Tag: health

Our Bodies Are Chronically in “Threat Mode”

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Our Bodies Are Chronically in “Threat Mode”

Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.

Jaimee Bell

The Nocturnal Conversations of Neurons

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Wellbeing, Science

The Nocturnal Conversations of Neurons

The architecture of sleep is surprisingly complex, consisting of various cycles made up of multiple phases.

Łukasz Kaniewski

New Bed, No Sleep?

Soul + Body, World + People

Wellbeing, Science

New Bed, No Sleep?

The phenomenon of first night effect (FNE) often occurs when we spend the night in a new environment – and have trouble sleeping.

Jakub Bas

Jungle, Our Healer

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Jungle, Our Healer

In the Indigenous communities of Panama and Suriname, botanical decoctions are effective in treating a number of health ailments.

Let’s Cooperate

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Good Food

Let’s Cooperate

Food cooperatives act as a counterforce to the wasteful, unecological consequences of mass food production – and build a sense of local community.

Monika Kucia

Home Fermentation

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Good Food

Home Fermentation

Fermented products – such as kombucha and kefir – are good for our health. What’s more, they can easily be made at home.

Monika Kucia

Fasting to Reach the Rainbow

Soul + Body

Good Food

Fasting to Reach the Rainbow

The Blackfoot people of the First Nations practise fasting. What are the benefits of their fast?

Monika Kucia

Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon

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Good Food

Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon

The mass farming of animals is proving to be destructive to our natural environment. What possibilities lie in lab-grown protein?

Jakub Bas

Soul + Body

Good Food

Sun in a Jar

Kombucha is easy enough to make at home. All you need is to order a starter kit with a SCOBY, wait for it to ferment, and then experience a new, healthier life.

Dream Travellers

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Wellbeing, Science

Dream Travellers

Lucid dreaming describes the act of becoming aware that we are dreaming while asleep. How can we practice it and what are its benefits?

Tomasz Wiśniewski