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5 Ways To Stop Overreacting

Do you fly off the handle for “no reason”? Have you been accused of being “hot-headed”? When the emotional intensity of your behavior doesn’t match the situation at hand, you are overreacting. By learning the following skills, you can prevent exaggerated responses, and avoid saying or doing things that may damage your relationships. View Full Post

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Snooki’s Rules for Weight Loss

Reality TV star Snooki has gotten drunk, gotten punched, and gotten arrested, but maybe the most shocking thing she’s done in the past decade or so is to drop a few pounds in a sensible way. View Full Post

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Sneaking Artificial Sweeteners into Milk

Kids are, reportedly, consuming less milk in school. Sometimes, the kids are swapping water for milk; sometimes, they are switching to diet sodas. And so the dairy industry is petitioning the FDA to allow for aspartame-sweetened milk, with no mention of the artificial sweetener on the front of pack. View Full Post

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Give Cycling a Try

My parents told me I should give it a try. At the age of four, I was introduced to the bike. Not for competition, just for fun. I didn’t think about it back then, but the bike was my first form of self-powered transportation -- a way to get away from parents, siblings or neighborhood. I liked being out on my own. Little by little I started to explore further, and I could go as far as my legs and my bravery would take me. View Full Post

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Women: Listen to Your Heart

Despite the fact that public health experts have mounted a huge campaign for the past decade or more to inform women about the different ways that a heart attack can present itself, all the statistics show that we women are still waiting too long to call for help. I believe that one of the reasons has to do with our nature: Most of us live in the land of denial. We do not think that something like a heart attack can happen to us. And we’re so busy taking care of others that we often ignore our own symptoms. View Full Post