Posted May 26, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Importance of Hugging

Debra’s Wellness TipsIn, “Why Some People Hate Being Hugged,” Darcia Narvaez, a professor of psychology at University of Notre Dame, says that there are two main ways that not being touched can affect a growing body: it can lead to an underdeveloped vagus nerve, a bundle of nerves that runs from the spinal cord to […]

Posted July 8, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Fountain of Youth

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Whether you are religious or agnostic, Christian or Buddhist, old or young, you want to understand the science behind an NBC News report: This is your brain on prayer and meditation.

When we sit down and engage in prayer or meditation, we are able to shift away from this frightened and stressed […]