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Feeling a little selfish? Then blame the hot weather | Daily Mail Online

Feeling a little selfish? Then blame the hot weather: How the heat makes us feel frosty towards our fellow humans As mercury rises, people become less sociable …

Shopping Hungry? Psychology Trick Could Stifle Bad Food Choices

  It’s a scenario you’ve probably experienced: You go to the supermarket hungry, and you end up with a shopping cart filled with foods you …

Yoga for Normal People – Believe. Passport to Positive Psychology.

Everyone suffers from stress from time to time. There are times of the year which are significantly more stressful than others. For university students, exam …

Completely Quitting an Opiate Addiction

by William Weiss Opiate drugs are typically prescribed to people as a means of treating some form of acute pain. The natural effects that opiates have of …

How Sustainable Living Can Transform Your Life

by Sally Wong Sustainable living has become a catch phrase for everything from eating a whole foods diet to living off the grid using only renewable energy …

Rules For Life – Common Sense is not Cowardice

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. As part of my preparation for returning to the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017, I’ve …

New Grads in the Workplace: 5 Tips for Surviving Your First Job

by Per Wickstrom The only place where I’ve seen almost as much concentrated and highly prevalent substance abuse as I’ve seen in college has been in the …

How to Control Your Temper

by Darci Maxwell There are few things as unpleasant as somebody suffering from an external bout of unreasonable anger. We often call this a “bad temper.” …

Rules For Life – Everything is a Blessing (Part Two)

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. When I wrote last month about everything being a blessing, I had no idea about the …

The Hardest Habits to Break

by Darci Maxwell Bad habits often start as coping mechanisms — little things we do to help relieve stress and to relax.  Over time, they become a habit, …

Driving in Traffic Can Be a Challenge

by Evelyn Horan Driving in traffic can be a frightening experience for most folks, and especially for some who are older. I live in an up-and-coming area in …

Top Six Medical Tips if your Son is Playing Sports

by John Gary There are so many things to look for when your kids are playing sports. You stand on the side-lines hoping for the best, but you wonder and …

Rules For Life – What’s Your Plan B?

by Ken La Salle Last week, I took a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail with a backpack that was far too heavy, with maps that weren’t very good, with a water …

5 Must-Have Features in Cleanroom Apparels

by John Gary If you have been working in a lab or any other type of medicinal research area, then you’ve likely been thinking about the clothing that you …

Rules For Life – Making Us think

by Ken La Salle You see it happen every year, a chorus rising out of homes and schools around the country and even around the world. “Why do I have to learn …

Rules For Life – Drawing Your Bottom Line

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Yesterday, I found myself waiting at my auto mechanic’s shop. I had taken my wife’s …

When Should I Be Tested for STDs?

by John Gary In the society we live in today, there are many things that can be the cause of concern when it comes to our health. Being exposed to many …

Getting the Benefits of Hairwash

by Michell Spoden Most of us have a traditional mindset when we think about going to the hair salon. We think that when we go and get our hair done, we are …

Where Are My Eyebrows?

by Evelyn Horan When I was in my early thirties, I endured the painful process of plucking my full eyebrows several times a month. Soon, I grew weary of that …

Learn These Things about Drugs Before Your Children Do

by Sara Stringer You know who else knows more about drugs than you? Drug dealers. Now I’m not saying that you have to have a drug dealer’s knowledge of …

Rules For Life – Testing the Rules

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. I began this series just one year ago and, in that time, we’ve discussed some of the …

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