Response to daily stressors may affect brains of older adults
Stressors like getting stuck in traffic are inevitable. Taking life in stride may help older adults keep their brains healthy. How you...
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B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Self-care isn't selfish. It's a necessity
How many times have you made plans to take a walk, go to the gym or spend time with family then skipped it because a something “came up...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
The importance of respiratory exercise for healthy aging
Learning to breathe fully, and exercising your respiratory muscles, are key to healthy aging. We take the ability to breathe freely and...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Yoga eases depression, changes biomarkers of stress
Research finds that regular yoga practice may curb symptoms of depression and alter important stress-related biomarkers. Depression...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Giving is good for you research shows
Neuroscience shows it may be better to give than to receive. It may be better to give than to receive according to research published in...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Mind-body therapies ease Parkinson's symptoms
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases among aging adults. A review of the research shows that...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20198 min read
New Research Review Cites The Many Health Benefits of Yoga
The field of yoga research has boomed in the past decade. This means that we are learning far more about why and how yoga works (and...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Mind-body therapies may alter your DNA
A new review of the published research finds that mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga may alter gene expression linked to...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20196 min read
How breathing deeply benefits your relationships
Research shows a direct link between how you breathe, how you feel, and relationship satisfaction. Here's why, and how you can change...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Yoga and meditation may keep your brain sharp
Can yoga and meditation help stave off cognitive decline and increase your brain’s efficiency and resilience? A study published in...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Laughter really IS the best medicine according to research
Sometimes it takes falling flat on your face to understand why humor is such an important part of building stress resilience. Not long...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20195 min read
Research: Yoga may aid in treatment of stroke, MS, Parkinson's and more
Neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s impact millions world-wide. A recent...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
How mindfulness beats job stress and burnout
Two new studies reveal how mindfulness may help create work/life habits that help you leave work at work, deal with stress, and remain...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Why deep breathing calms us down
Researchers at Stanford University may have uncovered link between how you breathe and how your brain functions. It has long been known...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Could your stress be all in your head?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While he was right about those...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Listening to your body can protect you from stress
Research shows that people who accurately observe and interpret bodily signals are more resilient to stress. Interoception refers to the...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
How meditation protects the aging brain from decline
New research shows meditation may protect the aging brain from decline. Most of us begin to misplace our keys, forget people’s names, or...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20192 min read
Yoga boosts cardiovascular fitness
There has been an ongoing debate regarding yoga’s ability to improve cardiovascular and physical fitness. A new study suggests that, for...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Small acts of giving can make you (and your brain) happier
Small acts of giving make for a happier brain. We’ve all been told that it is better to give than to receive, but is that really true?...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20196 min read
Can mindfulness ease post-traumatic stress? What the research shows
A review of the research finds that mindfulness-based programs may offer help and hope for those with post-traumatic stress. Pain and...
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