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The same brain circuits that allow your super-smart brain to plan and problem solve allow you to worry, but the limbic system adds an emotional punch. But today when your brain can find hundreds of reasons to sound the alarm daily and connect things that don’t have any correlation, these circuits activate too frequently and can get stuck in the on position, causing negative mental and physical health consequences. When an implicit memory gets called up in the present, you probably won’t consciously know it’s a memory. She writes for The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, and her own website, The Best Brain Possible, where she shares lifestyle and mental health practices she used to rebuild her brain and find joy.

But now the idea of being a “consumer” is emerging as a new way to describe the traditional title of “patient”. Musician, comedian, and patient advocate Luke Escombe considers the difference between being a patient vs. a consumer in the healthcare system — and encourages you to rethink your own role. “Patient” always seemed like a pretty good job description for chronically ill people like me and our role in the health system. That’s when the final shift from a patient to a consumer mentality took place for me: when I realized that with this newfound power came a responsibility to make good choices.

One study found that regular sexual activity increased neurogenesis, the growth of new neurons in the brain, and improved cognitive function in multiple areas. Sexual interaction and physical affection improve mood and reduce stress, and improved mood and reduced stress increase the likelihood of future sex and physical affection in a relationship. In one study, researchers found that people who indulged in frequent, regular sexual activity scored higher on an array of mental tests. She writes for The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, and her own website, The Best Brain Possible, where she shares lifestyle and mental health practices she used to rebuild her brain and find joy.

If you haven’t received a seasonal flu shot yet, run don’t walk. A nasal spray version of the flu vaccine is available this year, for people ages 2 through 49 who aren’t pregnant. People with certain chronic conditions are more at risk of flu-related complications, so it’s especially important that they receive the vaccine on time. These conditions include asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, and any condition that leads to a weakened immune system.