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How to De-Stress in 1 Minute

JoeR — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:32:22 -0500

By Laurel Kallenbach Picture this: Sixty seconds of inner quiet. Of not trying to multi-task a thousand responsibilities. Of not projecting yourself into the future. Sixty seconds of listening instead of talking — or lovingly wrapping a gift rather than Grinching your way through the chore. Believe it or not, a focused 60-second meditation stops the forward momentum of anxiety and nervousness that's so pervasive in our world. And anybody, regardless of schedule, can do it with some...

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Why Meditate? Science Finds Clues

JoeR — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:09:52 -0500

By Rachel Brand Buddhists, yogis and ayurvedic doctors have said for centuries that meditation improves health and well-being. Now scientists are trying to prove it. Several clinical studies have documented specific ways that meditating may help people stay healthier, sharpen mental focus and gain more power over their emotions. Some studies even show that the brain of someone who meditates may be physically different from the next guy's. Scientists say it's a very new field of study....

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Praise as Good as Cash to Brain: Study

jride — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:28:46 -0400

Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash.

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Public Display of Meditation

LimeTV — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:53:38 -0400

Lime.com & Yogamates.com meet up with Max Simon, founder of The SelfCentered Tour, in Hollywood for a Public Display of Meditation.

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Good Marriage Equals Good Blood Pressure

jride — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:18:44 -0400

A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests.

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The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore

LIME — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:11:19 -0400

Casa Diablo Gentleman's Club is just the latest example of selling veganism with a “Girls Gone Wild” aesthetic.

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It Pays to Play Nice, Harvard Study Says

LIME — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:21:55 -0400

Screaming sports coaches and cutthroat tycoons have it wrong: Nice guys do finish first, a new study suggests.

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In Sisters, Love and an Urge to Wring Her Neck

LIME — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:17:00 -0400

Research on sibling relationships suggests sisters tend to have more contact as adults than other sibling pairs. While this means sisters often remain close, particularly as they get older, it also creates more opportunity for conflict and rivalry.

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Happiness Can Be Inherited, Research Finds

LIME — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:05:09 -0500

You can't buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, British and Australian researchers said on Thursday.

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Study Finds Love Really is Blind

LIME — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:06:29 -0500

Love really is blind, at least when it comes to looking at others, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

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