Crying often indicates weakness or sadness in popular media, but according to a study, this emotional response may offer a particular benefit: Regulating your breathing after stressful situations. The aim of the study was to understand the functions of human crying and to determine if crying offered physiological benefits. The findings of the study were published in the journal Emotion. Is crying good for … Continue reading It’s okay to cry: Crying may have physiologically soothing effects, say scientists
Choosing happiness: With so much insanity and strife in the world, how do you avoid depression?
It’s not surprising that so many people are depressed these days. From political uncertainty and the insanity we see on the news every day to the work and family drama that life likes to throw at us, it’s a wonder anyone manages to keep it together. Here are a few tricks for staying happy despite all this … Continue reading Choosing happiness: With so much insanity and strife in the world, how do you avoid depression?
Trees are good for your emotional health: Study determines living on the edge of a forest is good for your brain
Being near and around nature will make anyone feel good – it’s not rocket science. But according to a report by Daily Mail, German scientists have now uncovered physical proof of the wonders that nature can do to a person’s psyche. The researchers conducted a study to assess stress-processing regions in the brain and how these develop to exposure … Continue reading Trees are good for your emotional health: Study determines living on the edge of a forest is good for your brain
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 