7 Mantras that Will Stop You from Taking Things Personally, and other Weekend Reads

Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome weekend!

by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com

7 Mantras that Will Stop You from Taking Things Personally

People are toxic to be around when they believe that everything happening around them is a direct assault on them or is in some way all about them

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9 Different Types of Headaches—and How to Treat Them (4/4) | Reader's Digest

Osteopathy and chiropractic often bring rapid relief when headaches are the result of poor posture or of muscle spasm.

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12 Ways to Get Your Mojo Back | LIVESTRONG.COM

Learning a new skill will boost your self-confidence and open up a whole new adventurous world filled with interesting people.

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What's REALLY Inside McDonald's French Fries? | LIVESTRONG.COM

Head's up, vegetarians and vegans: There's natural beef flavor in those fries!

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12 Things Successful People Do Differently

Successful people simply do, and continue to do, things that help them realize their full potential. Here are twelve things they do differently that the rest of us can easily emulate.

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8 Extreme Facts About the Human Body | Reader's Digest | Reader's Digest

Also in Reader's Digest Magazine July 2015 9k SHARES Share Tweet july aug 2015 quirky push our bodies Dan Saelinger/Trunk Archive We humans are programmed to grow stronger, faster, and smarter; to climb higher, live longer, and populate every last inch of real estate.

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The Excrement Experiment - The New Yorker

One morning last fall, Jon Ritter, an architectural historian living in Greenwich Village, woke to find an e-mail from a neighbor, who had an unusual request. “Hi Jon, This is Tom Gravel, from Apt. 4N,” the e-mail began. “I wanted to check in and see if you may be open to helping me with a health condition.”

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Passing Pluto: The New Horizons Flyby - The New Yorker

Soon after the New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto, at 7:49 A.M. on Tuesday—seventy-two seconds ahead of schedule, after a nine-and-a-half-year journey—Bonnie Buratti, one of the mission’s scientists, told me that she had been worried that the dwarf planet “would be a bit bland.”

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Super-ageing 80-year-olds have brains '30 years younger' - Telegraph

Now scientists have discovered that they are among a group of octogenarian “super-agers” who have brains like people 30 years younger.
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The 10 Best Carbohydrate Sources For Runners - Competitor.com

Runners need a lot of carbohydrate. Why? Because your muscles are fueled primarily on carbohydrate when you run hard. Thus, sports nutrition experts generally recommend that runners get approximately 60 percent of their daily calories from carbohydrate.
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Running on Empty? How to Recognize When You're on the Road to Burnout | Psychology Today

Warning Signals You Can't Afford to Ignore

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Ten Secrets of Healthy Aging | Martha Stewart

You don't need a fountain of youth. Make wise choices now about how you live, and you'll enjoy vibrant health well into your elder years -- naturally. The top integrative experts show you how.

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Constant Phone Checking Could Signal Depression

If you're always glued to your phone, you'll want to read this

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