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Blogging’s Good For Your Health
Blogging can help you feel less isolated, more connected to a community and more satisfied with your friendships, both online and face-to-face, new research has found. read more | digg story
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Scientist Turns Microscope on Herself (while having a stroke)
One of the most fascinating talks at the TED conference so far was given by Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist, who gave a riveting account of a stroke she experienced in 1996. read more | digg story
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You Name It, and Exercise Helps It
Yet another reminder that it’s best to get up off the couch and get moving! People with chronic health problems can improve their health and quality of life by learning how to exercise safely. read...
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My Brain Is Just Getting Better
It doesn’t always seem that my brain is working better the older I get (anecdotal evidence I’ve observed might even suggest the opposite at times . . .), but the NYT says it is: “Older Brain Really...
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Lotus Therapy
Mindfulness meditation has become perhaps the most popular new psychotherapy technique of the past decade. read more | digg story
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The Worst Way of Farming
I got my first detailed, in-depth look at the problems of the industrial farming complex when I read Michael Pollan’s eye-opening book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma (which I highly recommend). This NYT...
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New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging
You know, I have not even had time to read this article because I have to rush out to the liquor store to buy some wine Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan,...
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Your Brain: The Missing Manual
I’ve always liked the title of the series of technology help books called “The Missing Manual.” The accurate and perceptive premise is that manufacturers rarely provide as much guidance as you would...
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Salmonella Tomato Warning Expanded
I love tomatoes, so this news is discouraging. Think I’d better start growing my own. At least 145 people in 16 states have been sickened by salmonella-tainted tomatoes; not all tomatoes affected, says...
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The Worms Crawl In
Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself. This article literally makes me queasy. The thought of worms working their way around inside my body...
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