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Ingredients for Resilience

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The word resilience can be perplexing. Does it mean remaining calm when faced with stress? Bouncing back quickly? Growing from adversity? Is resilience an attitude, a character trait or a skill set? And can misperceptions about resilience hurt people, rather than help? To sum it up in a sentence: Resilience is the ability to manage […]

What Can Shyness Do to You?

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While humans are inherently social creatures, the path to connection is frequently blocked by an internal barrier. Shyness is an exaggerated fear of being judged by others and causes discomfort and emotional limitations when a person desires social contact. Between 40% and 50% of Americans say they have a certain tendency toward shyness. Of these, […]

How Lifestyle, Mental Health and Stress Control Go Together

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Our cognition and mental well-being are crucial factors for our quality of life and put us in a good position to contribute to society. Ultimately, it can be near impossible to achieve physical goals and demanding life challenges if our brain health is not optimal. Yet most of us appear to be more concerned with […]

6 Faulty Thoughts That Can Lead to Obesity

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Millions of people struggle with being overweight and obese. Obesity rates in the US have been rising from 30.5% in 2000 to 42.2% in 2018. Currently 3 out of 4 Americans are not able to maintain their ideal weight. And the obesity crisis is already affecting our children. 1 in 4 American children under 5 […]

Alcohol — Why Not?

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If you had a dog that bit one out of every three people who came to your house, would you keep it? A significant percentage of people who use alcohol for social or recreational purposes become alcohol-dependent for part of their lives. In the US, about 30% of adults have had an “alcohol-use disorder” in their […]