4 Ways to Increase Your Workplace Well-Being
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- January 9, 2012
A Buddhist monk helps you increase your workplace well-being and keep yourself calm in the New Year. O, The Oprah Magazine, January 2012
READ MOREPhysical Activity Linked to Better Academic Performance
- Health & Healing
- January 5, 2012
Dutch researchers, led by led by Amika Singh of the Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center's EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research in Amsterdam, recently reviewed previous studies from around the world on the relationship between physical activity and academic performance and found that the data "suggests there is a significant positive relationship between physical
READ MOREMommy, why is that lady so fat? Embrace the embarrassment
- Home & Family
- January 5, 2012
What do you do when your child makes a loud, embarrassing comment about someone in public? All too often, the answer seems to be to shush them, avoid eye contact and hustle away. Meg Zucker, a woman born with only one finger on each hand and one toe on each foot, and two of her
READ MORERed meat lovers have more kidney cancer
- Health & Healing
- December 31, 2011
In a large U.S. study, researchers found that middle-aged adults who ate the most red meat were 19 percent more likely to be diagnosed with kidney cancer than those who ate the least. However, "red meat is an important source for iron (and) it has protein," said Dr. Mohammed El-Faramawi, an epidemiologist from the University
READ MOREFight Infections Naturally
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 31, 2011
Forget miracle pills! This episode of The Dr. Oz Show features fast, all-natural treatments that ward off infections. Fight off ear infections, sore throats and UTI’s with these natural cures. The Dr. Oz Show, 12/19/2011
READ MOREMotivation down? Take on a rival
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 31, 2011
There are many ways your business can benefit from healthy competition. Sometimes a rival is all you need for motivation, whether it's a company across town or an online retailer who has impacted your sales. You can even "make up" an imaginary rival by deciding on a goal, like, say, to generate more foot traffic
READ MOREOn the Road: The lost art of thank you notes
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 31, 2011
As part of the continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman reports on how putting pen to paper and sending thank you notes can improve one's personal life. CBS News, 12/30/2011
READ MORELa. seniors show exercising is not an age thing
- Health & Healing
- December 31, 2011
New research is revealing some surprising numbers about just how effective exercise can be in warding off the aging process. CBS News correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook introduces us to one group of senior citizens, the ladies of the Louisiana Tigerettes, who are living proof of how effective exercise can be. The Tigerettes have won seven
READ MOREWhere Germs Lurk on Planes
- Health & Healing
- December 31, 2011
Here are some basic precautions passengers can take to avoid catching cold in a crowded airport or when stuck at 30,000 feet next to sneezers and coughers. The Wall Street Journal, 12/20/2011
READ MORESpeaking volumes
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 31, 2011
Here's a roundup of the most notable career books of 2011. New York Post, 12/19/2011
READ MOREConsumers turn to do-not-track software to maintain privacy
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 31, 2011
Consumers are increasingly taking online privacy into their own hands by using free online tools and services. USA Today, 12/29/2011
READ MOREMaking a Difference: Brides Across America
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 31, 2011
A nationwide program, Brides Across America, gives away wedding dresses to military brides who are occupied on the battlefield and don't have the time or money to spend on a dress. NBC Nightly News, 12/26/2011
READ MOREQuestions About Organic Produce and Sustainability
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 31, 2011
Amidst explosive growth in the commercial cultivation of organic produce, concerns are being raised as to the sustainability of organic agriculture. Plus, as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing, small farms, and limited environmental strain. These products are therefore increasingly removed from the
READ MOREThe best celebrity weight loss stories of 2011
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 31, 2011
Mother Nature Network, 12/29/2011
READ MOREToddlers Can Remember Events, New Study Says
- Home & Family
- December 31, 2011
A new study from New Zealand's University of Otago found that about 20% of a group of kids age 27- to 51-months could recall a "unique event" six years after it occurred. Out of the kids who remembered, two were under age 3 when the event happened. "Our new data provide objective evidence that events
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