Depression is a terrible illness. It affects most of us at one point or another in life. But not many people know that several “thinking exercises” may be just as powerful as Prozac and other antidepressants.
CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It’s a therapeutic method for coping with and correcting maladaptive thinking patterns and behaviors. [...]
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The digestive system is endowed with its own, local nervous system referred to as the enteric or intrinsic nervous system. The magnitude and complexity of the enteric nervous system is immense - it contains as many neurons as the spinal cord.
A Scientific Overview:
Conventional medical treatment for neurological disorders such as epilepsy, migraine, and autism [...]
Environmental Architecture is a field that’s becoming more and more prevalent around the world. As our planet population constantly expands while available space is only getting more sparse, bold solutions are in dire need.
One such futuristic solution comes from New York-based architect Phu Hoang. His architecture firm is aiming to tackle the issue of the [...]
Vipassana meditation thickens parts of the brain responsible for awareness and sensation:
Our data suggest that meditation practice can promote cortical plasticity in adults in areas important for cognitive and emotional processing and well-being,” says Sara Lazar, leader of the study and a psychologist at Harvard Medical School. “These findings are consistent with other studies that [...]
Our spiritual friends at Israel launched their new website King Solomon Legend. It’s a good place to read lots of engaging information about the ancient Israelite King Solomon, who’s believed to had been able to talk to animals.
http://www.KingSolomonLegend.com
Part One: Zodiac and Its Astrological Signs
The present day names of the Western constellations and signs of the zodiac were first described by the Greek astronomer and astrologer Ptolemy (120-180 AD). The twelve constellations bear Latin names which were the source of the zodiac signs used by astrologists as well.
It is interesting to note [...]
For thousands of years, from distant antiquity to the present day, people on earth are fascinated by the enormity and endless space above them, as they look wondrously up into the sky and observe the constellations of stars in the night sky, admire the creation of the universe and search for a meaning to their [...]