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It turns out there’s more to the relationship between happiness and food than calorie counts; the nutrients in the food you eat affect your emotional well-being too. Convincing research suggests a correlation between the experience of conditions like depression and anxiety and a lack of crucial vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. It makes sense that…
Over the years, many different health trends have come and gone. From jazzercise to aerobics to Zumba, it can feel like there’s always some new thing your friends or coworkers are urging you to try. In some cases, the hype belies myth. For example, most scientists believe the payoff of the juice cleanse fad has…
When conversations turn to the subject of well-being, the focus often revolves around yoga, eating organic, or the latest juice cleanse. Maybe you’ve tried yoga and you eat organic, and yet you feel like you’re simply adding items to your to-do list instead of finding peace or feeling better. If you’re feeling even more burned…
Imagine you grew up in a strict home. You became intimately acquainted with early curfews, rigid dress codes, and the word “no.” You felt like you only had value when you succeeded—in sports, at school, and in your relationships. Criticisms were frequent and affected you deeply. Maybe someone told you or made you feel like…
Have you ever caught a glimpse of someone laughing and found that you were smiling yourself? Happiness is surprisingly easy to catch and spread. Perhaps even more surprisingly, the happiness you infuse into the world around you and give to others lives longer and stronger than contagious sadness. The reasons to spread happiness are more…
You’ve likely been through a few romantic relationships in your life; you probably had a friend or two who stuck with you through each of them. Research backs up conventional wisdom when it comes to good friends: having people in your life you can turn to whether things are good or bad is an important…
In the growing body of research about gratitude and happiness, there are many different definitions of gratitude; the gist of each is the same: gratitude is made up of expressions of appreciation, an awareness of the present moment, and finding joy and meaning in the world around you. Psychologists have found that practicing gratitude doesn’t…
Music, exercise, and hobbies are all great ways to boost your mood and improve your outlook on life, but what if you’ve tried it all and nothing seems to work? You want to feel happy but don’t know how to shake the blues. Patterns of depression and anxiety can be so tough to get rid…
For all the talk about happiness—who has it, when you feel it, and where you can find it—a steady sense of peace in the whirlwind is sometimes all too elusive. Too much of the exact things in your life that are supposed to help you feel happier, like work, family, and friends, can leave you…
You’re likely familiar with the rush of emotions that comes with listening to a particular song. Sometimes the emotional reaction is accidental; sometimes you seek out the boost music provides after a hard day. Whatever songs or artists most move you, there’s no denying that music can have a powerful effect on your mood and…