Mental Activity. Mental or brain exercise goes beyond mental activity. It is the structured use of cognitive exercises or techniques aimed at improving specific brain functions
Deep breathing is an easy relaxation technique that can be practiced anywhere by anyone. Benefits include improved mental health, lung function, and blood pressure. Watch this video as Drs. Neda Gould and Dana DiRenzo walk you through this useful exercise.
In this episode, digital science editor Daniela Hernandez participates in a week-long experiment to find out how work-related stress impacts our bodies and to measure her own resilience. Photo: Natalia V. Osipova/The Wall Street Journal #WSJ #Health #Wellness
On this episode of the Apex Performance Podcast we discuss the mental benefits to exercise and how it should be used as the first step in treatment when experiencing a tough time. Thanks for listening to the Apex Performance Podcast, you can connect with us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/ApexPerformanceNZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexperfomance/ Website: www.apexperformance.xyz Discord:…
Our new animated video describes how smoking can harm your mental health through the tobacco withdrawal cycle, and how quitting smoking can offer mental health benefits. This video is based on work conducted by Dr Gemma Taylor at the University of Bath (https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/…), and is part of the ESCAPE trial (https://www.escapestudy.com/). For more information contact…
Live with Dr. Melissa Leber and Dr. Alexis Colvin at the #USOpen! Today they join us to discuss the social benefits of sports for children and young athletes. #WeFindAWay #RaiseYourGame
People with chronic mental illness may die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. Why? Cigarettes. On The Doctors, our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall details the smoking and mental health connection. Visit http://www.gethealthystayhealthy.com to learn more. The Smoking and Mental Health Connection
Government figures show more than 16 million American adults report having a major episode of depression in the past year. Women are affected more often than men. A new field of study, nutritional psychiatry, looks at how diet can improve mental health. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings. Subscribe to…
Download the accompanying teacher toolkit from https://www.annafreud.org/wahmhtoolkit It’s free! We All Have Mental Health is an animation designed to give young people aged 11-14 a common language and understanding of what we mean by mental health and how we can look after it. It has been created for young people in Key stage 3 and…
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-benefits-of-good-posture-murat-dalkinic Has anyone ever told you, “Stand up straight!” or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying—but they’re not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can determine how well your body adapts to the stresses on it. Murat…