Kisha Braithwaite, Ph.D., MSCR, and M.B. Gooden, DC, MPH, CMT Trusting yourself and your intuition is essential to optimizing your well-being. KEY POINTS One of the most elusive but important feelings to embrace is your “gut feeling,” also known as…
Susan McQuillan Studies suggest how to eat (and not to eat) to beat mental decline. KEY POINTS If your life goals include more happiness and healthy, slower brain aging, you might want to take a closer look at your diet to identify changes you could make…
Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. The benefits can positively transform your life. KEY POINTS The most important question you can ask yourself is: “What do I want?” This deceptively simple question can transform aspects of your life from your career and relationships to your health habits….
Mark S. Gold M.D. KEY POINTS The last heroin epidemic in the ‘70s and early ‘80s led to speedballing (combining heroin with cocaine). Freebasing was an alternative to intravenous use and its associated needle risks. It was replaced by crack…
William A. Haseltine Ph.D. The brain’s role in balancing conflicting preferences for greater good. KEY POINTS How do you make a choice that will benefit the greatest number of people when there are conflicting preferences involved? How does the brain…
Art Markman Ph.D. Research explores the value of listening to others and being a problem solver. EY POINTS We live in an era of intense political division. Indeed, things are so deeply split, that is hard for people who have…
Hawai’i Pacific University Men commonly avoid seeking help for mental health issues and often try to handle them on their own. Unfortunately, this can lead to severe consequences, including risky behaviors, addiction, and suicide. Understanding the reasons behind men’s reluctance…
Michele Ybarra MPH, Ph.D. Research highlights the positive effects of actively supporting LGBT+ teens. The teenage years can be a mixed bag, filled with high highs (think, that moment when you learn that your crush likes you back) and low…
Cindy Watson B.A., LLB, JD A simple shift in perspective can enhance everyday experience. As May comes to an end, one can’t help but think of the old proverb, “April showers bring May flowers.” For many, it is a struggle…
Thomas Henricks Ph.D. “Artificial” scarcity generates hunger for things we don’t need. KEY POINTS When I was teaching, I sometimes asked my students: Are the good things in life scarce? Based on those conversations, I can report that people tended to…