Derek Beres

Derek Beres

Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.

Seismologists are warning about an overdue earthquake. How prepared are we? 
Whether you have a fixed or growth mindset affects the quality (and future) of your relationships. 
Dietary fats were demonized in the fifties due to shoddy evidence. After decades of a diet heavy in carbs and sugars, we're finally learning the truth.
Baba Ramdev has built a $670 million company on the back of yoga's soaring popularity. Is his ethics in alignment with yoga's teachings? 
New research shows the benefits of sixty seconds of high-intensity exercise. While the study is valid, the mentality that a minute is enough is misguided.
What's going on in your gut is affecting your emotions and mental outlook. 
Bessel van der Kolk has spent a lifetime recognizing the damaging effects of trauma...and healing them.