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Dopamine Motivates Human Intelligence: Science Finds The Origin Of Awesome In Strange Location Of Happiness Brain-Cells

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Dopamine Motivates Human Intelligence: Science Finds The Origin Of Awesome In Strange Location Of Happiness Brain-Cells
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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!:
Ok, so some human intelligence researchers at Yale were minding their own business one day comparing our brains to monkeys.

They were trying to figure out what makes ours so great; since primates are so close to us.

And what they found was a bit of a surprise.

You see, many of the 180+ parts of our brains do very different things,

But Science is also finding increasingly-specific and weird bits inside those regions, and it surprises them every time, especially this one…

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Nut-trition: Eating Just A Small Amount Of The Right Snack-Foods Provides A Surprising Health-Boost

Filed Under: Nutrition

Nut-trition: Eating Just A Small Amount Of The Right Snack-Foods Provides A Surprising Health-Boost
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Eating The Right Foods Can Be A Life-Saver:
A lot of us have trouble eating healthy, and think of things like nuts & seeds as just a snack.

Even more of us have trouble adding-back vitamins & minerals to the decreasingly-nutritious western diet.

But one trend that’s gaining popularity is trying to get less processed-food.

Especially Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s clever sub-theme of getting key nutrients only from food and not supplements.

And there is some pretty surprising upside for fans of one of Dr. Joel’s favorite foods…

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Gratitude And Health: It Might Be One Of The Hidden Keys To Lasting Well-Being. 5 Reasons Why + Bonus!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Gratitude And Health: It Might Be One Of The Hidden Keys To Lasting Well-Being. 5 Reasons Why + Bonus!


Gratitude’s Booster-Shot! Health Can Come From Surprising Places:
Gratitude resurfaces at a time of year when we’re reminded of the virtues we tend to gloss-over,

Sadly, that quality can get lost in the whirl and rush of the 12th month just as we tried to remember it 30+ days before.

Christmas is about thoughtfulness and generosity. New Year’s Eve is about celebrating. And New Year’s Day is about self-reflection.

But in the case of the namesake virtue from that sports & binge-fest holiday in November,

Science says it can actually inspire great things in you; besides just arguing with distant relatives and diversifying the dessert narrative in your life…

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Nostalgia’s Health Benefits: Fond Memories Give You A Stockpile Of Grit, Optimism, & Strength

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Nostalgia’s Health Benefits: Fond Memories Give You A Stockpile Of Grit, Optimism, & Strength
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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year:
Each fall & winter, social nostalgia drives us to revisit people from various parts of our lives as the holidays come around,

Including our Families, which may be more or less dreaded according to the extent your life does not meet their expectations.

Depending on your Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving situation, those reunions can range from dreary obligations, to Texas-sized reality-TV fiascos,

All the way to something so touching you want to remember it the rest of your life.

And if you’re in the last camp, Science may just have some great news for you…

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Weight-Loss Innovation Continues. Increased Fat Metabolism & Stamina Possible Through “Diet In A Bottle” Alchemy

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Weight-Loss Innovation Continues. Increased Fat Metabolism & Stamina Possible Through “Diet In A Bottle” Alchemy
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Exercise Holy Grail Is Close At Hand:
Weight-loss via exercise is a concern for many of us at one time or another.

And the shocking thing is that it’s surprisingly difficult.

You may also find that fat is unexpectedly-hard to burn off with exercise alone,

-That you really need nutrition on your side too.

Millions of people have gone still further and turned to supplements to see if the process could become even one small bit easier.

Well, SCIENCE! has come to the rescue, and research doctors are creating the next wave of exercise-in-a-bottle that make workouts almost obsolete…

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Weight-Loss That’s Fast & Easy Could All Start With A Strange Change To Your Senses

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Weight-Loss That’s Fast & Easy Could All Start With A Strange Change To Your Senses
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Science Continues To Discover Human Freakonomics:
So as research on weight-loss and other health-concerns goes on, we’re reminded in new ways how quirky human beings really are.

Whether it’s the revelation that speed-eating makes you gain weight faster,

Or even the part of those studies that show the experience of tasting is actually more smelling the food than anything else.

And in its pursuit of the weird side of humanity, Science is discovering an even more interesting part of diet.

How you smell your food may affect your health in really unexpected ways…

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The Probiotic Fountain Of Youth. Eat An Activia, -BOOM, You’re Wolverine! All Because Of Tiny Gut Bacteria.

Filed Under: Aging

The Probiotic Fountain Of Youth. Eat An Activia, -BOOM, You’re Wolverine! All Because Of Tiny Gut Bacteria.
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You Think Activia’s Great? Wait Till You Try This!:
Probiotics that improve health have been the focus of fancy yogurt commercials we’ve all seen once or twice.

Some of them have verged on uncomfortable disclosures by Jamie Lee Curtis on the exact details of her very own G-I functionality. Fascinating.

But fewer people will have read up on the human microbiome & all the strange interactions science is learning about the bugs on us & in us.

And a team in Texas used modern DNA-wizardry to find out something even more interesting. One day, it just might save your life…

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Superagers Avoid Brain-Shrinkage With Mysteriously Sharp Memory, Young Mindset. Maybe You Can Too… [Video]

Filed Under: Aging, Video

Superagers Avoid Brain-Shrinkage With Mysteriously Sharp Memory, Young Mindset. Maybe You Can Too… [Video]


Super-Agers Prove Ancient Wisdom On Brain Youth:
Aging is only a state of mind [or brain] is something wise men have been saying for thousands of years.

And we all hear about the increasing number of examples to the contrary about Alzheimer’s & Dementia a bit too much of late.

But buried in the mountains of discouraging anecdotes on what seems like inevitable mental decline are some gems.

And in this video, Seeker talks about the rare brain-athletes called, “Super-Agers” who may one day save us all from that fate…

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