The power of perceptions: Imagining the reality you want
By Amanda Enayati, Special to CNNApril 14, 2012 (CNN) — Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychiatrist who spent three years during World War II living under unspeakable circumstances in several of the most...
View Article10 Life Changing Tips Inspired By Rumi
Published April 7, 2012 By Robert Piper Here are ten life changing tips inspired by quotes from the great Sufi poet, Rumi: 1. Challenge Fear “Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live...
View ArticleLiving Without Lies Might Make You Healthier
Study found those who fibbed less had fewer headaches, less anxiety By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) – For good health, be sure to eat fruits and vegetables,...
View ArticleThe Economics of Organic Food
Published on Thursday, August 27, 2009 by Portland Press Herald (Maine) Conference Takes on Economics of Organic Food by Avery Yale Kamila Only rich people can afford to eat locally grown, organic...
View ArticleShave It Off! How Bald Guys Can Look More Manly and Dominant
By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN September 28, 2012 Forget hair transplants, pills and hair regrowth serums. A University of Pennsylvania researcher has a better alternative for balding men: shave it all...
View ArticleWhy Does Bad News Stress Women Out More than Men?
Feeling stressed, ladies? It could be due to your mass-media dietBy ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN October 11, 2012It’s hard to avoid the news, thanks to Twitter feeds, Facebook updates and the ubiquity of...
View ArticleHungry Again? Your Memory May Be to Blame
December 5, 2012 | By Amanda Gardner Hunger would seem to be a fairly straightforward instinct: Depending on how much you eat, you either will or you won’t be hungry afterward. As it turns out, our...
View Article4 Ways to Enjoy (Not Just Endure) Holiday Family Gatherings
The holidays mean lots of time spent with family, which can mean lots of opportunities for stress. Whether your brother-in-law insists on talking about politics, your mother probes into your love life,...
View ArticleOur Personalities Are Constantly Changing, Even if We Think They’re Not
By Laura Blue and John Cloud Jan. 04, 2013It’s rare that scientific journals explicitly engage philosophical conundrums, but a paper in this week’s Science magazine begins with the question: “Why do...
View Article5 Risks That Are Always Worth Taking
By Jo Beth Richards Life is short and brilliant. Don’t let fear of the unknown hold you back, tap into your courage and walk into the unknown with an open heart. Here are five risks that are always...
View Article10 Ways To Overcome Loneliness
YourTango June 25, 2013 Have you ever been lonely in a crowd? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Me too. And I have also suffered from loneliness. What’s up with that? Loneliness is a...
View Article11 Tips to Help You Think More Positively
JUNE 12 BY PAUL SLOANE In a study at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota patients were given a personality test that assessed their levels of optimism and pessimism. The progress of the patients...
View Article3 Things Women Need to Know About Men In Relationships
By Shelly Bullard August 7, 2013 In this article, I’m going to talk about three ways men are different than women in relationships. Obviously, there are exceptions to what I’m about to say, but the...
View ArticleLicense to Sin: How to Dodge a Devilish Self-Control Loophole
You want another slice of cake or glass of wine, but you know you shouldn’t have one. It’s the classic self-control dilemma. But luckily there’s a loophole; sometimes we mentally give ourselves...
View Article11 Ways Men And Women Think Differently
Men and women are different. There are some good biological reasons for that. Studies of brain scans of men and women show that women tend to use both sides of their brain because they have a larger...
View ArticleSelf-Fulfilling Prophecy: How Perceptions of Aging Affect Our Later Years
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford Perceptions of aging, or attitudes toward one’s own aging, have important implications for the health and well-being of...
View ArticleHow to Stop Projecting
These tips can help you stop projecting your less-flattering traits onto other people. Expert Source: Psychotherapist and clinical psychologist Joseph Burgo, PhD, author of Why Do I Do That?...
View ArticleThis Vegetable Will Make You Look 50% More Attractive
…or try the supplement that contains the same critical pigment. Yellow and red skin pigments are perceived as 50% more attractive in Caucasian people, new research finds. Although these pigments in the...
View ArticleFun Fact Friday
Intelligent men tend to be more faithful. If you eat pizza once a week it can decrease the risk of esophageal cancer. Cheaters think everyone cheats. Liars think everyone lies. People with anxiety...
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