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Study Reveals Healthy Habits Boost College Students' Resilience

3/21/2026

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Researchers Promote Resilience

Binghamton University researchers find psychological flexibility helps college students manage stress by helping them adapt thoughts and emotions, based on a survey of 401 students.
Healthy daily habits, including eating breakfast, exercising at least 20 minutes, and getting sufficient sleep, enhance this flexibility.
Poor lifestyle choices, such as inadequate sleep and unhealthy diets, correlate with lower resilience.
Experts recommend maintaining healthy daily habits, including consuming fish oil, to improve resilience.

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Wim Hof Method Wins

A University of Queensland study with over 400 participants found that the Wim Hof Method led to greater energy and stress-management improvements than mindfulness meditation after a month of daily sessions.
The study cited the short duration and potential bias in self-reported data as limitations.
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Researchers Promote Resilience

Binghamton University researchers find psychological flexibility helps college students manage stress by helping them adapt thoughts and emotions, based on a survey of 401 students.
Healthy daily habits, including eating breakfast, exercising at least 20 minutes, and getting sufficient sleep, enhance this flexibility.
Poor lifestyle choices, such as inadequate sleep and unhealthy diets, correlate with lower resilience.
Experts recommend maintaining healthy daily habits, including consuming fish oil, to improve resilience.

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