Membership of Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test, one that has been properly administered and supervised. Also, many tests are not valid for people under the age of sixteen.

Two-year-old girl becomes youngest American member of Mensa

• LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Two-year-old Kashe West can name all the elements on the periodic table, identify all 50 states by shape and location and she’s learning Spanish.
• The California toddler has become the youngest American member of Mensa.

No, being a member of Mensa does not make a person more employable or better paid.

If you’re looking for a free IQ test Mensa has made available online, there technically is not one available. But, they do offer the Mensa workout, while not an official IQ test, it is a Mensa backed quiz that offers a rough idea of some of the types of questions you will see on the Mensa exam.

People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don’t. Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains.

Popular media and case studies have recently highlighted negative side effects from meditation—increases in depression, anxiety, and even psychosis or mania—but few studies have looked at the issue in depth across large numbers of people.

Meditation and mindfulness induce a heightened state of awareness and focused attention. Various studies demonstrate the practice can help relieve stress — as well as manage anxiety, reduce inflammation, and improve memory and attention, to boot.

In 2011, Sara Lazar and her team at Harvard found that mindfulness meditation can actually change the structure of the brain: Eight weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was found to increase cortical thickness in the hippocampus, which governs learning and memory, and in certain areas of the brain that …

Central nervous system Long-term anxiety and panic attacks can cause your brain to release stress hormones on a regular basis. This can increase the frequency of symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and depression.

6 long-term strategies for coping with anxiety

1. Identify and learn to manage your triggers.
2. Adopt cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
3. Do a daily or routine meditation.
4. Try supplements or change your diet.
5. Keep your body and mind healthy.
6. Ask your doctor about medications.