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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%.
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.
The Science of Self-Affirmations (And Why They Actually Work)
The key difference with self-affirmations is that we focus on something we believe to be positive already about ourselves. The focus on it causes it to expand, and with it our sense of self expands too.
It’s Not Just Imagination: The Physical Impact of Your Thoughts
I never cease to be amazed at what the mind can do. When I worked…