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The promise of many popular diets often includes not just weight loss, but a happier outlook. Yet, a new study shows that the expected mood improvement—the added perk usually seen when losing weight—seems to be short-lived in successful dieters on a low-carb diet. The low-carb diet debate is one that doesn’t seem to want to fade away. The diet itself is an old one. The idea that eliminating most carbs as a weight-loss strategy is an idea that preceded Dr. Atkins by more than a century. There are many types of low-carb diets with varying restrictions on the types and amounts of carbohydrates permitted. Just like other diets, they work as long as you eat fewer calories. Read More »
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Pooh, take your honey and shove it! Ever feel like that? I'm normally pretty upbeat, but yesterday I was absolutely overcome with a wave of grumpiness--for no reason, really. I just felt blue. Good news for us grumps, though... Read More »
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I am not a big sports fan. I
will go to a game and cheer but I don't have very much patience
for the rules or stats or plays. I love the Olympics but I
don't have it in me to follow those athletes throughout the
year on Saturday afternoon coverage of figure skating or swimming
competitions.… Read More »
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The strongest craves for food occur when people are emotionally sensitive. Consciously or not, some people eat more when they face a difficult problem, have no occupation, or need comfort.
Others use food to suppress negative emotions.…
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If you think having frequent lackluster sex inches you closer to drawing the shades and diving head first into a Bell Jar-type depression—you may actually be correct. Read: Bad…
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Wherever you are, New York is
having a beautiful summer day. You know, the kind where everyone
seems to be in a good mood. A really good mood. Passersbys
saying good morning to one another. Strangers smiling widely. We
even saw a subway conductor actually reopen the doors to
let a… Read More »
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A Facebook friend -- a man I met and knew for only a
few days while traveling through Europe fifteen years ago and
randomly found me online a few months ago -- sent me a… Read More »
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Forget the mood ring! If you are feeling
down in the dumps or even a bit irritable, all it
takes is a little nosh to get you back on track to
Happyville. She
Knows' health… Read More »
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Everyone has a few tricks for beating the blues – things you do when you’re feeling down to try to boost your mood. It turns out, however, that several of the most popular strategies don’t actually work very well in the long term. Beware if you are tempted to try any of the following:
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An article in the Providence Journal this month discusses Dr. Mark Zimmerman's study which shows that Bipolar Disorder is being overdiagnosed.
I have been concerned about…
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