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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 […]

How to Unblock Your Mind

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When a child grows up, even in families where there are no serious conflicts, he needs to use psychological defense mechanisms to deal with the inevitable frustrations. Just as our immune system was created by God to protect our bodies against invaders, such as viruses or bacteria that produce illnesses, we also have psychological mechanisms […]

Problems with Chocolate

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Let’s face it. Chocolate is delicious, and a top favorite of many people. Some enjoy it freely, relying on its positive contribution to pleasure and nutrition, others, aware of some of its unhealthful qualities, abstain. Seems we are currently caught between surges of those opposing attitudes and usage. What, really is the current state of […]

The Problems of Cell Phone Abuse

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On January 17, 2020, the famous American newspaper New York Times published an article in which the author claimed that parents shouldn’t worry about how much time their children spend using technology, such as cell phones, tablets and computers. That’s because, at least according to some experts, too much screen time is not related to […]