Health+&+Wellness

[|Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School] [|What do you have to do to keep from getting sick?] [|Food Dyes Pose Risk of Allergies, Hyperactivity, and Cancer] [|9 Strong Reasons To Eat Slowly]


 * [[file:Accepting Criticism and Feedback Gracefully.pdf]]
 * [[file:Are You a Cyberbully.pdf]]
 * [[file:Be Careful Online.pdf]]
 * [[file:Breathing Exercises for Relaxation.pdf]]
 * [[file:Cure for the Common Cold -- 1060L.pdf]]
 * [[file:Dark Sugar.pdf]] (An analysis of High Fructose Corn Syrup's fall from grace.)
 * [[file:Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation.pdf]]
 * [[file:Four Things Grosser Than Pink Slime.pdf]]
 * [[file:A Fresh Look at Lunch.pdf]]
 * [[file:A_Good_Night's_Sleep.pdf]]
 * [[file:Got Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed]]
 * [[file:Guidelines for Becoming a Sympathetic Listener.pdf]]
 * [[file:The Harm Caused by Witnessing Rudeness—1610L.pdf]]
 * [[file:Houseplants Make You Smarter.pdf]]
 * [[file:How Safe Is Water In Swimming Pools -- 1220L.pdf]]
 * [[file:How to Deal with Difficult People.pdf]]
 * [[file:How to Handle Criticism (Part 1 of 3).pdf]]
 * [[file:How to Handle Criticism (Part 2 of 3).pdf]]
 * [[file:How to Nap.pdf]]
 * [[file:How Well Protect Against Swine Flu.pdf]]
 * [[file:Is Google Making Us Stupid.pdf]]
 * [[file:Is Meat Glue As Gross As It Sounds.pdf]]
 * [[file:Lessons from the Garden -- 830L.pdf]]
 * [[file:The Pink Slime in Your Kid's School Lunch.pdf]]
 * [[file:ShouldYouBeSnugglingwithYourCellPhone.pdf]]
 * [[file:SlumberbytheNumbers--1090L.pdf]]
 * [[file:What's Even Grosser Than Pink Slime.pdf]]
 * [[file:You can increase your intelligence.pdf]]

The Worry Bank
"Everyone worries. How much time do you spend worrying? Most things we worry about don't happen. But we still spend time and energy worrying about them. Do you ever wish someone else could do your worrying for you?" Deposit your worries at [|The Worry Bank].

Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Here are "Seven Ways to Restart Your Day". -- Adapted from an article by Kathryn Matthews
 * "Spend your first 15 seconds awake **planning something nice to do for yourself** today."
 * Don't lie awake in bed, thinking. **Get up!**
 * **Drink 1-2 glasses of water** when you first wake up, the time when your body is dehydrated. "Dehydration causes fatigue, which affects your mood."
 * **Move around for a few minutes.** "Just a few minutes of movement--a fast walk, for example--raises energy and reduces tension."
 * **Ask yourself, "What's bothering me?"** Figuring out why you're upset is half the battle.
 * "**Do something nice for a stranger or friend** and see if you don't feel better about yourself. Also, **jot down three things that you're grateful for**. It seems so simple, but counting your blessings just has a way of making you remember the sun is shining."
 * "Look at your own life and try to appreciate the absurdity of what doesn't go exactly according to plan. **Acknowledging how little control we actually have over what happens** is sometimes a most freeing gift to yourself."

From [|Reader's Digest] March 2008 ||
 * =Fake Food, Jumpy Kids?= ||
 * Artificial additives and preservatives are linked to hyperactive behavior in children. ||
 * By Sylvia Hubbard
 * Parents have long suspected that food colorings and preservatives make their kids hyper, so researchers at the University of Southampton, England, decided to investigate.**

In a study of artificial colors and the preservative sodium benzoate, some 300 children drank ordinary fruit juice or mixtures spiked with commercial additives equivalent to two to four snack-size bags of candy. Parents, teachers and trained observers graded the kids on overactive, inattentive and impulsive behavior before and after the six-week trial and determined that the additive-laced drinks increased hyperactive behavior by about 10 percent.

Experts disagree on whether that’s a significant rise, and more research will help clarify the issue. Still, if your child is hyper, consider removing or limiting additives in her diet (they’re found in everything from candy to salad dressing) and see if it makes a difference.

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