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The Surprising Science of Exercise (and why it’s good news)

Researchers at the University of Sydney found that just three bursts of intense activity a day, each lasting about one minute, reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by almost 50%.

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Solve Your Problems Like a Stranger

Science shows there’s a small mental shift you can make that often helps problems feel clearer, lighter, and easier to work with.

It’s called creating psychological distance.

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The Heart-Breath Connection: A Simple Way to Calm Your Nervous System

Heart Rhythm Meditation is a simple science-backed way to calm your nervous system, support your heart, and lift your emotional well-being.

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How to harness the power of the placebo

The placebo effect was once dismissed as the ‘natural course of the condition’. It meant that if a person’s condition improved when they took a placebo, it was just coincidence. We now understand things much better.

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