by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
6 Things Happy People Never Do
Happy people do a lot of things. They spend time expressing gratitude, cultivating optimism, practicing kindness, nurturing loving relationships, committing to meaningful goals, savoring life’s little pleasures, and so on and so forth. But they NEVER…
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A New Focus on Depression - NYTimes.com
About 30 percent of people with depression have some degree of treatment resistance. And the greater the degree of resistance, the more likely a future relapse, even if the patient continues taking the drug.
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Who Made That Energy Drink
Do energy drinks make kids act crazy? I’ve found that if you report that you have six or more energy drinks over the course of a month, you’re also more likely to report that you got in a fight last year, that you had sex without a condom or that you drove without a seat belt.
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The 5 Spices Of Christmas
Read on for what is, quite possibly, the only nutritional information you won't be sad to read today.
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At advanced age, healthy diet may not matter | Futurity
PENN STATE (US) — For people over 75, eating a sugary, fatty diet doesn’t make a difference—and overly restrictive diets may not improve their health, say researchers.
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High-fructose corn syrup's big fat secret | Futurity
Long-term consumption of high-fructose corn syrup also led to abnormal increases in body fat, especially in the abdomen, and a rise in circulating blood fats called triglycerides.
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5 News Items From 2013 That Should Make Boomers Very, Very Happy
Good news for couch potatoes: There are still benefits to be had for taking up exercise in your later years. As a personal trainer told us years ago, going for a swim once a week was better than not doing it at all. And in that same vein, we took pleasure in the knowledge that starting to exercise later in life is better than not starting it at all.
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7 Healthy Foods that Turned Out to Be Unhealthy | MyDiet
Here are seven of the very worst offenders, and some smart food substitutions that you can make in order to shed excess weight and attain the slim figure you desire.
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10 Gifts You Deserve to Give Yourself
You’re not the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or a week ago. You’re always growing. Experiences don’t stop. That’s life.
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Practical ideas for how to avoid weight gain during winter.
Practical ideas for how to avoid weight gain during winter.
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Even Superwoman Can Have Back Problems - NYTimes.com
There are two kinds of people, my sister says. People with back problems, and people who don’t have back problems yet. For a long time, women have fought -- and are still fighting -- to overcome gender roles and expectations. However, it's important to remember that rigid ideas about what men and women "should" or "shouldn't" do isn't just bad for women.
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Cranberry Benefits: Cranberries May Prolong Your Life, Study Finds
A new study finds that cranberries have antioxidant properties that may prolong your life.
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