Debunking 7 common brain health myths — including a multitasking mistake that messes with memory

Debunking 7 common brain health myths — including a multitasking mistake that messes with memory

Heads up: A lot of what you think you know about your brain is just plain wrong. From sleep scams to multitasking myths, bad advice is steering Americans off course — and it’s messing with their minds. To cut through the confusion, The Post spoke to Dr. Joel Salinas, a behavioral neurologist and chief medical … Read more

Why Mercury retrograde messes with your sleep cycle — plus 4 tips to fight back

Why Mercury retrograde messes with your sleep cycle — plus 4 tips to fight back

We’re in the thick of Mercury retrograde, folks, wherein the trickster planet of communion, conversation, tech and tantrums slows his proverbial roll and leaves us in the muck and mire. Mercury retrograde purposefully disrupts our routines and forces us to face matters and people we’d rather avoid. Retrograde refers to the optical illusion the planet … Read more

‘Great Gatsby’ review: Broadway musical messes up beloved novel

‘Great Gatsby’ review: Broadway musical messes up beloved novel

Theater review THE GREAT GATSBY Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Broadway Theatre, 53rd Street and Broadway. Forget East Egg and West Egg. The creators of the new musical “The Great Gatsby,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, have laid an egg. This song-and-dance version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring 1925 … Read more

Falling in love messes with your mind — new study shows real changes to the brain

Falling in love messes with your mind — new study shows real changes to the brain

Must be love on the brain. Scientists have discovered why you just can’t stop thinking about your person when you fall in love. A study recently published in the journal Behavioural Sciences is said to be the first to understand the link between the mind’s behavioral activation system (BAS) and feelings of romantic love. “We actually know very … Read more

Michael Kay messes up tip on Brian Daboll party before Giants blowout: ‘I was an ass’

Michael Kay messes up tip on Brian Daboll party before Giants blowout: ‘I was an ass’

MIchael Kay has cake on his face. The ESPN radio host said Monday on “The Michael Kay Show” that Giants coach Brian Daboll had a “huge” party at his house Saturday night, the night before the Giants no-showed in their 40-0 humiliating loss to the Cowboys. Well, turns out Daboll did have a party Saturday … Read more

How sitting with your legs crossed really messes up your body

How sitting with your legs crossed really messes up your body

You might want to pick a new posture while seated. Crossing your legs might lead to some major health defects and impact numerous parts of the body, according to the Conversation. In addition to misaligning your hips, crossing legs can also increase risks of blood clots as the flow of blood changes from the motion, … Read more