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Silent walks to increase your happiness and well-being

Silent Walks: The path to happiness

    Your brain is begging you to shut up. Not you, specifically. The noise around you. The podcasts, the music, the TikToks, the endless digital chatter you pump into your ears from morning till night. I learned this after my doctor suggested I try walking without headphones to lower my stress levels. I laughed at first.… Les mer "Silent Walks: The path to happiness

    Exercise for better memory

    How to sharpen your memory

      I once watched my grandmother solve the daily crossword puzzle every morning for fifteen years. Rain or shine, good health or bad, she tackled those black and white squares with a scholar’s dedication. “Keeps the mind sharp,” she’d say with absolute certainty, tapping her temple with an index finger bent from arthritis. None of us… Les mer "How to sharpen your memory

      Verbal fluency Word add years to you life longevity hack

      Words add years to your life

        Scientists have long understood that smarter people tend to live longer. The question has always been: which parts of intelligence matter most? Is it quick thinking, strong memory, vast knowledge, or something else entirely? Researchers studying 516 older adults—all now deceased—found something unexpected. Among nine different mental abilities, only verbal fluency predicted survival. People who… Les mer "Words add years to your life

        The 2-week offline challenge to boost your mental health

        The 2-week offline mental health boost

          What happens to your brain after 14 days without internet? Scientists asked this question, recruiting 467 participants to block mobile internet access for two weeks. The results shocked both researchers and volunteers alike. Mental health improved more than standard antidepressant treatments. Focus and attention sharpened to levels matching people ten years younger. Life satisfaction scores… Les mer "The 2-week offline mental health boost

          En times morgenrutine uten skjermer

          En times morgenrutine uten skjermer

            Jeff Bezos, administrerende direktør i Amazon, starter ikke dagen som de fleste av oss. Milliardæren og grunnleggeren av Amazon har en morgenrutine som er legendarisk - men ikke av de grunnene du kanskje forventer. I stedet for å hoppe rett inn i e-poster, møter og det digitale rotteracet, tar han seg god tid. Han nyter ... Les mer "En times morgenrutine uten skjermer

            Høreapparat stopper kognitiv tilbakegang

            Høreapparater for å forebygge kognitiv svikt

              De fleste av oss tar hørselen for gitt - helt til vi begynner å miste den. Hørselstapet kommer snikende etter hvert som vi blir eldre, demper lydene og gjør det vanskeligere å følge med i samtaler. Men det er ikke bare en belastning for ørene. Det er også en belastning for hjernen. Hørselstap tvinger hjernen til å jobbe hardere for å bearbeide lyd. Denne ekstra innsatsen tærer på... Les mer "Høreapparater for å forebygge kognitiv svikt