Live Fuller With cake weather — mind

Short days, bare trees and freezing cold weather are among the things we endure every winter. It's enough to make you glum and blue. In fact, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a reality and the deeper into winter we get, the likelier we are to feel its effects. To get through the winter blues, here's...

A new year represents new beginnings and surrounding yourself with positive relationships can make all the difference. After all, relationships have a direct effect on not only mental health but also physical well-being. As we kick off the new year, may we suggest a few things to consider when evaluating a relationship: Does this person add to...

Dr. Rudolph Tanzi of Harvard Medical School, a longtime Alzheimer’s researcher, shares effective ways to keep the brain healthy into old age. Video courtesy of PBS.

For meditation newbies, we've put together a list of things to remember as you get started and try to stick to regular practice. Meditation requires mainly that you be present in the moment. Sounds simple right? But many find quieting the brain to be a challenge. The best way to attain this mindfulness is practice. The beginning...

I was introduced to meditation techniques in a high school yoga class, which happened to be an elective for phys. ed. Being the teenager that I was, I chose the class based on (untrue) rumors of an easy A. In actuality, the class was challenged me physically and mentally. Yoga was worth the effort and...