IhadjustspentanhourwithmytrainerRustyliftingweights,run35minutesonthetreadmill,takenmyDalmatianLucyforavigorous40-minutewalk,andthendriventotheYMCAforanhour-longstretchclass.Exhausted,Ihadtoaskwhyexercisewasrulingmylife.IfeelbetterwhenIexercise,Irationalized.Takingadeepbreath,IdelveddeeperandasIdid,IbegantoseethatmyobsessionwithexercisewasrootedmoreinvanitythananyhealthbenefitsIhopedtorecei...[
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By ArtMarkman,Ph.D.
Thereisalotofevidencethatpeopleareoverconfidentinmanyjudgmentsaboutthemselves.Ifyouaskagroupofpeoplehowtalentedtheyareatsomeskillrelativetothepopulationasawhole(orevenrelativetoaspecificgroupthattheyareapartof),theaverageresponseisaboveaverage.Thisfindinghassometimesbeencalledthe"LakeWobegon"effectafterthetowninGarrisonKeillor's PrairieHomeCompanion wher...[
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By IraHymanCreated Feb152010-1:06pmThemancontinuedtomakeracially stereotyping remarks.Hewasaworkassociateofafriendofmine,wewereallhavingadrinktogether,andIwasgettinguncomfortable.IknewthatifIsaidnothing,Iwouldcontinuetofeelbadandawkward.IworriedthatifIconfrontedhim,thatbothmyfriendandhisworkassociatewouldbemadatme.Aclassicnowinsituation.BlackHistoryMonthseemslikeanapprop...[
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Depressioniscontagious,spreadprimarilybysocialinteractioninthefamilyandinotherintimaterelationships.Andthemosteffectiveprescriptionmaybetobolstersocialskills.By MichaelYapko, HaraEstroffMarano,publishedonSeptember01,2009-lastreviewedonFebruary11,2010Itisalmostaclichétosaythatwearesocialanimals.Butthefactthatwearehasverydeepimplicationsforbothourbiologyandourpsychology.Wearebornutterlyde...[
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Muchmorethanachemicalimbalance,depressionisadisorderofmind,brain,andbody.By HaraEstroffMarano,publishedonMarch01,1999-lastreviewedonFebruary11,2010Newresearchischallengingtheassumptionthattheworld'smostcommonmentalailmentisjustachemicalimbalanceinthebrain."Deathwasnowadailypresence,blowingovermeincoldgusts.Mysteriouslyandinwaysthataretotallyremotefromnormalexperience,thegraydrizzleofhorrorind...[
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WhatWomenDoRightBy SusanNolen-HoeksemaCreated Dec112009-10:33am
Womenareextraordinarilyhardonthemselves.Theytendtoscrutinizethemselvesforflaws.Theyarepreoccupiedwithallthewaystheyarenotgoodenough,andtwistthemselvesintoknotstryingtofixproblemsthatnooneelsecansee.Giventhisobsessionwithwhatiswrongwithwomen,itisastoundingthat25yearsofresearchbymyselfandothersoverwhelminglyshowsthatwome...[
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byJoelOsteen
Lifeistooshorttowaitaroundforhappiness.
Whenourdreamsandgoalsstarttofrustrateusandweloseourpeacetowherewe’renotenjoyinglife,that’sasuresignthatwe’reholdingontootightlyandneedtoletgoandreleaseittoGod.
Wedon’thavetoworrythatourGod-givendreamsarenotgoingtocometopassorthatthingsaren’thappeningasquicklyaswewouldlike.JustsimplyletgoandtrustGod.1Petersays,“Ifyouputyourtru...[
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ADDEDTO ARTICLES ONWED02/10/20101.SweetPotatoThewomenofOkinawa,Japan(whoalsohappentobetheworld’slongestlivingladies)enjoyapurplesweetpotatotheycallImoeverydayforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Richinbeta-caroteneandboasting150%moreantioxidantsthanblueberries,thiseasy-to-maketreatcanbesimplyincorporatedintoanAmericandiet.And,ifyoucan’tfindImospecifically,ourorangesweetpotatoespackasimil...[
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“Hecheatedwithme.Imeanonme,”arethewordsthatclumsilyslippedfrommylipsduringmydream-come-true15-minuteinterviewonTheDr.OzShow.Thegooddoctorevencalledmeonit!MyincorrectchoiceofwordsscreamedtoDr.Oz,“There’smoretothisstoryhere.”Duringmy16-yearcareerattheBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,Firearms,andExplosives(ATF),Itrainedcops,lawyers,andjudgeswithinATF,FBI,CIA,DIA,andstateandlocallawenforcementhowto...[
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By KateF.Hays,Ph.D.Created Feb142010-1:17pmWhenthegoinggetstough....
Howdoyouhandleit?Howdoyoumanagethepressuretoperform-nottojustgetby,buttoperformwithexcellence?
ThevastmajorityofclientswithwhomIworkcometoseemebecausethere'sadiscrepancybetweenhowtheydoinpracticeandhowtheyfunctionduringanactualperformance."Iknowmymaterial,butwhenIstarttospeak,Ifreeze."&quo...[
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