There was a time when we spoke of genetics as something fixed and immutable; “Oh, I can’t help my tendency to wear inappropriately tight clothing, my mum did it too, it’s in my genes.” There was a sense that genes were destiny and that nothing could alter them but now we know that your DNA […]

Teenagers are notoriously hard to manage partly because they are by definition at a stage life where they don’t want to be managed. Adolescence is a time of asserting yourself and part of that is to rebel against norms. That becomes a problem if, in the case of food for example, a norm such as […]

Combining laughter with exercise could be good for your health as you age.

Researchers identify people as either optimistic, pessimistic, envious or trusting and one type is more common…

As a species we place great emphasis on our ability to communicate. As soon as you read that sentence your thoughts will have immediately turned to our linguistic skills; our capacity to talk, read, and write. As important as this is to who we are as a species a significant amount of our communication actually […]

Life is complex and to get through it without having to think about everything you do along the way, you make up rules. These rules to live by usually make sense, like “look before you cross the road” but sometimes we hold onto rules without any evidence that they are actually valid. That is why […]

It’s Organic Awareness month so we ask Therese and Miranda Kerr — both ambassadors and advocates for organics — what organics mean to them.

Think tall people have it better? It seems they certainly have a better sense of where things are in space.

If migraines give you grief, research shows that meditation may help you find relief.

Thinking of sending your child to school at age four? They may not be physically ready for it.

Do you only drink coffee occasionally? When you do, it’ll probably raise your blood pressure.

It makes sense that having a holiday from work and your daily grind can reduce your stress levels. When it comes to a vacation though, do you add some meditation in to your vacation? This is worth pondering because both vacations without meditation and meditation vacations can alter your stress levels at a genetic level […]