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People Who Think Leisure Is Wasteful Have Worse Mental Health. -All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

People Who Think Leisure Is Wasteful Have Worse Mental Health. -All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy!
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People Who Hate Leisure Are Miserable. (+yes, these people do exist):
Haven’t seen enough YouTube videos on the toxicity of “Hustle Culture” (no, not that disco dance from the 70s) yet?

Well, look no further!

Now there are a set of studies out on the general psychological profile in it, so take THAT Gary Vaynerchuck and Ali Abdaal!

Recent work by OSU, Rutgers, & Harvard researchers shows people who take themselves too seriously to have fun are also at-risk for several other problems.

And besides the risk of being a colossal buzz-kill at every possible event in life, those might turn out to be -not- just psychological problems, either…

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By: Will  /    /    

Olive Oil Vs. Lifespan: Surprising US Nutrition Data Results Suggest Key Ingredients Tied To Longevity

Filed Under: Aging

Olive Oil Vs. Lifespan: Surprising US Nutrition Data Results Suggest Key Ingredients Tied To Longevity
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Longevity & Olive Oil. US Study Evidence For Lifespan Impact From Food:
Part of what we do here is a baby-steps approach to the search for The Holy Grail.

We’re looking for proven stuff, even small stuff, that could potentially shift lives onto a better course.

Even if it’s one degree of correction per year.

It’s the same thing that drives amazing researchers like Dr. David Sinclair.

So given the mystifying and encouraging work that’s been done on it before,

It’s probably no surprise that Harvard researchers have found some more great news about one little thing we could add to our diet each day…

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By: Will  /    /    

Injectable Blood Compounds From Running And Cardio Exercise Boost Brainpower In Mice, Maybe You Too!

Filed Under: Aging

Injectable Blood Compounds From Running And Cardio Exercise Boost Brainpower In Mice, Maybe You Too!
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Blood Compounds From Running Reduce Inflammation And Boost Brainpower:
In the US and the First World, we really don’t seem to get a lot of exercise.

That’s such a problem that just about every health organization in the US is begging us to get more.

One of the other downsides to our lethargy is that even if exercise won’t fix a bad diet,

It’s fantastic for your health, as we’ve said here several times.

In fact, cardiovascular exercise like running and possibly plain-old walking might just fight or prevent Alzheimer’s.

But a Stanford team might just be on the way to changing the benefits we can all get from “exercise”…

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By: Will  /    /    

IQ Vs. Pregnancy And Nutrition: Which Makes For The Brainiest Babies? Fish Or Fish Oil?

Filed Under: Family

IQ Vs. Pregnancy And Nutrition: Which Makes For The Brainiest Babies? Fish Or Fish Oil?
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Pregnancy & Nutrition. Which Is Best For A Child’s IQ; Fish Or Fish Oil?:
Awhile back, I contacted The Charismatic Voice, because I heard the great news that Elizabeth was going to have a baby!

I wanted to pass-on what info I had here about both fish and nuts and the positive effects they have on kids development,

-Not that her child will actually need them that much. Because Elizabeth is so brainy, she’ll undoubtedly pass-on those smarts to The Charismatic Baby!

But unfortunately in-keeping with a few of the recent cautions on The Mediterranean Diet, there is both a problem and a solution…

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By: Will  /    /    

Coffee Vs. Dementia: A Couple Cups A Day May Reduce Cognitive-Decline And Alzheimer’s Disease

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Coffee Vs. Dementia: A Couple Cups A Day May Reduce Cognitive-Decline And Alzheimer’s Disease
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Coffee Vs. Alzheimer’s. A Few Cups A Day Is Looking Like A Great Habit To Have:
One of the most difficult things to deal with in life is something you feel you can do nothing about.

Well, one of the goals of this site is to try to help people avoid those situations in the first place.

And before we get our Artificial-Intelligence super-drugs in the year 2050, we have to take the best that SCIENCE! has to offer now.

One of those themes strangely-enough is exploration into the Freakonomics-like hidden benefits in all kinds of things.

-Like specific nutritional choices.

And if the current version of “Get your medicine from your food” is any indicator, everyone’s favorite drink just got another vote of confidence…

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By: Will  /    /    

Mediterranean Diet Vs. Pesticides: Choosing A Healthy Meal Plan Might Have Unexpected Costs Unless…

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Mediterranean Diet Vs. Pesticides: Choosing A Healthy Meal Plan Might Have Unexpected Costs Unless…
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The Mediterranean Diet. Is It Really Healthier If You Get More Pesticides?:
So part of what we all decide to do in The New Year is to better ourselves.

Great and noble goals. Even better if you have a plan populated by small routines & systems to achieve the big goal.

One of the goals many of us set of course, is weight loss.

And with that comes a list of popular diets.

Some of which are healthy. Others are the result of celebrity fever-dreams.

One of the most popular for the last few years is The Mediterranean Diet, but research is showing there might be at least one hitch to that plan…

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By: Will  /    /    

Happy New Year For 2022, Health Trekkers!

Filed Under: Announcements

Happy New Year For 2022, Health Trekkers!
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Happy New Year Health Trekkers!:
Here’s to your good health, happiness, and prosperity in 2022!

Also, let’s hope for an end to this alphabet-soup pandemic.

Who knows, maybe everyone uninfected up until this point will just catch Omicron,

Have a short, mild, case with minimal inconvenience and the whole thing will be over in a few months?

Here’s to hoping the stuff the future holds for us is good!

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Gratitude’s Health Benefits: The Pilgrims Were Right. Being Thankful Can Make Your Life & Health Better!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Gratitude’s Health Benefits: The Pilgrims Were Right. Being Thankful Can Make Your Life & Health Better!
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Gratitude, Optimism, & Quality Of Life. You Could Live Better & Longer!:
With the end-of-year holidays upon us now, that means at least one thing.

We all survived Thanksgiving with our weird, and probably-alcoholic relatives.

Which bring us to an important point: Many holidays try to emphasize at least some good personal qualities.

Especially when it comes to remembering people who had almost nothing and risked it all to try to start over.

Those people were genuinely thankful for every tiny bit of something they had.

And that’s not just an exercise in “woo-woo”. SCIENCE! has found real benefits…

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By: Will  /    /    

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