Straight hair can be easy to manage when you have the correct tools and products. However, many men may not feel as if they have the best hair type to pull off straight styles. Men deal with an array of hair challenges like receding hairlines, thinning hair, and simply a lack of direction when it comes to styling. Achieving straight hair doesn’t have to be complicated, learn what the best mens hair straightening products are and how to achieve the straight style below....

Now, Windows has not been on a three-year release cycle for some time now. The update cycle for Windows 10 was approximately two releases per year. While Windows 11, released just last year, was slated to receive one major update per year. That’s in addition, of course, to smaller security-related updates. Will Microsoft still release a major update before Windows 12 in 2024? Will Microsoft still release a major update before Windows 12 in 2024?...

Headspace (on-the-go) This slickly designed app provides 10-minute meditation sessions, with the first 10 days available free of charge. (Then, you can choose a subscription. The annual option offers the best rate, $7.99/month.) You start with a brief body scan and then Andy Puddicombe, cofounder of Headspace, talks you through with easy banter and relatable instruction (“Don’t force your breath, your body already knows how to breathe”). The app provides animations about how the mind works and tips on how to sit and breathe....

I recently had the honor of interviewing Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and author of three books, the latest being Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time. As Hanson puts it, mindfulness training is a fundamental kind of literacy. It’s a way of controlling our most fundamental property—our attention. In fact it’s sometimes referred to as “attentional control.” In part, mindfulness can be a gateway to changing the brain, which fortunately has the ability to grow and be rewired....

In one of the studies, 20 veterans with insomnia (25 percent who also suffered from at least one of the following: PTSD, depression, anxiety/panic, pain/fatigue), took part in Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia for 8 to 10 weeks. Researchers found the mindfulness therapy improved sleep, especially in reducing sleep latency (the time between lying down and falling asleep) and reducing the frequency of having nightmares. To read the article written by Boston Public Health Examiner Monica Wahi, click here....