What Your Personality Type Reveals About Your Health, and other Weekend Reads

by Helen Lamanna, Managing Director, AdvisorAnalyst.com

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

Amber Dusick: Parenting: I Quit

You know what the best part of having jobs always was for me? Quitting them. Sure, I had a couple jobs I actually liked, the best being an indie video store in college (Bongo Video in Madison, WI - now closed, sadly) but I had plenty of really crappy ones. Glory was found in quitting.

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What Your Personality Type Reveals About Your Health | The Dr. Oz Show

Are you neurotic, impulsive or easygoing? New research asserts that personality traits like these can be linked to medical problems. According to this new science, personality can increase your likelihood of specific health conditions like ulcers, viral infections and even cardiovascular disease. Knowing your risk factors can help you take preventative steps to stay healthy and happy

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RESPs: What happens if your child doesn’t go to university? | BrighterLife.ca

So what do you do with the money stored in an RESP if your child doesn’t need or want it? Well, first you should know the basics.

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Men get osteoporosis, too | BrighterLife.ca

It took eight fractures before Larry Funnell’s osteoporosis was diagnosed — at age 48. Once it was a minor slip on a stair leading to a broken wrist. Another time it was a “little fall” on a golf course that broke his upper arm.

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Free online courses for learning at any age | BrighterLife.ca

Your choices are abundant. Want to study at MIT, Stanford or Berkeley? Want to learn a new language? Now you can. Live far from a university? With online learning, you can study from anywhere. No money? No problem. A number of academic institutions in the U.S. and the U.K. offer free online courses in a variety of subjects, either for personal interest or to apply toward a degree or a professional designation. Here are some top-ranking educational institutions to consider:

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Five tax breaks you may not know about | BrighterLife.ca

Now that tax season is underway, it’s time to look over your financial records from last year and determine your options for reducing your tax liability. You should pay what you owe, of course, but why pay more than you need to?

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How to Sleep Better and Have More Energy - Oprah.com

Inadequate sleep is now associated with heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, among other chronic diseases. Recent investigations have helped prove that eight hours a night is optimum for cellular rejuvenation, and yet, according to one study, 71 percent of Americans get less than that—and are sleep deprived. Much of our sleep debt has been run up by choice—people just don't want to turn out the lights. But insomnia is also on the rise. One study put the national price tag of treating it at $14 billion.

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Cheapest Healthy Food: 10 Inexpensive Ways To Eat Well

You may hear people say they can't afford to eat healthy, but as it turns out, some of the healthiest foods in grocery stores won't make a dent in your wallet.

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Bald Men Have Greater Risk Of Developing Heart Disease - Health News - redOrbit

Many men who are affected by a receding hairline often face psychological issues such as insecurity, rejection and depression. But balding men everywhere may have a much more worrisome issue to face other than just how they look. A new study published online in the journal BMJ Open, suggests men with severe male-pattern baldness are nearly twice as likely to develop coronary artery disease as those with a full head of hair.

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Women Tolerate Pain Better than Men - Science News - redOrbit

The secret weapon? Estrogen. Produced by the ovaries in peak amounts during the reproductive years, and in lesser amounts later in life, the hormone’s influence may extend far beyond a woman’s reproductive tract. Its powers may reach straight to the pain centers of the brain.

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8 Ways To Read Your Dog's Body Language | Reader's Digest

One of the (many) great things about dogs is that they don't fake their emotions. They're not going to lick you and then complain to their doggie buddies that walks aren't long enough. The hard part, however, is deciphering those feelings.

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Could Hearing Loss Be Caused by Diabetes? | Reader's Digest

Some causes of hearing loss can be corrected: Removing excess earwax can make a difference. The right medications restore hearing affected by a virus, bacteria, or allergies

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5 Surprising Foods with More Sugar than a Donut | Reader's Digest

Too much sugar can lead to unwanted weight gain and an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Stay slim and healthy by avoiding the scary amounts of sugar in these five common foods.

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11 Benefits of Green Tea That You Didn`t Know About

Green tea apparently helps regulate glucose levels slowing the rise of blood sugar after eating. This can prevent high insulin spikes and resulting fat storage.

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7 Things Not to Say, and 7 Things to Start Saying - Lifehack

Language is a very powerful tool when it comes to mood control—both for ourselves and for those around us. It really can make the difference between a happy day and a stressful day, and below, I’ll give you some examples at to why this is.

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