Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a terrific weekend!
10 Secrets Your Pilot Won't Tell You | Reader's Digest
If you've ever wondered what your pilot was really thinking, now is your chance to find out. We interviewed real-life pilots and they shared all the secrets you probably should know but were afraid to ask.
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Diabetes Risk Higher In Women Than Men With No Job Control
"How men and women react to stress is not totally clear, but it’s clear that in the work environment, stress can have an impact on health," Dr. Richard Glazier, one of the Toronto researchers who conducted the study published Tuesday, said in an interview with CBC News.
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Five natural ways to manage your migraines... | Chatelaine.com
There’s nothing that will stop you in your tracks faster than a pounding headache or debilitating migraine. If you find yourself regularly reaching for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and pain relievers, you may want to implement these natural methods for taking the edge off your head pain.
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Power Of Smiling: Study Says Fewer Smiles Can Make You More Powerful
"Smiles can put you in a positive light by signalling that you're friendly and trustworthy, and that you aren't a threat to others. But higher-status individuals often want to appear in charge and as a threat, and they lose some of that power by smiling," says study co-author Timothy Ketelaar, associate professor of psychology at New Mexico State University told The Vancouver Sun.
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13 Best Foods for Crohn’s Disease - Health.com
If you’ve got inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you need to make calories count.
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10 Success Principles We Often Forget
Sometimes we find ourselves running in place, struggling to get ahead simply because we forget to address some of the basic success principles that govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a quick reminder:
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Dragon Fruit Health Benefits | LIVESTRONG.COM
Dragon fruit, otherwise known as the pitaya fruit, is a colorful fruit that grows on a vine-like cactus plant. It can be eaten fresh or dried. The dragon fruit's nutritional profile boasts high concentrations of certain nutrients, offering a plethora of health benefits.
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Are you getting enough of the sunshine vitamin? - thestar.com
Vitamin D can also help prevent infections by keeping the immune system healthy. When paired with calcium, it helps build strong bones and teeth. And recent research suggests that it may have a role in preventing diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, and colon, prostate and breast cancer
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The Difference Between Greek Yogurt And Regular Yogurt - Find Information on the Nutritional Benefits from SymptomFind.com
Both regular yogurt and Greek yogurt contain probiotics, which are sometimes referred to as "good" bacteria. These probiotics are beneficial to a healthy digestive system by maintaining the balance of organisms found in the intestines. Probiotics used in the production of yogurt have also been found to strengthen the immune system and help battle illness and infections.
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Foods To Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Dr. Mercola advises cutting out foods that are rapidly converted to sugar, such as pasta, bread, potatoes, rice and cereal. In addition, he recommends cutting out foods that are high in fructose, including fruit like mangoes, raisins and grapes.
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Why you shouldn't tip restaurant servers on your credit card - USATODAY.com
When you charge a meal on a credit card, if you want the servers to be assured of their fair share, you should leave the tip in cash, more than one server has told me.
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7 Reasons Your Neighbors Have More Money Than You
You look out the window of your home each night after dinner, staring across the street at your neighbors. You long for the cars they drive, their weekly manicured lawns, and even the vacations they seem to take several times a year.
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