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Why it’s healthy to sing this holiday season
One of the highlights of Katy Cadman’s week is conducting two-hour-long MomChoir practice sessions with more than 50 other women. When all the voices come together for a song such as All I want for
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We Just ‘Fell Back’ An Hour. Here Are Tips To Stay Healthy During Dark Days Ahead
When it comes to turning back the clocks on our devices, technology has us covered. Our smartphones automatically adjust. But our internal clocks aren’t as easy to re-program. And this means that the time shift
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Why You Should Write More Thank You Notes
Research has shown time and time again that being grateful is good for your health, mood and general well-being. In fact, it’s one of the easiest things you can do to increase your mental health.
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Getting Kids to Eat More Vegetables
If you want a child to eat more vegetables, it might help to use plates illustrated with pictures of vegetables. Researchers tested 235 preschoolers in day care centers. At lunchtime, they gave half the children
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Why the Most Important Idea in Behavioral Decision-Making Is a Fallacy
Loss aversion, the idea that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains, is widely considered the most important idea of behavioral decision-making and its sister field of behavioral economics. To illustrate the importance loss aversion
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“Myth-Busting” Can Impair, Rather Than Correct, Consumers’ Health Knowledge, Study Suggests
Powell writes that many educational materials are designed with the best intentions but should be tested empirically to ensure people understand the information correctly.
