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Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Director
Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Director
Alexandra Engler is the senior beauty and lifestyle director at mindbodygreen and host of the beauty podcast Clean Beauty School. Previously, she’s held beauty roles at Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, SELF, and Cosmopolitan; her byline has appeared in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Allure.com.
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January 02, 2026
There are few things better than turning on a really good playlist curated just for your tastes. Or hearing a favorite song that you haven’t listened to in far too long. Or that magic moment something special comes on the radio.
The tingles of excitement you feel during those needle drop moments reveal something powerful and innate. Music is important to the human experience.
Interestingly, research is beginning to uncover all the ways that’s true—including cognitive performance with age. A new observational study published in the
