The Stock Market, the "Bail Out", and the crazy political situation might be causing you some stress.
I know I am a little stressed about the economy right now. Is this tinge of stress and anxiety I am feeling a bad thing?
New Anxiety Study
According to a 2008 study, published in the journal Psychological Science*...continue reading »
SPLENDA IS SCARY STUFF
A new study done at Duke University and published this past week in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part Ahas some frightening news about Splenda (sucralose).
According to the study, the use of Splenda:
The study...continue reading »
New Research on the US Amish community demonstrates that there is a "fat gene" AND that you can combat it with vigorous exercise.
The complex interaction between our genes and lifestyles can mean that some people are more likely to pack on pounds than others.
Although it is not completely understood, several genetic variants have been linked to obesity, but there isn't just "one" gene.
However, the most common of these...continue reading »
Here's a short article about the 9-foot tapeworm lawsuit I mentioned in my email:
Who would have thought that eating salmon could be so risky?
Without going into who should be blamed for this particular incident, it's crazy to think that this could actually happen in the United...continue reading »
If it wasn't hard enough already, new research out of Monash University and now published in Nature demonstrates that as we age key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger!
We aren't talking about REALLY OLD here, according to Dr. Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist at Monash...continue reading »
When you read about memory and learning, you will eventually come across the idea of "chunking", which is a strategy our brains use to help remember information. You will also learn that for information that relates to numbers and words, our brains can remember 7+/-2 items (which means between 5 and 9) items easily.
Visual memory was often thought to rely on the same kind of 7 +/-2 items, but new research (published in the journal Science) suggests that visual memory is much more flexible than scientists have previously thought.
In this study, participants were asked to remember several objects from a computer screen. The screen went blank...continue reading »
When we read and learn about stress management, we are often focused on how adults can better manage stress- whether it be personal, on-the-job, or due to a failing relationship. Sometimes, though, with all this focus on adults, we forget that children can feel stressed too.
One of the biggest reasons children feel stress is because of changes in their environment. They feel out of control when things change, and might not be able to have any control over where they live or go to school (such as when their parents separate or divorce) and they may also be subjected to stress at school, such as by being bullied or ridiculed.
Sometimes, it's tough being a kid. One of the ways that children demonstrate stress...continue reading »
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