EasyBreezyMind
Practical guides, fully referenced
How-to guides on breathing, worry, sleep, caffeine and exercise, each built on verified studies.
Sleep and anxiety: why a bad night makes tomorrow harder
Sleep loss raised next-day anxiety while deep sleep reduced it. Practical ways to protect deep sleep.
Read →Magnesium, L-theanine and ashwagandha for stress: an honest evidence review
Some early results are interesting, none of the evidence is strong, and safety matters. What verified studies actually show.
Read →10 thinking traps that fuel anxiety, and how to reframe them
Catastrophizing, mind reading, fortune telling and seven more cognitive distortions, with questions to test each one.
Read →Exercise for anxiety: what two meta-analyses show
Aerobic exercise reduced anxiety in two meta-analyses. What the studies found and how to start small.
Read →Caffeine, anxiety and sleep: how late is too late?
High doses can provoke anxiety in sensitive people, and caffeine six hours before bed still disrupted sleep in a placebo-controlled study.
Read →Resonance breathing at 6 breaths a minute: the evidence behind HRV breathing
A meta-analysis of 24 studies links HRV biofeedback breathing with large reductions in stress and anxiety. How it works and how to practise without a device.
Read →The physiological sigh: what the 2023 breathwork study actually found
Cyclic sighing beat mindfulness meditation for mood in a one-month randomized study. Here is what was tested, what wasn’t, and how to practise it.
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