Surviving Gift Giving This Christmas
Don’t stress, we’re going to tell you Santa’s biggest secrets when it comes to choosing the best gifts to give your brain some peace this Christmas.
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3 Reasons To Stop Eating And Start Reading This Festive Period
Boost your brain this holiday with these three science-backed reasons why you should pause the drinking, eating and shopping and pick up a book instead.
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3 Everyday Things That Cause Brainfarts
Everyone has experienced a brainfart at least once in their lifetime. We’re here to give you the lowdown on what a brainfart is and what causes them.
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“These 2 (Easily Stoppable) Bad Holiday Habits Do What To My Brain?!”
There are 2 habits which can cause havoc with your brain, which you can effortlessly stop doing and cut out of Christmas altogether, for good.
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Christmas Time, Mistletoe And… Infidelity
Christmas is a time for giving gifts, eating too much food, feeling fabulously festive and apparently locking lips with a stranger/colleague.
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Blame Your Brain For Weight Gain This Christmas
We’ve uncovered scientific evidence that has explained the reasons for our gluttony, not only during the festive period, but also throughout the rest of the year. And most of the evidence is pointing the finger of blame at the brain.
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What Is Neuroscience?
What exactly is neuroscience? We spoke to Sally Sheldon, our very own in-house neuroscientist to find out what’s what in the world of brains.
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Mental Exercise
Mainstream media is filled with articles, tips and guides on exercises to lose weight, gain muscle, build strength and much more. Physical exercise is great for your health, but what about your brain?
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3 Ways To Not Lose Your Head This Season
Stressful situations are bound to crop up over the next month or so, which is why it’s crucial that you’re psychologically ready to bat off the stress grenades, tune into your inner zen, escape into tranquility and effortlessly cope – with head firmly on shoulders.
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Spending Money = Good For The Brain + Lowers Blood Pressure
Spending money can be unavoidable, so rather than beating yourself up about it, we’re going to highlight a few science-backed ways in which your brain may benefit from spending money.
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Cognitive Deficits
Ageing is inevitable and the internet likes to remind us of this with hundreds of articles and posts on signs you’re getting old. Pointing to indications and signs such as forgetfulness. And most of these signs have one thing in common that articles fail to mention.
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Panic! I’m Not A Perfect Parent!
We’ve turned to a parenting pro who writes about the subject (among other things) of parenting for a living, and asked him what his view and experiences are on parenthood. Enter Stuart Heritage…
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5 Simple Steps To Nail Public Speaking
There are 5 steps you can take to help prepare your mind, body and brain for public speaking. If you do these 5 things you WILL survive and maybe, just maybe, nail it too.
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Brain Chemicals
Many of our feelings, decisions and actions are influenced by chemicals in our brains, such as neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and psychopharmaceuticals that whizz around, controlling and influencing our nervous system. Read on to find out more!
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New Father? Here’s How To Cope
We often assume that new parents should be the happiest people on earth, tired, but happy. So the idea of depression in new fathers seems pretty far-fetched, right?
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3 Mysterious Things About The Brain
Ever had Déjà vu and felt totally creeped out? Ever experienced a random mind blank and didn’t know why? Ever found something intensely painful without any external impact? We uncover the science behind each.
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Is The Brain Still Alive When You Die?!
These findings offer a small window into something beyond that which scientists originally had presumed happened after death.
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Why There’s A Bit Of Patrick Bateman In All Of Us
Researchers are arguing that killers may have an underlying abnormality in brain development and a reduction in their emotional learning. Both of which could happen to anyone…
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The Science Behind Cognitive Training
At Peak, our aim is to make lifelong progress enjoyable. To achieve this, we have karate chopped through the noise and have provided you with the scientific facts around cognitive training.
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Does Brain Training Really Work?
We’ve collated the scientific research highlighting the benefits of brain training and why and how it can potentially boost your brain for the better.
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Here’s How Your Partner Copes With Stress
In this article we’ll delve into a few science-backed ways that men and women cope with stress and hopefully teach you one or two new ways to tackle it head on.
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3 Reasons Your Brain Won’t Let You Sleep Tonight
In this article, we’ll explore the main issues that keep people up at night and why it’s so important to address them as soon as possible.
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I Feel Like A Failure
Depression can make you feel like a “failure” and can affect your everyday life, routine and relationships. We explore 3 ways to help with depression.
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Top 5 Books To Improve Your Mental Fitness In Your 20s
We know that to be physically fit we must workout and exercise, but what about our mental fitness? We explore the answers in our latest article.
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