While you may claim to have a pretty decent knowledge of your city’s culture, when was the last time you went to a play? While you may be blissfully unaware of what your city has to offer, take into account that according to a study, people who participated in cultural activities were seen as healthier […]
National Dog Day is being celebrated in the U.S. today. Started in 2004 by Colleen Paige, a pet lifestyle expert and writer, National Dog Day draws attention to the very high number of dogs that need saving each year. Paige, among other groups, hopes that a day like today will improve living conditions for dogs. […]
People always say that money can’t buy happiness, but can it help? A new study found that while money cannot buy happiness, it can contribute to an individual’s overall life evaluation (i.e. looking at where your life is compared to where you want it to be) but has little to moderate effect on positive or negative feelings about your […]
Are you an emotional eater? Do you feel that your mood directly affects your self control? Do you crave high fat, salty, unhealthy foods when you are at your emotionally lowest points? Emotional eating can sabotage any weight loss goals creating a vicious cycle of eating to feel better, feeling bad about eating, and then […]
A happy marriage helps in heart attack recovery? A new study out of the University of Rochester reports an emphatic yes. Researchers looked at 225 patients who had coronary bypass surgery in the years ranging from 1987 to 1990. Of the 124 people who survived for at least the next 15 years, 61 percent were […]
Retirement saving has been something that many people have put on the back burner. The act of retiring may seem like an impossibility and in reality, retiring fully has become more difficult. Well, you can retire…as long as you get another job. Preferably with health insurance. Retirement in the U.S. usually involves Social Security, employer pensions […]
Does city living affect how your brain functions and reacts to stressful situations? A new study shows that city dwellers are more sensitive to stress and more likely to suffer from mood and anxiety disorders than their rural brethren. City dwellers’ brains react differently, so it’s not just a personal difference, it’s a biological one. […]
Were you all smiles in your yearbook photos? If you happily grinned from ear to ear back in those school days, chances are you’ll be happier later in life. A study done at the University of California, Berkley looked at 141 pictures of women in their college yearbook photos at age 21. The researchers then […]
