How the Addicted Brain Works: the Anatomy of Drug Addiction

Today, we will talk about the way the addicted brain works to better understand what drug addiction does to the most important human organ on a physiological level. When you sit down to eat an ice cream sundae, how do you feel? You probably feel happy or excited in anticipation…

What Is Transcendental Meditation and How It Can Change Your Life

Suddenly everybody is talking about Transcendental Meditation. Again! Just when it seemed nothing could be holding for this practice except the 60’s love and peace clichés, from a time when hippie trails opened to India and The Beatles versed up their White Album from an ashram in the Himalayas, of…

7 Ways Therapy Dogs for Depression Can Help You Deal with the Illness

Did you know that there are therapy dogs for depression and anxiety that can make it easier for you to deal with the symptoms of these disorders? Various studies have concluded that people with mental health problems, like depression and anxiety, are at an increased risk of developing chronic medical…

4 Biographical Movies That Will Make You Learn History and Think about Life

Biographical movies are a very popular genre in the movie industry. Who doesn't like watching an emotive story that has extra gravity because the events actually happened and the people actually existed? The problem with Hollywood biographical movies though, even those reportedly based on true stories, is how accurate they…

What Is a Polymath or a Renaissance Person and How to Become One

You should definitely consider becoming a polymath or a Renaissance person. And no, I’m not saying you should start dressing up like a Renaissance person and acting like a weirdo. Polymath is a kind of well-rounded person who knows a lot of things from several areas of life. Academics, politics,…