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Stop Snacking: Switch Hands

  Live Better | December 15, 2012 | Jen
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Mindless Eating 101: Habit Can Hinder a Healthy Lifestyle.

Posted in Live Better | Tagged david t. neal, eating, food, habits, health, motives, obese, Psychology, weight, weight loss

Towards a Healthier Cola?

  Live Better | November 16, 2012 | Jen
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Cola and other soft drinks aren’t good for us – yet we continue to try to make them so.  Is it worth it? We know that we should be drinking more water, and should continue to …

Posted in Live Better | Tagged cola, diabetes, digestion, health, pepsi, soft drinks

Hungry Neurons Make You Hungry

  Brain, Live Better | August 16, 2012 | Jen
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You’re not reading a circular definition – cannibalistic cells might be thwarting your diet. It’s called autophagy (literally “self-eating.”)  By dismantling the precious biochemical building blocks that make up neurons, the body snags a short-term …

Posted in Brain, Live Better | Tagged health, Katherine Bagley, medicine, neurons, obesity, research

Can a Tick Bite Turn You Into A Vegetarian?

  Human Bizarre | August 15, 2012 | Jen

Amblyomma americanum, the “Lone Star tick,” is turning all kinds of people across the U.S. South from typical human omnivores to  born-again vegetarians without their knowledge or consent. How can such a little arachnid cause such …

Posted in Human Bizarre | Tagged allergy, biology, diet, health, meat, physiology, vegetarian

Why Wait? Procrastinate Now!

  Newsletter | August 9, 2012 | Jen
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August 8, 2012: Volume 3 Issue 32 Edited by Chip Walter and Jen Szymanski Take a Nano Nap  Long naps are so passe. Welcome to the new millennium, where mp3 players, smartphones, and now, even …

Posted in Newsletter | Tagged health, history, Psychology, tips

91 Cures for a Hangover (from 1961)

  For Fun | July 20, 2012 | Jen
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The morning after the night before can be brutal. But is the hope for some relief worth sniffing gas fumes? Stuffing a raw onion? If those don’t appeal to you, here are 89 more “guaranteed” …

Posted in For Fun | Tagged alcohol, drinking, health, the awl

Eat, Smoke, Meditate: How Do You Cope?

  Live Better | July 11, 2012 | Jen
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Life is stressful. To get through it, humans do a wide variety of activities, ranging from the healthy (exercise, meditation,) to the…not so much (excessive drinking, smoking.) But does how we cope really matter where …

Posted in Live Better | Tagged brain, health, neuroscience, Psychology

Bug Off! Why Mosquitoes Seem to Pick On You

  Live Better | July 9, 2012 | Jen
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Ouch! Why do mosquitoes seem to chow down on you, and (seem to) leave other people alone?

Posted in Live Better | Tagged health, medicine

Twenty Things You Didn’t Know About Allergies

  For Fun | July 6, 2012 | Jen
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What do you really know about allergies? There’s more to them than peanuts, tissues, and Benadryl. Up your allergy acumen with this list.

Posted in For Fun | Tagged fun, health, list, medicine

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The most famous arcade game in history was released by Namco with little attention in its native Japan. At the time, game legends Space Invaders and Asteroids were drawing all of the fuss; another one called Rally-X was the newcomer to beat, lighting up the tradeshows. It took an American audience to elevate the story of a hungry yellow pizza to the throne. Read more >>>

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