by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a splendid weekend!
Symptoms Of Depression: 9 Physical Signs To Look Out For
Donāt ignore possible physical symptoms of depression: Pain and other changes in your health can actually be the first signs of depression, and knowing about possible physical effects of depression may help you get diagnosed and treated earlier. Do you have any of these warning signs?
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How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? Here's How To Tell
The five components of emotional intelligence, as defined by Goleman, are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, social skills and empathy. We can be strong in some of these areas and deficient in others, but we all have the power to improve any of them.
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9 Fears You Will Regret Never Facing
Nothing in life is to be feared, everything is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so you may fear less. Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery from fear of what you donāt understand.
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Left Brain, Right Brain, Whole Brain | Psychology Today
There's more communication between the two sides of the brain than we thought.
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Christmas Angst and the Psychology of Gifts: 5 Giver Types | Psychology Today
The darker side of presents and gift-giving
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10 Tips for Picking the Perfect Christmas Tree | Reader's Digest
If you want to rock around the Christmas tree, make sure you select the right one. Follow these 10 tips on how to pick the perfect tree and keep it looking great all holiday long.
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7 Breast Cancer Fighting Foods | Reader's Digest
Breast cancer poses a major risk for many women, but the right diet can help to prevent it.
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20 Foods You Should Just Never Eat | Care2 Healthy Living
A few months back, a website called Trueactivist.com (a sort of news aggregator with an activist flavor) published a list of nine foods you should never eat again if you care at all about your long-term health. Each of the nine foods mentioned ranged from the somewhat surprising to the āI stopped eating that crap years agoā category. Here is what was on that list:
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Crohn's disease: could a Macrobiotic Diet help? - Telegraph
A Crohn's disease sufferer on a Macrobiotic Diet shares her daily food diary
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Acid Reflux: A Red Flag - Weston A Price Foundation
The drug companies have accumulated enormous wealth from the sales of medications for acid reflux and related digestive complaints. Endless numbers of radio, television and magazine ads tell us how these preparations can magically āhealā these digestive discomforts. You may have even noticed advertisements for these medications at the top of your email page. When prescription drugs for acid reflux went over-the-counter, drug companies raked in four hundred million dollars in sales per year!
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Gut Bacteria May Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis | Science/AAAS | News
The bacteria that live in your intestines are a mixed blessing. Scientists have known for decades that this so-called microbiota helps us digest our food and crowds out infectious germs. The bugs have also been implicated in allergies and obesity. Now, a new study adds one more potential malady to the list: rheumatoid arthritis.
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10 Ways To Avoid Post-Holiday Regrets by Managing Your Finances | hitched
The holidays are filled with temptation to go overboard with spending. Hereās how to manage your holiday spending.
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