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  • Sweeten Your Willpower
    New studies show that maintaining your blood sugar might help you control your willpower. A low glycemic diet can be another weapon to overcoming your bad habits.
  • Can Giving Improve your Brain?
    New science shows that the altruisim, the act of giving, activates brain circuits involved in higher thinking and social behavior. Since the brain follows the 'use it or lose it' rule, altruism might actually strengthen those circuits and improve your social skills - eventaully improving your own quality of life.
  • Vacuuming Boosts Health – If you Believe It
    The placebo effect strikes again. A new study shows the power of believing that your everyday routines can help your health.
  • When Exercise is not Exercise
    Exercise accounts for some of the calories you burn every day. But it turns out that fidgeting actually accounts for enough calories to determine how much weight you gain or lose.
  • When a Calorie is not a Calorie
    Not all calories are equal. New studies show that some types of fats increase weight gain much more than others.
  • Death by Prescription
    Stress about health care is a huge problem in this country. Most of the focus is on getting coverage. But the patient should be aware that a little stress on the care might be advisable as well.
  • Health Care – Who Really Cares?
    What's the real difference between the health care industry and the sickness industry? Is it really in the interest of our current system to improve health?
  • Brain Technologies – Part 1: Knowing your Genetic Fate.
    Stress in society today is accelerating. New technologies are adding to that stress, even though many are designed to help improve our lives. Genotyping is one such technology that with the promise of a better future will require some thoughtful debate before going to the masses.

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