Experts have finally learned how the right human touch can transform your health.
Physical contact is vital for our wellbeing. New research is revealing why.
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Brain Health
In his new book The Brain Cliff, Dr Norman Swan outlines the science of brain ageing and strategies for staving off cognitive decline.
Read moreFDA Approval of Psychedelics, Coming Soon?
A recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) encourages U.S. states to begin preparing for possible approval of psychedelic therapies by the Food and Drug Administration.
The transition from research to clinics is moving faster than those in the field anticipated even five years ago, the report notes, and being proactive is important.
“The question is not whether individuals in a particular state will use psychedelics, but whether they will do so in regulated, safe contexts or in underground networks,” the report reads.
Read moreForest Bathing
Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) is a Japanese practice that refers to the experience of immersing yourself in the atmosphere of a forest and the healing molecules in the forest aerosol.
It is not just being in a forest, it is walking slowly, noticing with all senses, allowing them to soften and receive.
Read moreHow Psilocybin Alters Consciousness
Psychedelics can create a new “hidden order” in brain activity that could explain how these drugs alter our sense of self.
Read moreBereavement and Nature
A lovely piece about finding solace in nature.
Read moreDeath Doulas
In an aging America, thousands of people have adopted a new vocation: supporting others as they confront the end of life.
I’ve been moving into this space.
Read morePsychiatrist Answers Psychedelic Therapy Questions
Professor David Nutt joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about psychedelic therapy.
Do magic mushrooms combat depression? How does ketamine therapy work? What happened during Bryan Johnson’s 5-MeO-DMT livestream? Answers to these questions and many more await on Psychedelic Therapy Support.
Read moreNine Life Lessons
Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is the happiest man on Earth.
In brain scans, researchers noted that Mingyur’s neural activity showed off-the-charts levels of activation in the left prefrontal cortex, an area associated with positive emotions such as happiness, enthusiasm and joy.
In other tests conducted when he was 41 years old, his brain reportedly “resembled that of a 33-year-old”. He also laughs a lot.
Read moreThe Reality of Consciousness
Neuroscientist Christof Koch of the Allen Institute in Seattle. turns to a philosophical framework known as analytic idealism, which proposes that consciousness may be a fundamental feature of reality rather than something generated by the brain.
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