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Psilocybin Therapy Can Significantly Ease Depression With Immediate Effects

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Written by: Marisol Martinez, Johns Hopkins University

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Psilocybin not only produces significant and immediate effects, it also has a long duration, which suggests that it may be a uniquely useful new treatment for depression

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Taking Charge of Our Life from the Inside Out (Video)

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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We are all in need of healing in one form or another. Whether that healing is emotional, physical, financial, or spiritual depends on each one of us, and probably even on what day or time it is, or even on how we look at it. We are a work in progress, and we continue to build and refine what is already there.

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What Effect Placebos Have On The Body And Mind

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Written by: Elissa H. Pattersonand Hans Schroder, University of Michigan

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Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,” congratulations, your brain is using its power to create a “placebo effect.” 

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Can Antihistamines Relieve Long Covid-19 Symptoms?

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Written by: Pat Harriman, University of California, Irvine

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Patients tell us they wish more than anything that they could work and do the most basic activities they used to before they got sick with long COVID. They are desperately searching for something to help them get back on their feet

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To Avoid Mosquito Bites, Wear The Right Colors

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Written by: James Urton, University of Washington

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Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin, a new study shows.

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Taking Charge of Our Life: Healing from the Inside Out

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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We are all in need of healing in one form or another. Whether that healing is emotional, physical, financial, or spiritual depends on each one of us, and probably even on what day or time it is, or even on how we look at it. We are a work in progress, and we continue to build and refine what is already there.

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Why Self-Isolation At Home May Not Stop Covid From Spreading

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Written by: Patti Verbanas, Rutgers University

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Our indoor air sampling data clearly demonstrated that measurable airborne SARS-CoV2 RNA was present in the air in the homes of most infected people, not only in the isolation room, but, importantly, elsewhere in the home

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Learning To Resonate with Our Own Body and Mind (Video)

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Written by: Phyllida Anam-Áire

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We talk about resonance with other organisms, but for me it is important to have resonance with my own internal states of being.

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Learning To Resonate with Our Own Body and Mind

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Written by: Phyllida Anam-Áire

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We talk about resonance with other organisms, but for me it is important to have resonance with my own internal states of being.

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Choosing Your Crystal Friends

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Written by: Kathryn Hudson

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Sometimes we choose crystals, but at other times it would appear that they choose us! The Universe sets things in motion that will ensure the “meeting”: of course, we still have the free will to accept the crystal’s invitation or not!

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How We Got Our Taste For Sweets

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Written by: Stephen Wooding, University of California, Merced

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People’s love for sweet is so visceral, food companies lure consumers to their products by adding sugar to almost everything they make

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Can Exercise Reverse Cognitive Decline In The Aging?

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Written by: University of Queensland

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We tested the cognitive ability of elderly mice following defined periods of exercise and found an optimal period or 'sweet spot' that greatly improved their spatial learning,

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Look Tasty? Beware: Synthetic Dyes Can Kill You

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Written by: Lorne J. Hofseth, University of South Carolina

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Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s.

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Therapeutic Touch and the Evolution of Healing

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Written by: Dolores Krieger, Ph.D., R.N.

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Historically, healing has been one of humankind’s higher functions, leaving its mark recorded throughout more than 10,000 years of human civilization. All of the major religions include healing as one of their expressions of spirituality...

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Developing Inner Vision with the Queen of Herbs and the Spirit of Mugwort

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Written by: Emma Farrell

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If there is one plant to start your journey with the plant spirits, it should be Mugwort, the stunningly beautiful and beneficent Artemisia vulgaris. Mugwort is one of the most visceral plant spirits who weaves her spirit through all aspects of our life to bring alignment.

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Communicating with ICU Staff When Your Loved One Is a Patient 

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Written by: Lara Goitein, MD

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If your family member has just been admitted to the ICU, you may be overwhelmed by the number of people coming and going. Just who are all these people — and who’s in charge? 

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Can Plants Can Treat Pain and Diarrhea?

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Written by: UC Irvine

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New research offers a molecular view of how plants with a long history of use by Native Americans worked to treat pain and diarrhea.

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It's Not About the Food: Overeating, Addictions, and Emotions

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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What if I told you a new diet called the "It's Not About the Food" is gaining popularity and causing significant numbers of women to shed pounds along with old habits and excess baggage? I bet you’d at least give it a second glance, and perhaps even investigate further.

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It's Not About the Food: Overeating, Addictions, and Emotions (Video)

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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What if I told you a new diet called the "It's Not About the Food" is gaining popularity and causing significant numbers of women to shed pounds along with old habits and excess baggage? I bet you’d at least give it a second glance, and perhaps even investigate further.

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Should You Stop Washing Your Turkey and Other Poultry?

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Written by: NC State

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Some kitchen traditions are best avoided if we want to avoid foodborne illness.

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Why You Shouldn't Pressure A Picky Eater

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Written by: Sarah Avery, Duke University

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The researchers say survey participants clearly found some foods aversive, not merely unpleasant.

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