Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Luke Walton
Sugar improves memory in older adults—and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity—according to new research.
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- Written by: Jacob Williamson-Rea
Although ice-cold drinks and ice cream can cause sharp, shooting mouth pain and the occasional “brain freeze,” the two reactions are completely unrelated, says neurologist Roderick Spears.
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- Written by: Hannah Kirk
The new JAMA study, from researchers at the University of Southern California, investigated the link between digital media use and the development of ADHD-related behaviours among 15- and 16-year-olds.
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- Written by: Anne Doer
New research finds an association between drinking artificially sweetened beverages and a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death.
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- Written by: Rachel Harrison
For a new study, researchers interviewed 15 individuals who have facilitated plant medicine ceremonies for thousands of people.
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- Written by: Chanapa Tantibanchachai
Chemicals used to cure beef jerky, salami, hot dogs, and other processed meat snacks may contribute to mania, an abnormal mood state characterized by hyperactivity, euphoria, and insomnia, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Sara Bir
The Himalayan blackberry was introduced to North America as a food crop. Like a Gremlin doused with water, it escaped its confinement and rampantly spread throughout the continent.
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- Written by: Lori Barrette
When temperatures spike in the summer, it’s important to make sure you temper your workouts to stay safe, says Sandeep Mannava, a sports medicine specialist at University of Rochester Medicine.
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- Written by: Megan Lee
The more you diet, the more obsessed with food you become. Unfortunately, depriving ourselves of the foods we enjoy and exercising as a form of punishment is not a sustainable, long-term solution to weight loss.
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- Written by: Jonathan Goldman and Andi Goldman
In ancient tradition (Egypt), the humming sound of the bee was said to stimulate the release of super hormones known as the “Elixirs of Metamorphosis.” Doctors Meredith McCord and Jill Schumacher told us that the humming sounds of the bee resonate and stimulate various structures of the brain, including the pineal gland, pituitary gland, hypothalamus, and amygdala.
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- Written by: Anadi Martel
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the importance of light for our health and well-being has been confirmed by modern science. Today there is a great confluence of discovery and invention.
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- Written by: Vitaly Napadow
Acupuncture is a form of traditional medical therapy that originated in China several thousand years ago. Perhaps, they stumbled on an effective medical approach.
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- Written by: Joel Finkelstein
Since Richard Nixon famously called for an ‘all-out offensive’ on the war on drugs in 1971, the US government has funnelled a trillion dollars into the effort.
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- Written by: Elisa Lottor
People are living longer and healthier lives all over the world, unencumbered by pain and many of the afflictions we have come to associate with aging. These people don’t have to take pain medications, cholesterol medication, high blood pressure medication, or...
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- Written by: Ian Musgrave
There’s only one thing better than a hot cup of coffee in the morning: a new research paper telling you your daily habit is good for your health. Headlines presented the good news from the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
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- Written by: A'ndrea Elyse Messer
Researchers have identified the electrical activity specific to the start of migraines and demonstrated a way to stop it in animal experiments.
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- Written by: Lisa Bortolotti
What is the best way to help people who have dementia? Many interventions are aimed at enabling them to retain self-defining memories and beliefs.
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- Written by: Clare Collins and Rebecca Williams
For some, jumping on the scales is a daily or weekly ritual; while others haven’t seen a set of scales for years.
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- Written by: Ellen Goldbaum
New research may be among the first to examine how low levels of vitamin D affect physical performance over the long term.
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- Written by: Christopher Stevens
Given the state our bodies are in after exercise, and what alcohol does to our system, drinking after sport is a bad idea.
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- Written by: Michael Freeman
Many people have an appearance of dark circles on the lower eyelids, and they have many different causes.
