Having a down-in-the-dumps kind of day? Turn things around by thinking fast! Performing mental tasks at a breakneck speed can improve your mood and make you feel more creative, energetic, self-assured and powerful. That’s what researchers at Princeton and Harvard found when they asked volunteers ... Read more

Give your mood a lift with yoga. Whether you’re feeling sad and depressed or disorganized and unfocused, doing some sun salutations may help. A review of more than 100 studies found that a regular yoga practice may help alleviate symptoms of depression, insomnia, ADHD and even schizophrenia. Howe ... Read more

If shorter daylight hours have you feeling tired or down in the dumps, combat seasonal depression by going for a walk outside, even when it’s cloudy. When sunlight reaches the brain via the eyes, it stimulates the production of the mood-lifting chemical serotonin. Regular physical activity, like ... Read more

Can’t stop dwelling on negative thoughts? Here’s a tip to help you stay positive in the New Year: To banish unwanted, negative thoughts, write them down, rip them up, and throw them into the trash. A new study in the journal Psychological Science has found that physically discarding our ideas can ... Read more

Find more joy in the New Year by engaging in daily exercise. One of the largest studies to date on physical activity and mental health has found that the optimal amount of exercise to counteract anxiety and depression is between two and a half hours and seven and a half hours a week. That comes o ... Read more