Many of us find the holidays to be particularly stressful, but the good news is that you can change your attitude to enjoy the present more. In the new book, “The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living”, author Amit Sood offers a plan to help you reduce stress.

A Time Magazine story from Dr. Dana Suskind, professor of surgery & pediatrics, University of Chicago, that every parent should consider reading before giving their young child an AI driven toy: “Parents—and society at large—cannot afford to take a wait-and-see approach to evaluating the safety or value of these products.

From the Epoch Times: “Recent research shows that gratitude doesn’t just make people feel better; it can physically change the brain in ways that reduce stress, strengthen emotional resilience, and improve long-term mental health.”

From Children’s Health Defense: “A widely used grease remover and dry-cleaning chemical called tetrachloroethylene (PCE) has been linked to liver fibrosis, a condition that causes scarring and loss of liver function even in people who don’t drink alcohol or have obesity.”

From The Epoch Times: “Across the United States, research shows that longer work hours and increasingly busy lifestyles are leaving people more socially isolated than ever. While workaholics may appear to be high achievers, their relentless drive often comes at a cost to their health and relationships.”

From NPR: “Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in teens.”

“We are at the tipping point right now, AI is going to take all the pathways of harm from social media and multiply them.” That’s what Jonathan Haidt, the best selling author of “The Anxious Generation” told USA Today.

From Live Science: “People who are pregnant or lactating should not use cannabis, newly updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) stress.”

Check out this Wall Street Journal story to find out why some young people welcome a break from smartphones and are embracing flip phones, along with digital cameras and CDs.

CNN: “Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%, while drinking a sugary beverage could raise the risk by 50%, a new unpublished study found.”

From The NY Times: “Two studies published on Wednesday raise concerns about the consequences of repeated minor head impacts in athletes. The findings suggest that damage to the brain can occur well before, or independent of, a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E.”

“By highlighting the connection between phthalates and a leading cause of death across the world, our findings add to the vast body of evidence that these chemicals present a tremendous danger to human health.” Sara Hyman, lead study author and associate research scientist, NYU Grossman School of Medicine.