Mind & Spirit

A cardiologist set out to measure the effects of music on the human body, but the strongest finding wasn't in the music itself. It was the silence he'd inserted between ...

Productivity has become a badge of success—but at what cost?

We generally believe a mind requires a brain. But plants might give us the best reason to doubt that. Without a brain, neurons, or a nervous system, plants do things ...

Experts are finding that strict sun avoidance is counterproductive.

Derived from the Greek word "soma," which means body, somatic therapy encourages people to tune into physical sensations.

There's one emotion that does more for your body than any other. It's not joy. It's not love. It's not even gratitude. If you want to learn more about how ...

Awe leaves a detectable mark in your blood. It's linked to reduced inflammation, a calmer stress response, and improved long-term health. Some researchers now consider it an essential need, alongside ...

'Brain rot' is real, and it's by design.

At 79, Sister Pacis Bao made a decision that may have added 25 years to her life. It wasn't a special diet or supplement. It was something more unexpected. Want ...

Chronic inflammation often develops silently, yet it may contribute to conditions ranging from digestive disorders to heart disease.

Poetry's rhythm, metaphor, and imagery can reduce stress, build resilience, and improve mental health.

The brain imaging studies reveal that meditation and prayer share overlapping neurophysiological mechanisms.

A strange pattern has been documented for decades. Young children, usually between the ages of 2 and 4, start speaking words, phrases, and sometimes entire dialects of languages that nobody ...

It doesn't take a complicated system to effectively check off the items on your daily to-do list.

Helping others has tangible effects on your body, influencing even which genes are activated or deactivated. Follow the science of what kindness actually does to the person doing it: how ...

While osteoporosis and sarcopenia are among the most consequential aspects of aging, they are also the most preventable and reversible.

Turns out your brain has opinions about how you read.

Before the baby arrives, men are already changing in ways that reshape their brains, hormones, and sense of self.

The best vacation is one that gives you lasting, happy memories, despite its challenges.

Some children make strange claims. They describe people they've never met. Places they've never visited. In some cases, they can explain in vivid detail how they died—years before they were ...

Your relationships will deepen when you choose to live as if the amount of time you have together is not guaranteed.

Virtues help the vital energy of your organs flow smoothly.

What if your metabolism is influenced not only by what you eat, but also by what you believe? In this episode of "The Upgrade," Makai explores the fascinating science behind ...

There's a way to use gossip wisely.

Is listening to a book the same as reading one? It's the kind of question that sounds like it should have a simple answer. It doesn't. I'm sure somewhere on ...

Cooling, invigorating, and easy to grow, peppermint has been used for centuries to refresh both mind and spirit.

Coming back from death is a real life-changer.