Mental Attitude: Anger Makes People Want Things More.
Anger is an interesting emotion for psychologists. On one hand, it's negative, but it also has some features of positive emotions. One study found associating an object with anger actually makes people want the object - a kind of motivation that's normally associated with positive emotions.
Psychological Science, Nov 2010
Health Alert: People Emitting CO2?
Every person emits two tons of carbon dioxide a year, representing 20% of total yearly emissions.
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2010
Diet: Vitamin C and The Stomach.
Vitamin C can decrease the risk of H Pylori bacterial infection, which has been linked to peptic ulcers and stomach cancer. Good sources of Vitamin C include: citrus fruits, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, green peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage.
Journal of American College of Nutrition, 2003
Exercise: Lifestyle And Heartburn.
Patients with heartburn may benefit from lifestyle interventions rather than just medication. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects 20-40% of the population. One study gave patients who took prescribed medication for GERD symptoms a 1.5 hour educational session each week, over four weeks. Participants were encouraged to record their symptoms, look at their diet, learn about managing stress, set goals for themselves involving healthy exercise and identify their three biggest problems relating to GERD. Following the intervention, patients felt more in control, believed their treatment could help them, experienced fewer symptoms, were less concerned about their illness and had a greater understanding of and were less affected by their reflux than before the intervention.
British Journal of General Practice, Nov 2010
Chiropractic: Do Not Wait.
Question: If your car was out of alignment would you wait to get it fixed? Answer: No. The same principle holds true with your body and spine. If it is misaligned, or not moving properly, wouldn't you want to get it corrected before it became a major problem?
Wellness/Prevention: Another Reason To Stay Slim.
People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder associated with obesity, have more non-calcified or "bad" plaque in their coronary arteries. Patients with OSA also have a significantly higher prevalence of vessel narrowing and more extensive vessel involvement. 89% of OSA patients have narrowing in at least one vessel, compared to 59% of non-OSA patients.
Radiological Society of North America, Nov 2010
