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The Emotion that Silences Overthinking

Research suggests that experiences of awe – moments when we encounter something vast or beautiful – can calm the brain systems associated with rumination and self-focused thinking.

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Girl in her 30s with dark wavy hair making a curious face and looking up with her eyes and closed mouth to the top right. She has her lips pursed and pointing them up in the same direction as her eyes. She is wearing a while blouse and the background is a bright mustard-yellow.

Turn Anxiety into Curiosity

Curiosity reframes the unknown as an opportunity instead of a threat – both neurologically and psychologically.

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Young woman relaxing at home drinking tea from a large pale blue cup. She sits at the window and the sun is shining. Her eyes are closed as she savours the quiet. She has long, dark brown hair, and is wearing a peach coloured top. She is sitting on a comfy sofa.

Why Your Brain Needs Silence

Just as muscles need rest time after a workout – to recover and strengthen – the brain needs rest after mental stimulus. And one of the ways to rest it is with silence.

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Cartoon depiction of a large head and brain with medical staff on ladders adding hearts and cogs into the brain. The head and brain are indigo coloured and the medics are dressed in light blue.

A Surprising Way Daily Moisturiser May Slow Brain Ageing

Research suggests that daily moisturising may help slow cognitive decline as we age. Ageing skin releases inflammatory substances into the body, which can accelerate ageing, but moisturising can slow this process.

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