Would You Refuse a Promotion to Stay in a Job You Love?
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 26, 2013
Many people work hard to climb the corporate ladder, but what do you do if you already have your dream job? If you have the perfect job, it’s important that you make a proactive effort to keep that job.
READ MOREI’m OK, You’re Needy: Why So Many Demand So Much
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 23, 2013
Has someone you love ever called you needy? Pandora MacLean-Hoover, a licensed independent clinical social worker in Cambridge, MA, claims, “Everyone who is emotionally healthy is able to acknowledge their needs. It’s a positive thing to be able to reach out and ask for help." Yet, many people view asking for support in a
READ MOREKids Watch TV As Parents Do, Not As They Say
- Home & Family
- July 23, 2013
Do you limit how much television your children can watch, but then let yourself watch as much as you want? “If the parents watch TV in their free time, the kids are being socialized to watch TV in their free time,” says senior research scientist Amy Bleakley, who led a recent study by the Annenberg
READ MOREGMOs: Researchers debate the safety of genetically modified foods
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 22, 2013
Do you really know what’s in your food? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are used to make crops more resistant to external stressors, but many people are worried about the impact GMOs may have on our health and the environment.
READ MOREAddiction: The disease that lies
- Health & Healing
- July 22, 2013
If you knew something would harm you, would you still do it? Those who suffer from addiction may not have a choice. The disease impacts the part of your brain that rewards or reinforces your actions, or the reward center, which ultimately prioritizes the addiction as most important for survival. Dr. Marvin D. Seppala, the
READ MORE‘She’s our miracle daughter’: Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller welcomes baby girl after ovarian cancer almost left her infertile
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- July 21, 2013
Retired Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller didn’t think she would be able to have another baby after fighting ovarian cancer- she worried that her chemotherapy would impact her fertility- but luckily, she was wrong.
READ MORESelf-Published Book Success Stories
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 21, 2013
Have you always wanted to write a book? Technology has come a long way, allowing pretty much anyone to self-publish using resources like CreateSpace by Amazon.com and Smashwords, an independent e-book distributor.
READ MORECalif. Restaurant Gets Youth Off Streets, Into Kitchen
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 21, 2013
“Come hungry, leave inspired.” That’s the motto of Old Skool Cafe in California. Owner Theresa Goines, a former juvenile probation officer, used all of her retirement savings to start the restaurant eight years ago.
READ MOREDr. Oz Helps Make Apple Juice Safer
- Health & Healing
- July 17, 2013
Back in 2011, Dr. Mehmet Oz found himself in the center of a controversy. After the staff of his TV show had an independent laboratory test five different brands of apple juice, Oz sounded the alarm on the high levels of arsenic. Several samples had considerably more than the ten parts per billion that the
READ MOREMonroe entrepreneur creates professional workspace for women
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 17, 2013
Working from home can be challenging due to constant distractions, a problem which has led many entrepreneurial women to seek more productive workspaces outside the home. Entrepreneur Tracy Mate decided to open the Collaborative Women’s Center in Monroe, Connecticut to solve the problem for herself and for others with similar situations.
READ MOREU.S. sicker than other developed nations
- Health & Healing
- July 15, 2013
People in the U.S. are living a little longer, but that doesn't mean they are living longer in good health. According to a University of Washington survey by Dr. Christian Murray and his colleagues, our bad dietary habits, obesity and smoking are more a cause for alarm than even pollution or radiation. Dr. Murray explains,
READ MOREAir pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 15, 2013
It’s time to start recognizing that the air we breath can cause lung cancer and worsen heart failure, according to two new studies on the impact of air pollution. A person’s risk for developing lung cancer increases in more polluted areas, even if that person is a non-smoker.
READ MORELack of regular bedtime may affect kids’ learning skills
- Home & Family
- July 14, 2013
Do you give in when your kids ask to delay their bedtime? Not going to bed at the same time every night may be harmful to the developing brain, new research suggests. Amanda Sacker, author of the study, says, “Early child development has profound influences on health and well-being across the life course. Therefore, reduced
READ MOREThe Office Nurse Now Treats Diabetes, Not Headaches
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- July 14, 2013
As insurance costs rise and our workforce ages, many companies are turning to workplace health clinics as a way to minimize sick days and visits to the doctor. A Towers Watson survey found that 39% of large U.S. employers will have on-site medical clinics by 2014, compared to just 23% in 2011.
READ MORESex, Alcohol and Oversharing
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 14, 2013
Have you ever thought about why people share too much personal information on social media? Dr. Hal Shorey thinks it depends on your attachment style, or how you form emotional bonds with other people. Anxious types are more sensitive to social cues, making them prone to BYB, or bragging your business. Talking about yourself can
READ MOREFeatured Stories
-
The texting dead
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- April 8, 2013
-
The business of happy families: Family Inc.
- Home & Family
- February 12, 2013
-
It All Started With a 12-Year-Old Cousin
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 3, 2014
-
Brought back from the dead
- Health & Healing
- May 5, 2014