Posts Tagged ‘Headspace’
Mental fitness self-care named app trend of 2018
___ This was the hottest app trend of the year (Market Watch): “Apps were all about inner peace in 2018. Apple named “self-care” its app trend of the year with its Best of 2018 list released earlier this week, which highlighted what apps, games, movies and music were on everyone’s list — and fingertips — over the…
Read MoreUpdate: 200 common prescription medications increase depression risk
___ Dear reader, Time for SharpBrains e‑newsletter. It’s been a busy month, once again bringing to the forefront the limitations of our current healthcare system and, on the positive side, the growing opportunities to improve Brain Health and Mental Health for all, if we pay attention to (and act on) latest research, thinking and tools. New…
Read MoreWant to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily?
___ Let me ask again…want to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily? There are apps for that—hundreds of them, besides the three I just mentioned. These apps make a promise: Rather than investing countless hours and dollars in mindfulness classes or mindfulness-based therapy, we can choose to meditate from the comfort of…
Read More5 Facts You Need To Know To Understand, Navigate And Enjoy The Digital Brain Health Revolution
— Hundreds of companies around the globe, now including Elon Musk’s Neuralink and even Facebook, are researching and developing new ways to help brain owners be smarter, sharper, and healthier. What explains this flurry of activity? Where may it be headed? To help you understand what’s going on, let me highlight five key facts that emerged…
Read MoreFour reasons the future of brain health is digital, pervasive and bright
— Hundreds of companies and science labs around the globe are researching the inner workings of the human brain and mind, and developing new ways to help brain owners be smarter, sharper, and healthier for longer. What explains this flurry of activity?
Read MoreWitnessing an explosion of consumer-facing neurotechnologies to (potentially) harness lifelong neuroplasticity
— Last week I shared some key scientific, technological and investment trends revolutionizing Brain Health, based on my participation at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, and promised a second article more focused on the technology side of things. Here it is :-) Just a few weeks after the SharpBrains Summit I also attended CES 2017. While I enjoyed the myriad emerging…
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