A short moment of clarity seated under the oldest living thing on Earth: the Bristlecone Pine

Spontaneous Physical Activity (SPA) and the Immune System (IS) Within Salutogenese medicine, it states the following: “In any disease, movement is always part of the solution.” Leonardo Da Vinci goes one step further: “Movement is the cause of all life.”…

Can you improve your body’s ability to remember by making it move? That rather odd-seeming question stimulated researchers at the University of Copenhagen to undertake a reverberant new examination of just how the body creates specific muscle memories and what…

Behaviour change is hard. Anyone who has ever tried to stick to their New Year’s resolutions knows how difficult it is. 25% give up within a week. The chance of sustainable change is 20% at most. That means 80% of…

The risk of having an accident in traffic is four times higher when the driver is tired, according to the SWOV (Foundation for Scientific Research on Road Safety). This applies to both long and short distances. Because we soon perform…

Positive influence on cognitive ability and outlet for negative feelings Researchers disprove persistent statements about gaming. Gone are the days when video gaming was seen as a health hazard. Numerous studies show that gaming has many benefits for humans. Article…

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Meditation lessons from neurologist Steven Laureys: ‘Already after 8 weeks, differences appear in your brains’. (from De morgen.be dd 2022-07-22) Steven Laureys – MD PhD FEAN Passionate about understanding and caring for the human mind.   Although mindfulness shakes off…

The (basic) physiology of static stretching     Within Eastern movement theory, we identify five different states of the muscles: Contraction Relaxation Stretching Releasing Loosening – Prepare Contraction In the article “The (basic) physiology of static stretching” from ACRO Physical…

The Polyvagal Theory With anxiety, depression, and stress on the climb, have you ever wondered how you could understand your reactions to life’s challenges and stressors? Or maybe you wondered how you could become more resilient? Did you know that…