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Ten Things You Must Give Up To Be Successful, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, June 8th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend!
Caffeine In Coffee Linked With Delayed Alzheimer’s Onset: Study
More good news for people who can’t function in the morning without a cup of coffee.
7 Things Successful Leaders Do Differently | Psychology Today
They put relationships first. Successful leaders not only build networks, but they also nurture the connections they make. They make time for their clients and colleagues. They make time for people they mentor. They make time for their personal relationships. It takes a great deal of energy to keep connections thriving, but successful people are willing to put in the time and the effort. I’m reminded of a quote by Robert Martin that illustrates this point: “Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.”
Charisma: What Is It? Do You Have It? | Psychology Today
On the surface, charismatic individuals, such as Bill Clinton, Mohandas Gandhi, and Oprah Winfrey seem to have little in common (besides being in positions of influence and leadership). But they all are recognized as having that “something special” that is charisma. Source:
Dangers on the Plane | Men’s Health News
Forget the window seat next time you’re booking a flight longer than six hours. According to new research, enjoying window views from 30,000 feet ups your odds of suffering from deep venous thromboses (DVTs)—or blood clots—than being in an aisle seat. Some studies have suggested it can increase risk two-fold. (Read more: What Is Deep Vein Thrombosis?)
Milk Ingredient Nicotinamide Riboside ‘Helps Prevent Obesity’ And Burns Fat
A natural ingredient found in milk could help tackle obesity, as it prevents weight gain by burning fat in the body – even in those who enjoy a high-fat diet, scientists have discovered.
Daily exercise can reduce risk of developing Alzheimer¿s, study finds – latimes.com
Even if you’re 80 or older, it’s not too late for daily exercise to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. And if hitting the gym isn’t quite your style, here’s more good news: You can also benefit by doing housework, researchers say.
Too Much Screen Time, Too Little Playtime
Many Canadian kids are failing to make the grade when it comes to reaching physical activity targets, with too few hours devoted to active play and too much free time fixated on TV, computer and game screens.
Honey does not cure cancer but what many people don’t think enough of or have overlooked is – honey possesses carcinogen-preventing and anti-tumour properties! Read: Honey is Anti-Cancer!
10 Things You Must Give Up to Be Successful
When we think about how to achieve success, we often focus on the skills and habits we should add to our lives. But sometimes the key to success actually lies in our ability to give up certain habits and behaviors. So starting today…
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Why Cupcakes are the New Cocaine, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, May 25th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend!
Poultry – 13 Best Foods for Crohn’s Disease – Health.com
Here are 13 foods that should be easy on your digestion. However, the right Crohn’s diet is highly individual—so use trial and error to see what works for you.
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Reasons Why Your Eye Keeps Twitching
Eye twitching is a common condition and is more of an annoyance than anything else. Rest assured, the majority of instances of eyelid spasms are indicative of minor health problems that can easily be remedied:
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Really? Never Brush Your Teeth Immediately After a Meal – NYTimes.com
Acid attacks the teeth, eroding enamel and the layer below it, called dentin. Brushing can accelerate this process, said Dr. Howard R. Gamble, president of the Academy of General Dentistry. “With brushing, you could actually push the acid deeper into the enamel and the dentin,” he said.
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Children and travel: How to travel with kids without going crazy – Canadian Living
Until you’re a parent, you cannot possibly appreciate how much is involved in getting every member of the family ready to get out the door each morning, let alone for a family vacation. Family vacations take a lot of planning and preparation. I know this from experience. I also know that it’s worth it, because family vacations can provide some of the best memories of your life. Following are tips and advice to help you make your next family vacation memorable, more stress free, and above all, fun.
Involve the kids
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Cheeseburger blues: could high-fat foods be making us depressed?
Universite de Montreal researchers are reporting that high-fat diets increase anxiety and depressive-like behaviours in mice — a finding that a leading Canadian obesity expert said runs counter to almost everything we have been told about fat-dense foods.
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Why cupcakes are the new cocaine
Along with prescription drugs, internet porn, computer games and dozens of other consumer items, we are forming an intimate relationship with sugary snacks that supplements and complements the “traditional” addictions to alcohol, gambling and illegal drugs.
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Deskercise! 33 Ways to Exercise at Work | Greatist.com
Remember the days when “work” meant manual labor with a side of blood, sweat, and tears? Neither do we. These days, it seems we’re more likely to log hour after idle hour with our bums glued to our seats. And while you may be an Excel champ by day and gym rat by night, recent research suggests that the recommended 30 minutes of cardio five times per week may not undo the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle[
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Why We Love Salt (And How to Break the Sodium Addiction) | Greatist.com
Many foods have more salt than we may realize. (We’re lookin at you, Cheerios.) And since salt helps preserve food — not to mention making what’s on the dinner plate taste even better — it can be hard to cut back. In certain cases, salt may even be addictive[6]. (And we thought sugar was the only culprit[7]!) So here are some tips to keep that salt intake under control and help stop cravings for good:
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Are Your Allergy Medications Making You Fat? | Women’s Health Magazine
Allergy season is upon us, and the record pollen levels we’re experiencing this year may have you heading to the allergy relief aisle at your local drugstore. But what you take to alleviate your symptoms could have unpleasant side effects on your waistline. Researchers have suggested that allergies and weight gain go hand in hand, and that could have to do with the drugs you take or more subtle underlying problems.
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Easy Allergy Tips: Your Body On Allergies | Women’s Health Magazine
It all begins with a mating game. Male pollen grains drift off in search of female plant parts to fertilize. Cute, except that the powdery stuff is so pervasive that you’ll undoubtedly breathe it in or rub it into your eyes. If you’re allergic, your body makes antibodies called IgE. Pollen launches them into action.
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Coffee linked to lower risk of death – latimes.com
Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can’t get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer.
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The Real Cause of Brain Freeze, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend!
Brain Freeze: Scientists Say They’ve Found The Real Cause Of Ice Cream Headaches
What’s the real cause of brain freeze? You know — the sharp, unpleasant sensation that follows eating ice cream too quickly. The reason behind it may be deeper than previously thought, say some scientists.
Commonly Ignored Heart Attack Symptoms | Indigestion or Nausea
Most cases of stomach ache and nausea aren’t caused by a heart attack, of course. But watch out for this sign by becoming familiar with your own digestive habits; pay attention when anything seems out of the ordinary, particularly if it comes on suddenly and you haven’t been exposed to stomach flu and haven’t eaten anything out of the ordinary.
Reverse the signs of aging with lime! Five… | Chatelaine.com
Limes are good for women’s health. These citrus gems contain calcium and folate, two nutrients that are important for post-menopausal women and women of child-bearing age. One fresh lime contains 22 milligrams of calcium and over five micrograms of folate. Not bad for a tiny little fruit!
23 Fun Facts About Things We Saw at the Grocery Store – Mental Floss
The other day we set up a mental_floss Instagram account, then went to the grocery store and took some pictures. (We also needed food.) Here are some fun facts about the products we encountered.
Whom Do Women Call? Husbands Lose Out to Daughters – NYTimes.com
But then, a twist: In their 40s, women’s most important relationship began to shift away from the same-aged male to a female about 25 years or so younger — presumably, her adult daughter. The strength of this relationship grew over the next 15 years or so — possibly reflecting the gradual onset of grandchildren — and peaked about age 60.
ALZHEIMER’S – The New Old Age Blog – NYTimes.com
I hear from lots of publicists touting technology products that supposedly help older adults, and I ignore most of the gizmos they’re promoting. Without a skilled and unbiased Consumer Reports-type lab to test these inventions — and could someone please create one soon? — it’s too hard to tell which actually work well.
Lotte ages 12 years in Frans Hofmeester’s time lapse video – latimes.com
It took Dutch filmmaker Frans Hofmeester’s daughter Lotte 12 years to grow from a full-cheeked infant to a coy 12-year-old girl on the brink of adolescence. But you can watch this incredible (and inevitable) evolution take place in less than three minutes, thanks to Hofmeester’s video “Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45.”
Video: Girl talks on cell phone, falls in sinkhole – latimes.com
A teenage girl in north China was walking down the sidewalk while talking on her cellphone, when she fell — suddenly, and without warning — into a sinkhole 20-feet deep.
Is your thyroid on the fritz? – TODAY Health
Some experts also look for the following symptoms: dry skin, hair loss, forgetfulness, fatigue, frequent chills, constipation, and irregular periods. Another red flag for hypothyroidism is feeling very weak during a workout you used to have no problem getting through.
Bacteria In Reusable Bags: 7 Tips To Keep Your Totes Clean (PHOTOS)
“Bacteria levels found in reusable bags were significant enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems and even death,” said Charles Gerba, a University of Arizona professor of soil, water and environmental science and co-author of the 2010 study. “They are a particular danger for young children, who are especially vulnerable to foodborne illnesses.”
Lori McCoy: Rite of Passage for Teens and Boomer Parents: Setting Up Social Network Accounts
Facebook’s privacy settings are tricky. In fact, many of my Boomer generation friends have requested my help with their Facebook account and privacy settings. Facebook’s settings also require a lot of monitoring, because the site seems to change things fairly often.
No more boring steamed asparagus! Top this recipe with a flavorful shallot-caper vinaigrette. The vinaigrette also works on many other steamed vegetables as well as salads — so make some extra for later.
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18 Simple Truths Nobody Told Us Growing Up, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a super weekend.
For those who are Orthodox Christian, Happy Easter to you!
Staying Active Could Protect Elderly From Psychological Distress, Study Shows
Older adults who stay active could be shielding themselves from psychological distress such as depression, according to a new study.
Sugar In Food: 8 Eats With More Than A Twinkie
Eating much more than that has been linked not only to obesity, but to high blood pressure, and elevated levels of fat and cholesterol in the blood.
Narcissists Do Better In Job Interviews, Study Finds
When the job interviewer challenged the study participants, the non-narcissistic people backed down a little bit. But the narcissistic people actually became even more self-promotional, “as if they say ‘Oh, you’re going to challenge me? Then I’m not just great, I’m fantastic,’” study researcher Harms explained in the statement.
With the economy still keeping our wallets clamped shut, no one wants to feel duped at the checkout counter. Yet, savvy food marketers have managed to tap into all our concerns over food safety and purity, labeling their products with words in phrases that, at best, are pointless, and at worst, are illegal. Here are 10 of the most deceptive marketing claims out there that make processed foods and factory-farmed meats appear much healthier than they really are.
Are Antibiotics Making You Fat?
People who overuse antibiotics have lower levels of good bacteria in their guts, and those good bacteria have been found to help prevent everything from cancer to obesity. A number of studies on mice have found that mice fed antibiotics at levels comparable to those given to farm animals are much heavier than mice fed no antibiotics at all—which isn’t surprising, considering that antibiotics are often used to speed growth and fatten up animals for slaughter.
Royal Canadian Mint’s Glow-In-The-Dark Dinosaur Quarter Costs A Lot More Than 25 Cents
Canada recently announced it’s getting rid of the penny, and now the country’s mint is planning another trailblazing move in the history of coins: A glow-in-the-dark quarter.
8 Alzheimer’s Symptoms Checklist
Everyone forgets some things sometimes. But the person may have Alzheimer’s disease if you notice these kinds of lapses.
Greek Orthodox Easter – Food and Traditions – Greek Easter
Easter preparations begin on Holy Thursday when the traditional Easter bread, tsoureki, is baked, and eggs are dyed red (red is the color of life as well as a representation of the blood of Christ). From ancient times, the egg has been a symbol of the renewal of life, and the message of the red eggs is victory over death. (More on the history of red eggs at Easter.)
Greek Easter Bread Recipe – Recipe for Traditional Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki)
Tsoureki (tsoo-REH-kee)is the traditional bread of Greek Easter. Tsoureki is a rich yeast bread flavored with orange and a delightful spice called Mahlab (also called Mahlepi) that is ground from the pits of wild cherries. You can find Mahlab online or at ethnic grocery stores specializing in Greek or Middle Eastern products.
18 Simple Truths Nobody Told Us While Growing Up
1. With self love and acceptance comes real happiness. If you ask me, there is no greater gift you can give to yourself than the gift of self love.
Happier People Deal Better With Hardships
“People are able to experience joy and happiness even when the crappiest things are happening,” he says. “It’s a good thing to know that that’s possible, or even permissible” when you’re grieving or in emotional pain. “Laugh as much as you can.”
Really? Constant Stress Makes You Sick – NYTimes.com
Chronic stress and illness are intertwined. It is well known that psychological stress raises the risk of heart disease, cold and flu, and even allergies.
Rainn Wilson: The Titanic’s Forgotten “Survivor”
Of all the stories, one of the most extraordinary is that of a 68-year-old Persian who wasn’t, it turns out, actually on the ill-fated vessel, but was supposed to be.
How to Reduce Seasonal Allergy Symptoms – Dr. Oz’s Advice – Oprah.com
Pollen can collect on your clothes, skin, and hair, and be tracked into your home, where it mixes with household dust. A shower and change of clothes will cut down on the irritants you inhale. Keeping windows closed and turning on the air-conditioning can also reduce allergy symptoms by filtering out pollen (just be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning the filter).
Titanic tales: Women’s voices missing from history of disaster
The Encyclopedia Titanica also states that many women — for example, Bess Allison, Rosalie Ida Straus and Catherine Bourke, who all died in the sinking — not only chose to stay by their husband’s sides, they argued and fought against the crew members who were trying to put them into lifeboats.
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What Your Handwriting Says About Your Health, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome (earth hour, Saturday 8:30 p.m.) weekend!
Juice pH and Why the Right Alkaline-Acid Levels Are So Important
A urine test that is less than 6.8 shows you are becoming too acid, and a urine test reading over 7.5 means you are becoming too alkaline. When your pH goes too far into the acid range cells will become poisoned by toxic acidic waste causing many cells to die off. This cell die off will lead too catastrophic illness.
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If you don’t like cooked cabbage, you can eat coleslaw or shred raw cabbage on your salad. You should eat some of your cabbage raw anyway because cooking can reduce some of the health benefits.
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Brand vs. Generic: When It Matters (And What To Do When It Does) | Psychology Today
I recently met a rep from a well-known chemical company (whose name I won’t mention) who had traveled to India to visit their generic drugs plant. “Let me tell you something,” she said. “Anyone that says that generic drugs are the same as brand name is lying.” She went on to tell me how appalling the plant conditions were, and that there were major safety and contamination concerns.
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Evolutionary Reason For Runner’s High?
Researchers had humans and dogs—both natural-born runners—jog a half hour on a treadmill. Then they sampled their blood for endocannabinoids, some of the compounds thought to trigger the runner’s high. As expected, humans and dogs had much higher levels after the run. But when ferrets—a sedentary species—took the same 30-minute trot, they had no spike in those feel-good molecules.
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Dr. Susanne Bennett: Are These Common Foods Causing Your Allergies?
The correct diet can dramatically reduce your allergy symptoms. Our day one goal is to eliminate allergy-inducing foods and replace them with healthier choices.
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Chemicals in Carpets, Non-Stick Pans Tied to Thyroid Disease – Health News – Health.com
The researchers cautioned that while the data show an association between the chemicals and thyroid disease, they do not prove cause and effect, meaning there could be other explanations for why people with high levels of the compounds in their blood had more thyroid disease.
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Celiac and Crohn’s Disease May Share Genetic Risk Factors – Health News – Health.com
Celiac disease, which makes it hard to absorb nutrients properly, is an inherited autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged by gluten and other protein found in wheat and some other grains. Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
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Loneliness Hurts the Heart – Heart Disease – Health.com
People who lack a strong network of friends and family are at greater risk of developing—and dying from—heart disease, research shows. According to some studies, the risk of solitude is comparable to that posed by high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and even smoking.
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The 14 best supplements for men | The Health & Wellness Blog
In the May 2012 issue of Canadian Living, we’re featuring a great story on the best supplements for women. I’m sure you’ll love the article and find it really useful. I never know what supplements I should be taking, but now I will know! Be sure to pick up a copy of the issue when it’s on newsstands on April 2.
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The 100 Foods Dr. Oz Wants in Your Shopping Cart
It’s the only grocery list you’ll ever need. Dr. Oz covers everything from produce to desserts to keep your kitchen stocked with only the healthiest foods. Print this list and take it on your next trip to the supermarket.
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What Your Handwriting Says About Your Health
Handwriting is about the brain, not the hand. Nerve impulses travel down the arm, into the hand, directing the fingers to maneuver the pen. When the ink hits the paper, it actually reveals the complex inner workings inside the writer’s body mind and spirit. A deeply trained graphologist can spot imbalances in handwriting that reveal imbalances in the body mind and spirit.
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Reflexology reduces stress (a major contributing factor to disease), enhances the body’s ability to heal itself, and balances both body and soul. Research shows that a single reflexology session can create relaxation, reduce anxiety, diminish pain, improve blood flow and decrease high blood pressure.
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7 Foods That Have Strange Side Effects, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a terrific St. Patrick’s Day Weekend!
70% of All Ground Beef contains “Pink Slime”
Older Men’s Biggest Health Worries
The study, published in the journal The Aging Male, found that men were most concerned with health issues that would go on to affect their independence and quality of life. However, the researchers also found that few men reported receiving guidance on these concerns from their health practitioners.
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10 Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease That Doctors Often Miss
This is one of the oddest, least-known, and often earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease, but it almost always goes unrecognized until later. “Patients say they were at a party and everyone was remarking on how strong a woman’s perfume was, and they couldn’t smell it,” says Rezak
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Red Meat Linked to Cancer and Heart Disease - NYTimes.com
Eating red meat is associated with a sharply increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease, according to a new study, and the more of it you eat, the greater the risk.
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7 Foods That Have Strange Side Effects
You’ve probably heard while growing up that ‘you are what you eat.’ Well, if that saying holds any truth, then Leo Barnett might as well be a carrot. The three-year-old boy from Britain was written about in the Daily Mail as living with a condition known as hyper-beta carotenemia. Other than being a mouthful, the condition prohibits Barnett’s body from digesting carotene.
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The Guinness should be poured in a tulip-shaped pint glass. The glass is a very important component to getting a proper pour since it guides the nitrogen bubbles back up — and this stout is all about its soft bubbles. When the beer goes through the keg, it has to pass a five-hole disk restrictor plate at high speed; this creates friction and brings out the nitrogen. It’s those nitrogen bubbles that give Guinness its sweet, creamy head, which makes such a nice contrast to the malty, bitter fluid
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After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses – NYTimes.com
Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were once sold door-to-door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud fixtures in American homes will be discontinued, company executives said.
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Red meat increases death risk by a fifth – Lifestyle, Frontpage – Herald.ie
Regularly eating red meat — especially the processed variety — dramatically increases the risk of death from heart disease and cancer, a major study has shown
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Agapi Stassinopoulos – Greek Parenting – Unbinding the Heart – Oprah.com
As women, we’re powerful, my mother always told me. We’re Aphrodite. We’re Athena. We’re Artemis. We’re Hera. We’re the goddesses of the beauty and wisdom, the goddesses of the hunt and the moon, and the goddess of marriage and childbirth. We’re not the goddesses of the cell phone or the microwave.
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StPatricksDay.com – St. Patrick of Ireland
His father belonged to a Roman family of high rank and held the office of decurio in Briton. Conchessa was a near relative of the great patron of Gaul, St. Martin of Tours. Kilpatrick still retains many memorials of Saint Patrick, and frequent pilgrimages continued far into the Middle Ages to perpetuate there the fame of his sanctity and miracles
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St. Patrick Day’s Recipes: Dishes You Can Drink And Dine To
Ask people what St. Patrick’s Day means to them in this era and you’re bound to get a response that involves some sort of alcohol. But that’s just a tiny fraction of how people celebrate on March 17th. There’s also the charm, lore, and certainly the food behind the widely celebrated Irish holiday — after all, there’s more to St. Paddy’s Day than drinking, green beer, and close calls with alcohol poisoning. Legend has it that Patrick was the saint responsible for building monasteries and schools in Ireland after being blessed by the Pope. Rumour also has it that he was the one responsible for driving out the hoards of poisonous snakes that plagued the emerald isle thousands of years ago
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Amy D. Shojai, CABC: 3 Ways Your Pet Can Help You Heal
Studies prove that pets provide physical health benefits, offer stress relief and detect or predict health challenges. Some pets now are used prior to health tests like MRIs to reduce patient fear. How can that be? Pets help keep us emotionally healthy.
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Why The Rich Are Less Ethical, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a awesome weekend, and excellent March break (if you have one)!
Rose Reisman: Can Food Labels Be Misleading?
How often do you walk through your supermarket and read luring food labels that convince you that you’re eating healthier with terms such as lower sodium, lower fat, reduced calories, omega-3s, “Lite”, organic or natural? And that’s only the beginning! Food manufacturers are jumping on the health bandwagon so you will purchase their products. These descriptions may be legally allowed, but often when you read between the lines you will find you’re not getting the entire story.
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Be More Assertive (And Feel Good About It)
To complicate matters, we have to fight a lifetime of old (bad) habits–saying “sure” when we really mean “no way.” True, standing your ground can be momentarily uncomfortable, but it’s so worth it–your relationships will be stronger as a result, Miller says
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What Does Your Dog Say About You?
Dog owners and dog lovers come in all shapes, sizes and personalities. But does having a certain dog say something about you? Some say “yes”. Check out what your dog says about you!
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Why Spoiled Babies Grow Up to Be Smarter, Kinder Kids
All three studies suggested the same thing: children who are shown more affection early in life reap big benefits. Researchers found that kids who were held more by their parents, whose cries received quick responses in infancy and who were disciplined without corporal punishment were more empathic — that is, they were better able to understand the minds of others — later in life.
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Why the Rich Are Less Ethical: They See Greed as Good
If you ever thought that the guy driving a late-model Mercedes is more of a jerk than the one behind the wheel of a battered Honda, you’d be right. Even after controlling for factors like traffic density and the driver’s gender and perceived age (younger men tend to drive faster and often rudely), drivers of the newest, most high-status cars were much more likely to cut other drivers off.
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What Is Chrons Ileocolitis Causes Natural Remedy Chrons Disease Healing
“Chron’s disease is characterized by frequent attacks of diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, nausea, fever, chills, weakness, anorexia, and weight loss. Children with the disease often suffer retarded physical growth. The diagnosis of Chron’s disease is based on clinical signs, x-ray studies using a contrast medium, and endoscopy. The disease is easily confused with ulcerative colitis, which is also an inflammatory bowel disease affecting the colon and rectum.” Ibid.
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After a diagnosis of heart failure, “reduce salt intake” is one of the first pieces of advice doctors offer. Sodium contributes to fluid retention, and too much sodium is one of the most common triggers for exacerbation. For this reason, doctors recommend that those with heart failure limit salt intake to 1,500 to 2,000 milligrams of sodium per day.
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It crosses our mind that there’s far too much attention paid to aphorisms about falling in love and not nearly enough to those about falling out of love.
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What you eat plays a big role in whether you’re getting the nutrients you need to build strong bones. What might surprise you, though, is that your diet can also play a role in sapping bone strength. Some foods actually leach the minerals right out of the bone, or they block the bone’s ability to regrow. Here, the six biggest bone-sappers
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10 Surprising Clues to Stroke Risk
Some risk factors are well known, such as being a longtime smoker or having high blood pressure or atrial fibrillation, but many come as big surprises. These ten surprising clues can alert you to a higher-than-normal risk of stroke. If one or more of these applies to you, you’ll want to up your awareness, because acting fast can mean the difference between life and death.
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Foods That Fight Disease: 5 ‘Superstars’ That Keep Illness At Bay
Just call them the Fantastic Five; a group of disease-fighting superfoods that boost energy while helping to vanquish illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and more.
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Heather Bauer, RD, CDN: DIY Greek Yogurt Desserts: Delicious and Nutritious
Greek yogurt has seen a recent popularity in every facet of the food world — even Ben & Jerry’s has created a frozen swirl. What’s not to love? Greek yogurt is high in protein, low in sugar and is one of the most versatile ingredients around. When it comes to sweet treats, Greek yogurt is the way to go.
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How to be a good role model for your kids
You and your spouse may not agree all the time, and that’s normal. But the way that you handle your differences can have a big impact on your children and how they learn to handle conflict.
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Foods rich in protein or phosphorus, such as meat, grains and dairy products, are said to be detrimental to bones because they leave an acid residue that needs to be neutralized and eliminated to avoid health problems. But studies show that this is simply not true.
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You know the feeling: the more you do, the more it seems you have to do. As challenges mount in your work, relationships, finances and health—sometimes in several areas of your life at once—they can easily turn from trying to overwhelming.
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10 Ways Happy People Choose Happiness, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a splendid weekend!
Mark Hyman, MD: Join Me on the 30-Day Blood Sugar Solution Challenge
What health condition is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S.? What health condition affects as much as 70-80 percent of some populations, yet 90 percent of those who suffer don’t realize they have it?
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Russell Bishop: Soul-Talk: Are You Courageous or Just Self-Righteous?
True courage takes many forms, few of them characterized by bravado and none of them insensitive or unkind. That doesn’t mean true courage can’t appear to be insensitive or unkind; when sourced from a deep sensitivity and caring, true courage is willing to take whatever stance is necessary to produce the desired results, and yet it is never produced out of bravado or some form of self-righteousness.
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Holding Your Pee: Health Risks From Ignoring Nature’s Call
When sitting in a meeting or trying to get through emails, the thought of nature calling probably isn’t one of your priorities. Or rather, it might be top of mind, but you feel embarrassed using the office bathroom. Experts tell us, however, that taking care of our kidneys means knowing when they’re entering the danger zone.
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Why we love it:
Honeydew melons, which start coming into season in March, are sweet and juicy. According to WebMD, they’re also a great source of vitamin C — with a wedge providing more than half the recommended daily amount.
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Lack Of Awareness Of Breast Cancer Symptoms In Older Women ‘To Blame For Late Diagnosis’
The risk of late diagnosis gets higher among as women get older, with women aged 75 to 79 being 46% more likely to have late stage diagnosis compared to younger women.
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Easy Ways to Boost Your Memory | Caring.com
That’s reassuring, given headlines from the Alzheimer’s Association’s new annual report showing that every 70 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s (the most common form of dementia).
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Myth that you sleep worse as you get older isn’t true, scientists say – latimes.com
The myth that you sleep worse as you get older isn’t true, scientists argued in a study published Thursday. While older people may have more sleep disturbances than younger people, those problems are linked to illnesses and health issues and have little to do with aging, researchers said.
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7 Drugs, Vitamins, and Herbs You Should Never Mix – Heart Health Nutrition | Dr. Sinatra
Can you safely take vitamins and herbs with pharmacological drugs? For the last two decades, most of my patients have used combinations of vitamins and minerals with conventional drugs (while reducing their reliance on medication) without any serious side effects.
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10 Ways Happy People Choose Happiness
If you have the courage to admit when you’re scared, the ability to laugh even as you cry, the nerve to speak up, even if your voice is shaking, the confidence to ask for help when you need it, and the wisdom to take it when it’s offered, then you have everything you need to get yourself to a happier state of mind.
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The Power Of Introverts: A Manifesto For Quiet Brilliance, and other Stories
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Here are this week’s curated reading diversions for your personal reading enjoyment. Have an awesome weekend!
What Your Looks Say About Your Health
Is your furrowed brow and grooved mouth ratting out your bones? Surprising new research reveals an association between wrinkles and bone health in early-menopausal women.
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New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese. This year it will be observed on January 23 and it’s the year of the dragon. The holiday is celebrated all across the world, including the Chinatowns of big cities like New York and San Francisco. Messages of good luck and prosperity are not only written on signs, the foods themselves are considered to bring luck because they’re homophones for those messages. For example, the Chinese word for fish, Yu, also sounds like the Chinese word for abundance.
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10 Chinese New Year Recipes That Bring Luck
New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese. This year it will be observed on January 23 and it’s the year of the dragon. The holiday is celebrated all across the world, including the Chinatowns of big cities like New York and San Francisco. Messages of good luck and prosperity are not only written on signs, the foods themselves are considered to bring luck because they’re homophones for those messages. For example, the Chinese word for fish, Yu, also sounds like the Chinese word for abundance.
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Dehydration Could Make Your Mood Worse, Study Shows
In the study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that dehydration was a key factor in causing headaches, loss of focus, fatigue and low mood while exercising and resting, TIME reported.
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Narcissistic personality disorder – MayoClinic.com
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they’re superior to others and have little regard for other people’s feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
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The Power Of Introverts: A Manifesto For Quiet Brilliance
Many introverts feel there’s something wrong with them, and try to pass as extroverts. But whenever you try to pass as something you’re not, you lose a part of yourself along the way. You especially lose a sense of how to spend your time. Introverts are constantly going to parties and such when they’d really prefer to be home reading, studying, inventing, meditating, designing, thinking, cooking…or any number of other quiet and worthwhile activities.
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How To Be Organized: 5 Uses For Vinegar
Vinegar is more than something you use while cooking and baking. From cleaning to laundry, the sour stuff has a host of other uses. Here are my favorite five ways you can use vinegar inside (and outside) your home.
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Lack of sleep: Can it make you sick? – MSN Health – Sleep Disorders
Yes, lack of sleep can affect your immune system. Studies show that people who don’t get a good night’s sleep or who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus, such as the common cold. Lack of sleep can also affect how fast you recover if you do get sick
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Cooking Light: 8 Healthy Office Snacks
Save your quarters by skipping the vending machine’s peanut butter crackers and packing your own nutritious snack. For a hunger-curbing option, try 10 multigrain wheat crackers (such as Multigrain Wheat Thins) and a tablespoon of peanut butter. This nutrient-rich snack rings in at just 193 calories and offers 2 grams of fiber. The combination of complex carbs and protein help to keep your blood sugar stable and keep you feeling full longer.
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4 Health Rules You Can Break-Getting Enough Produce – Oprah.com
A serving of broccoli is about five florets. A serving of raw spinach, one cup. A serving of mango, roughly the size of a fist. “It’s not surprising that people get confused over what, exactly, a serving is,” says Washington, D.C., dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield. Her advice: Stop counting and instead make half of every meal produce. “You don’t need a big mound on your plate. Six asparagus spears at dinner, a spinach salad at lunch, and a sliced banana and some berries at breakfast should do it.” And quality counts: Even two or three daily servings of deeply hued fruits and veggies (like blueberries, bok choy, or red peppers) may help reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease, Scritchfield says. “It’s like darts. The goal is to hit the bull’s-eye. But hitting nearby is good, too.”
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Nutritional Benefits of Eating Peels, Stems and Rinds – Oprah.com
The peel contains more than four times as much fiber as the fruit inside, and more tangeretin and nobiletin—flavonoids with anticancer, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory properties. A 2004 study on animals suggests that these nutrients may even reduce harmful LDL cholesterol better than some prescription drugs.
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Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D.: 5 Things Never To Feed Your Child
Cola tops the list of foods consumed by America’s youth that have the most sugar. Regular cola is high in both sugar and caffeine and, according to a 2003 study, drinking cola may also lead to excessive caloric intake (derived by this sugar). To give you some perspective, consider this: a typical 12-ounce bottle of cola has about 40 grams of sugar or about 10 teaspoons. That’s the equivalent of 2.5 chocolate glazed doughnuts or three servings of vanilla ice cream. Furthermore, a 2008 study in the journal Hypertension found a direct relationship between salt intake and sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption.
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10 Secrets to Success | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
Go back to school or read books. Get training & acquire skills.
Becoming a life long learner would benefit us all and is something we should instill in our kids. It’s funny that once you’re out of school you realize how enjoyable learning can be. What have you learned today?
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10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed.
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40 Extraordinary Things Happening Right Now, and other Weekend Reads
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Grandma dancing it up to LMFAO
Here are this week’s reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an amazing weekend!
Bad Baby Name Leads To Insecurity, Less Education, More Smoking
According to research conducted by European dating website eDarling, a poorly chosen baby name can lead to lower self-esteem, fewer relationship opportunities, higher likelihood of smoking and less education later in life.
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Is low vitamin D making your teeth hurt?
Dr. Wright: One of the major signs of vitamin D deficiency is bone pain, technically referred to as osteomalacia. And it’s important to remember that teeth are bones too. So sensitive, aching, or throbbing teeth that can’t be explained by a dental cause might be a sign you need more vitamin D.
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Brain Decline Begins at 45, Study Shows | Stuff.co.nz
The brain begins to decline much earlier than previously thought, with new research showing memory, reasoning and comprehension skills can deteriorate from the age of 45.
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40 Extraordinary Things Happening Right Now
Right now is a phenomenon. Right now extraordinary things are happening.
Right now…
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10 Signs That You’re Addicted To Your Cell Phone | Complex
In addition to addictions to drugs, sex, and money, which have ruined bodies, hearts, and bank accounts, people have been known to catch addictions to all sorts of odd things—dirt, ice, and plastic surgery. So who says that addictions to cell phones aren’t real? Our Blackberrys, Droid devices, and iPhones are such big parts of our lives that we often become physically and mentally dependent on them. And just like other addicts, we’re so caught up in our unhealthy relationships that we have no idea how real that fixation is. Don’t worry: COMPLEX has your back. Keep reading to see ten ways to know you’re addicted to your phone.
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The price of peanut butter is going up
Exactly how much more expensive is peanut butter going to be? Well, we’re not talking peanuts here. The estimate ranges between a 25 and 40 percent peanut butter price increase. Ouch.
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Triskaidekaphobic? Don’t walk under a ladder this Friday
Some people will refuse to leave their homes; a few will not even venture out of bed. They are among the millions of people who believe Friday the 13th is unlucky. As many as one in four are believed to subscribe to the superstition, according to research.
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Tips on how to live longer and better | Chatelaine.com
It’s not just your physical health you should attend to, either. Maintaining connections with friends, family and coworkers — especially people who give you a sense of purpose — can make a big difference. So while Sudoku is a good call, it’s no substitute for getting out of the house and engaging with others. A happy marriage can also help you live longer, especially if you’re a man. And if you’re a worrier, it’s okay; recent research indicates that excessive worriers might outlive their freewheeling peers — possibly because worrying makes people more conscientious.
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The trick to beating the effects of the coldest season? Help lock in moisture to the dermis while still letting the skin breathe. There are also a couple of general wellness tricks that help keep skin supple, like staying active and using cooler water to bathe. For more skin myths — and a few better remedies to replace them with — click through below.
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8 Bad Drivers Nobody Complains About (Part 2) | Cracked.com
For most of us, there is nothing complex about predicting that collision course, as the semi has probably been chugging along at 50 for the past three hours or so, and we have a sophisticated set of range-finding devices called eyes that can tell us that from a good quarter mile away.
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Bacon roll a day linked to most lethal of cancers
The finding adds to evidence from earlier studies that processed meat – including ham, bacon and sausages – increases the incidence of cancer of the bowel. Pancreatic cancer affects only one in 77 men and one in 79 women during their lifetime. But it has among the poorest survival rates of any cancer with almost 95 per cent of patients dying within five years.
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Aspirin a day may not be so good for heart
But the study, based on data from nine clinical trials involving more than 100,000 participants, found that long-term use of aspirin can lead to stomach ulcers and internal bleeding.
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