Michael Dregni

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Henry Emmons |Michael Dregni

Occasional stress is both normal and healthy, but when it lingers, it can wreak havoc on your mind and body. Chronic stress increases your risk of developing anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, and more. Movement tackles stress from multiple angles, explains Brie Vortherms, LMFT, a therapist and senior director of Life Time Mind. It works at a chemical level, pumping out endorphins that help you relax.

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heather Rogers |Michael Dregni

One afternoon back in the late ’80s, the publisher of the weekly newspaper I edited herded me and my staff into an abandoned cubicle to introduce us to the future of journalism: a personal computer. We stood, slightly bemused, as he tried mightily to spark some interest in the operational nuances of this exotic machine.

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Michael Dregni |Jessie Sholl |Kermit Pattison

With all we are learning about the importance of sleep, it’s easy to obsess about getting sufficient shuteye. Wearable sleep trackers and apps have arrived as an accessible way to quantify sleep quality. Yet the reliance on such data has raised a question among scientists: Are we sabotaging our sleep in our quest to improve it? There’s a name for the obsessive pursuit of optimal sleep — orthosomnia.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Michael Dregni |Ross Bruno |Reza Alizadeh |Rebecca Koogler

Vertigo, a sensation of dizziness or spinning, is a condition that affects one in five people at least occasionally, according to a recent study. Often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or sweating, vertigo can be debilitating and disrupt daily life by making simple tasks challenging. Vertigo is a sensation that feels like the world around you is spinning or moving, causing dizziness, imbalance, and lightheadedness. It’s not a disease itself but a symptom of various underlying issues.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Michael Dregni

How scientists have been manipulating the human brain in recent years is as fascinating as it is frightening. The folks at Neuralink, for instance, believe they will someday be able to connect our gray matter with our smartphones so we can call someone simply by thinking about it. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, meanwhile, have used a brain-computer interface to allow a man rendered speechless by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to make himself heard.