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- December 15, 2010
"It's healthy to emotionally eat once in a while—to eat for comfort, to celebrate, or just because," says Jean Fain, a psychotherapist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the author of The Self-Compassion Diet. "Sure, you could go for a walk or head to the gym, but sometimes an ice cream sundae is just the
READ MOREWhen the father of celebrated Boston chef Joy Adams was nearing the end of his life, he chose hospice care in the home. Joy, along with the rest of her family, was there to support him. As CNN’s Ashley Strickland writes, Joy not only had fond childhood memories of several dishes her father made, but credited him with imparting to her a true love for food. So it should come as no surprise that that she used her culinary skills to comfort her dad by cooking for him.
READ MOREEven though we seem to be more connected to our friends, family and colleagues than ever before, are we really? Despite all of the technology we have at our fingertips, a recent survey by The Ken Blanchard Companies finds that many managers aren’t really listening or providing feedback. Writers Ken Blanchard (best-selling author of “The
READ MOREIn this episode, Dr. Oz talks to New York Times investigative reporter Michael Moss, who's made an alarming discovery about how the food industry is fueling our junk-food addiction. Moss has written a new book about the topic, and he discusses our addiction to processed food and its high content of sugar, fat, and salt, referring to
READ MORE“Kathleen Blake, AMA’s vice president of healthcare quality, earlier this year cited studies showing that hospital acquisitions of private practices- which doubled from 2012 to 2018- have lead to ‘modestly worse patient experiences and no significant change in readmission or mortality rates.’ Flawed electronic health record systems in hospitals have resulted in deathly medical errors
READ MOREThese days, going online to help process your grief is a perfectly acceptable step. Here are a few do's and don'ts for supporting a friend who's lost someone he or she loved. Give them the chance to deal in their own way, gently remind them that you're there, and don't expect a response. Remember that
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