by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enligtenment. Have an excellent weekend!
What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain
Overeating, poor memory formation, learning disorders, depression – all have been linked in recent research to the over-consumption of sugar. And these linkages point to a problem that is only beginning to be better understood: what our chronic intake of added sugar is doing to our brains.
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5 Foods Proven To Make You Happier
Can you find happiness in your fridge? Yes — as long as you’re eating the right stuff.
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Foods That Make You Feel Full - Doctor Oz - Oprah.com
Try these delicious, healthy foods to curb your appetite at mealtimes and throughout the day.
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Discovery Health: Top 5 Anti-aging Vitamins
Dry skin not only can be sensitive, itchy and scaly looking, but it can also lead to further problems as the cracks between "scales" become chinks in your aging body's armor. In addition to restoring moisture to your skin, niacin also acts like an exfoliant, helping your skin in sloughing off dead cells as newer cells move toward the surface. Dry skin can also be a result of niacin deficiency.
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Left-Brain/Right-Brain Test
Read each question carefully and choose the response that you feel is correct. After finishing test, you will receive a detailed, personalized interpretation of your score.
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16 Habits Of Highly Sensitive People
Do you feel like you reflect on things more than everyone else? Do you find yourself worrying about how other people feel? Do you prefer quieter, less chaotic environments?
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8 Must-Have Health Apps | Reader's Digest
Dial up your health and check out the amazing world of medical apps. From your own personal handheld therapist to breathing exercises and glucose monitoring tools, these health apps are just what the doctor ordered.
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Salt, Sugar and Fat: Could You Be Addicted? | The Dr. Oz Show
What's the science behind our addiction to junk food? Could the food industry to blame? Journalist Michael Moss explains!
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How Drinking Coffee Could Improve Your Health | LIVESTRONG.COM
10 Ways Your Morning Joe Can Help You Live Better
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Drinking Hot Water and Lemon in the Morning | LIVESTRONG.COM
Lemon water cleanses your palate on the way down. Once in your body, it helps to gently flush your kidneys and your liver of wastes and toxins, says Gittleman. It also can help cleanse your lymphatic system, another body system that eliminates toxins.
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Foods That Burn Fat: Fuel Your Fat-Burning Furnace | Women's Health Magazine
Yes, fat keeps us warm, protected, and alive. But too much of a good thing can be, well, bad. If you're trying to pare down your pot belly, nibble on these
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