TIME Health6 Ways to Practice Lagom, the Swedish Secret to a Balanced, Happy LifeTIME - By Niki Brantmark / Health.comFourteen years ago, Niki Brantmark was invited to spend her summer vacation with a friend on Sweden’s West Coast. “It was the perfect setting for the beginnings of a love affair—not only with my Swedish husband but also with the Swedish way of life,” she writes in her new book Lagom ($20, …
TIME HealthVideo: Just One Hour of Exercise a Week May Help Prevent DepressionTIME - By Amanda MacMillanRegular exercise may prevent many cases of future depression, according to a new Australian study, and researchers say that as little as one hour a week can make a real difference. The paper, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, followed more than 22,000 healthy Norwegian adults without …
TIME HealthWhat Is Generational Trauma?Health.com - Claire GillespieExperts are learning more about who is vulnerable to it and how it manifests in families and communities. Many things get passed down through …
TIME HealthThis Is the Best Way to Recover From FailureTIME - By Julia ZorthianEmbracing the sting of failure may not sound enjoyable — but new research shows it’s the best way to learn from mistakes. A study in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making found that people who ruminated on their emotions about failure were likely to try harder to correct their mistakes than those …
TIME HealthThe One Word You Need to Stop OverusingTIME - By Amanda MacMillan / Real SimpleWhen we’re put in the awkward position of having to turn someone down—for a job, an invitation, or a relationship, for example—we at least want to let them down easily. Now, research suggests one way we can potentially make those rejections sting a little bit less: Don’t apologize. The study, …
TIME HealthWhy Teenage Brains Are So Hard to UnderstandTIME - By Alexandra SifferlinThe following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Childhood, which is available in stores, at the TIME Shop and at Amazon. When Frances Jensen’s eldest son, Andrew, reached high school, he underwent a transformation. Frances’s calm, predictable child changed his hair color …
