Our thoughts determine our emotions and behaviors. Learning to break negative thoughts and cultivate positive ones can improve mental well-being.

A new study identifies four clusters of spontaneous thought that allow our minds to run free and stay positive or get stuck in negative, loop-like thinking.

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Positive body image talk isn’t just for the benefit of youths, they’re words of nourishment for anybody who chooses to feed their mind with them.

Dr. Daniel Amen, a double board-certified psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher in California, suggests deep breathing to slow down racing thoughts in your brain.