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How Do Emotions Affect Your Everyday Life?

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Emotions have the power to drive our actions on a day-to-day basis, and they influence our physiology, or our bodies, more than we think. Understanding how our emotions affect us and our relationships can help us achieve better emotional well-being. In the book Discovering Psychology, Don and Sandra Hockenbury conceptualize emotion as a complex psychological […]

Basil – More Than Just a Spice

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Especially in summer, when tomatoes are in season, basil is an indispensable ingredient in the kitchen. The name, derived from “basileus,” meaning king, gives this wonderfully fragrant herb its rightful place. Probably originating in Africa, this spice and medicinal plant came to Europe via India. Basil is cultivated on a large scale in Mediterranean countries. […]

Three Reasons Why You Feel Stressed When Trying to Relax

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Have you ever tried to relax, only to find yourself overwhelmed with feeling stressed and having negative thoughts? Turns out a lot of us experience this – which is why some have coined it “stresslaxing”. Even though stresslaxation is a new term, it describes relaxation-induced anxiety which has been studied for years. This is shown […]

The Buzz on Caffeinated Beverages

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Caffeine: Are the Perks Worth the Price? Caffeine is the world’s most widely used drug. Approximately 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine in some form every day. Is a caffeine habit harmless, or can it constitute an addiction to a potent drug? Janice Keller Phelps, MD, shares how at an addictions conference where she guest lectured, juice […]

4 Signs that Your Marriage is Crumbling

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Let’s think about some attitudes in marriage, practiced by the husband or wife, that foster the idea of separation in each other’s minds, due to the pain and frustration that such attitudes produce — especially when they become routine. Eva Van Prooyen is a psychotherapist, educator, and relationship expert based in Santa Barbara, California. In […]

Berries-Delicious Medicine

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Summer is berry time—strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries. Berries are naturally high in soluble fiber that binds cholesterol and promotes its excretion from the body. It also slows the emptying of glucose into the blood from the small intestines, thereby steadying the blood glucose curves, avoiding sudden highs and lows. Berries also provide protection against […]