Stress Management Strategies For Students The Immediate Effects Of Yoga, Humor, And Reading On Stress
30 minutes of reading is as stress relieving as yoga or watching your favourite comedy film.
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Associations between Sleep, Cortisol Regulation, and Diet: Possible Implications for the Risk of Alzheimer Disease
The risk of dementia and sporadic/late-onset Alzheimer Disease is strongly associated with lifestyle factors. In particular, diet, sleep quality, and circadian cortisol regulation.
Why intense light can protect cardiovascular health
Studies show that intense light can protect against heart attacks and increase metabolism.
The default network is causally linked to creative thinking
This paper shows that the brain’s Default Network is causally linked to creative thinking….
To Detach or Not to Detach? Two Experimental Studies on the Affective Consequences of Detaching From Work During Non-work Time
Studies demonstrate that detachment from work as well as positive thinking improves subsequent affect, highlighting the causality underlying the association between psychological detachment from work – as a core recovery experience
Acute aerobic exercise: an intervention for the selective visual attention and reading comprehension of low-income adolescents
Exercise improves your attention and comprehension abilities.
Challenge and hindrance demands in relation to self-reported job performance and the role of restoration, sleep quality, and affective rumination
There is a strong positive relationship between the restorative properties of off-job activities and an employee’s work performance.
Tossing and turning – insomnia in relation to occupational stress, rumination, fatigue, and well-being
This study showed strong relations between sleep quality, occupational stress, fatigue, perseverative cognitions, and work motivation, which support effort-recovery theory.
Assessing the effect of a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)-based workshop on work-related rumination, fatigue, and sleep
Results of this study showed that participants who took part in a 1 day CBT workshop reported significantly lower levels of affective rumination and chronic fatigue at follow-up in comparison with individuals who did not attend the workshop.
The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature
Spending as little as 30 minutes in nature can improve your short term memory by as much as 20%, reduce mental fatigue and improve focus.