman Nahi’ CSR Film
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has unveiled a CSR film titled “Machar Hai, Mehman Nahi” under its EMBED (Elimination of Mosquito‑Borne Endemic Disease) initiative. The ad reframes mosquitoes as unwelcome guests, leveraging India’s hospitality culture to spur households to eliminate breeding...
Resmed’s Global Sleep Survey Reveals Sleep Is One of the Top Health Priorities, but Quality Rest Remains Out of Reach
Resmed’s sixth Global Sleep Survey of 30,000 respondents across 13 countries shows that 53% now rank sleep as the most important health behavior, ahead of diet and exercise. Yet more than half of participants report getting quality sleep only four...
Feeling Mentally Drained & Forgetful In Perimenopause? This Supplement Can Help
Perimenopausal women often experience brain fog as declining estrogen impairs neuronal ATP production. Nutritionist Molly Knudsen recommends creatine monohydrate to replenish cellular energy, with doses ranging from 5 g to 20 g depending on sleep quality. Adding Cognizin® citicoline, a clinically studied...
This Yummy Fruit May Help Balance Blood Sugar & Boost HRV
Researchers gave 18 healthy young adults watermelon juice daily for two weeks and then subjected them to a glucose challenge. Compared with a placebo, the juice group maintained steadier heart rate variability (HRV) despite the sugar spike. The effect is...
Do Weighted Vests Really Burn More Calories? What My Data Showed
Assistant health editor Ava Durgin tested a 12‑lb weighted vest during identical one‑hour walks to see if it boosts calorie burn. Over two weeks, the vest produced virtually identical distance, step count, and calorie estimates compared to unweighted walks. The...
Science Explains Why You Wake Up at 3 Am, and How to Go Back to Sleep
Middle‑of‑night insomnia wakes roughly one in five people, often between 1 am and 3 am. Experts explain the surge is tied to a natural rise in body temperature that lightens sleep stages. The episode is especially disruptive for entrepreneurs who may ruminate...
Where There’s Wildfire Smoke, There’s Poor Mental Health
Recent research connects wildfire smoke to a surge in mental‑health disorders, showing that fine particulate matter can infiltrate the brain, trigger neuroinflammation, and alter neurotransmitter pathways. Laboratory studies on mice reveal serotonin depletion and amyloid‑beta accumulation after short‑term smoke exposure,...
Novotel Invites the World to Rethink Rest with Australia’s Leading Sleep Expert Olivia Arezzolo
Novotel is rolling out the sleep‑focused chapter of its Longevity Everyday platform in March 2026, positioning rest as a core pillar of everyday wellbeing. The hotel chain has appointed Australian sleep authority Olivia Arezzolo as its official Sleep Expert, joining the...
The Long Withdrawal
The article reframes leaving an abusive relationship as a withdrawal rather than a simple breakup, highlighting the addictive cycle of intermittent reinforcement that mirrors gambling. It explains how the nervous system, conditioned by chronic stress, experiences detox‑like symptoms, including anxiety,...
'Women's Health Must Be Taken More Seriously'
Former breast‑cancer surgeon Dr Liz O'Riordan headlined the Let’s Talk Women’s Health conference in Ipswich, drawing more than 300 attendees. The event aimed to debunk myths, counter pervasive online misinformation, and connect women with specialists in fertility, menopause, endometriosis and neurodiversity. O'Riordan...
How Can Men Navigate Social Pressure?
The article explores how men experience subtle social pressure across work, family, and friendships, often feeling compelled to appear strong, dependable, and unflappable. It outlines how recognizing these expectations is the first step toward reclaiming personal agency. Practical advice includes...
How to Defeat Sales Call Anxiety
Sales call anxiety is common; the article outlines its mental roots and practical steps to overcome it. It emphasizes focusing on customer outcomes, using short scripts and concise voicemails, and building a disciplined calling routine. The piece advises scheduling fixed...
Remedy Place Launches a ‘Smart NAD Injection Pen’ — and ‘Smart Peptide Pens’ Could Be Next
Remedy Place, a boutique wellness club with locations in Los Angeles, New York and Boston, has introduced a $500 smart NAD injection pen that lasts 30 days and is reusable with a fresh needle for each dose. The pen is manufactured by UK‑based...
How to Reduce Bloating and Feel Better Fast, According to Experts
A coalition of registered dietitians and gastroenterologists outlines 25 practical ways to reduce bloating, ranging from probiotic foods and hydration to low‑sodium diets and post‑meal walks. The article explains common causes such as swallowed air, gut‑brain interaction, constipation, and hormonal...
SingWealth Holdings Strengthens Community Resilience Through Health, Wealth and Legacy Conversations at Lianhe Zaobao Event
SingWealth Holdings acted as lead sponsor for Lianhe Zaobao’s My Legacy and Living Well event on March 21, bringing together discussions on health, financial preparedness, and legacy planning for Singapore’s ageing population. The well‑attended forum underscored rising demand for integrated...
From "Crutch" To Coach: Patterns of Sustained Engagement and Deepening Support in AI Wellbeing Coaching
The study of Nova, an AI wellbeing coach, examined 14,293 sessions from January to August 2025 to determine whether AI chatbots can foster sustained, coaching‑style relationships. Returning users continued prior work in 70.8% of sessions, indicating continuity beyond episodic support....
NADPH Oxidase-1 Suppression Prolongs the Antidepressant-Like Effect of Ketamine
Researchers introduced K‑4, a novel AMPA‑receptor positive allosteric modulator, which produced rapid and sustained antidepressant‑like effects in treatment‑resistant depression rat models. Bulk RNA‑seq revealed that K‑4 markedly down‑regulated NADPH oxidase‑1 (NOX‑1) in the medial prefrontal cortex and lateral habenula. Pharmacological...
New Zealand: Smart Innovation Fund Expands Mental Health Access
The New Zealand government has opened Round Three of its Mental Health and Addiction Innovation Fund, allocating NZ$20 million (approximately $12 million USD) over the next two years. Reforms drop the upfront Social Return on Investment (SROI) report and lower the matched‑funding threshold to...
Flow, Focus, and the Gold‑Medal Mindset: Lessons From Chandra Crawford for Today’s Business Leaders
Chandra Crawford turned an under‑dog start at the 2006 Turin Olympics into a gold‑medal sprint by mastering mental anchors, disciplined basics, and purposeful rituals. She emphasizes brief breathing cues, repetitive power‑glide loops, and pre‑performance music to regulate her state in...
A GI Doctor Says You’re Probably Ignoring This Bathroom Red Flag
Harvard gastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha explained that normal bowel habits can vary widely, with frequency ranging from once daily to once every three days depending on diet, fiber, and lifestyle. She warned that spending more than five minutes on the...
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How Often Should You Really Shower? Dermatologists Weigh In
Dermatologists advise showering daily or at least two to three times a week, warning against going more than a couple of days without cleansing. Frequency should reflect activity level, skin type, and seasonal changes, with active, acne‑prone, or skin‑condition sufferers...
Integrated Psychological Treatment Improves Outcomes in Dual Disorders
A new international consensus study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine finds integrated psychological treatment for dual disorders outperforms separate treatment. Researchers from the University of Barcelona, CEU Cardenal Herrera, Bellvitge University Hospital and European University of Madrid reviewed...