Did anyone else wrap up that Justin Timberlake post and think: “That was awesome!! But how does all this new research – implicating the gut microbiome in the development of neural systems influencing the body’s response to stress – fit in with the current theory that the …
The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (And Other Sexy Stuff)
Just when you thought science couldn’t get any sexier, the cool kids go and start talking about microscopic organisms living in your gut. (I know – it’s like, did someone just turn on Nelly, or is it getting hot in here??) First …
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Positive Psychology: The Science of Beyonce
Ok, so there might be a few methodological errors with today’s research approach (for starters, everything I know about my case study I learned through Instagram…). But hey: I just spent five minutes investigating whether or not ‘methodological’ is even a real word (#journalism), so it’s not …
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What Percent of Happiness Can You Control?
There isn’t a single person I’ve talked to about this research who hasn’t been completely surprised, so I’m super excited to share today’s info! *But first: Gold star to whoever bet I couldn’t go more than two sentences in a happiness post without using a Pharrell/Happy …
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Addictive Properties of Highly Processed Foods
It’s the study we’ve all been waiting for: Scientific proof that those Pringles commercials weren’t lying! (By the way, did anyone else know that Brad Pitt was in a Pringles commercial?! How did I miss this?!) (It’s ok, take however …
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How to Be Optimistic (Like a Boss)
While independent correlations between optimism and physical health have been observed (more on that in an upcoming post – definitely some cool stuff going on with our immune system!), researchers have identified one of the main mechanisms underlying the optimism/good stuff effect – …
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