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Sharon Kirkey

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | nationalpost.com | Sharon Kirkey

    Advertisement 1Cortisol 'detoxes' are trending, but scientists say most people don't need to worry they're producing too much cortisolArticle contentGoogle searches for cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone, are soaring, up 110 per cent in the U.S. in the past year alone, with “cortisol trigger foods” and “how to do a cortisol detox” ranking as top trending related searches, according to Google Trends.

  • 2 weeks ago | nipawinjournal.com | Sharon Kirkey

    According to a new review, mind blanking is a distinct conscious state in which our minds go 'nowhere' because they seem devoid of content The human mind really can go blank during consciousness, according to a new review that challenges the assumption people experience a constant flow of thoughts when awake. In experiments with healthy volunteers, the brain shows signs of "deactivation" and an increase in sleep-like slow brain waves during a reported mind blank.

  • 2 weeks ago | healthing.ca | Sharon Kirkey

    Home / Brain Health / Mind blanking: This is what happens in your brain when you go blank Sharon Kirkey, National Post The human mind really can go blank during consciousness, according to a new review that challenges the assumption people experience a constant flow of thoughts when awake.

  • 2 weeks ago | winnipegsun.com | Sharon Kirkey

    Author of the article:Postmedia NewsSharon KirkeyPublished Apr 26, 2025  •  Last updated 9 minutes ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto in 2019. PNimgArticle contentOntario’s top court has ruled the province must cover the cost of a penile-sparing vaginoplasty for a transgender resident who does not identify as exclusively female or male and who wishes to have both genitalia.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailyheraldtribune.com | Sharon Kirkey

    According to a new review, mind blanking is a distinct conscious state in which our minds go 'nowhere' because they seem devoid of contentPublished Apr 24, 2025  •  Last updated 17 hours ago  •  5 minute readMind blanking is a common, daily life phenomenon linked to changes in states of arousal, the researchers report.