FRONTIERS IMAGE: ‘HUMAN FUNCTIONING’ COMPLEMENTS MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN HEALTH THAT GOES BEYOND DISEASE CREDIT: FRONTIERS/SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE The term ‘well-being’ entered popular vocabulary during the Covid-19 pandemic soon after ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’. We quickly discovered that without the ability to take walks, socialize,...
“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” – Mother Teresa A genuine, sincere, and effortless smile can do wonders. The types of smiles and their roles are the most underrated and misunderstood facial expressions. They may all have many health benefits. Moreover, since smiling stimulates the production of endorphins, it used...
by Diane Toroian Keaggy, Washington University in St. Louis Credit: CC0 Public Domain Want good grades? Get a good semester’s sleep. But good sleep, it turns out, is not just about quantity. It’s also about consistency. Research from Tim Bono, lecturer in psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, found...
