Posted in brain and mind on Apr 29th, 2010
The first “happiness study” was published in 1978, in the Journal of Personality and social Psychology. The question the researchers asked of people who were interviewed was: what do you think will make you happy?
The researchers thought this would highlight some fundamental elements that contribute to happiness in most people’s lives. They assumed money and [...]
Posted in brain and mind, women's issues on Apr 22nd, 2010
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention informs us that about one third of all children in this country are overweight, and 17% are clinically obese – more than triple the rate from 1976. At the other end of the spectrum, rates about anorexia and bulimia, particularly among teenage girls but not exclusive to them, [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Apr 14th, 2010
We all know that stretching is good for our bodies. It allows us to become more flexible and it makes us feel good, particularly in the morning, as we wake up, or when we prepare for a run, exercise, or move from a position we held for a long time. Now research is pointing to [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Apr 6th, 2010
Arizona is one of the States that has been most deeply affected by the current economic recession. It was one of the first States to feel the impact of the economic crunch due to the crash of the real estate market, so dominant here up to a few years go, and one of the last [...]
