Confidence – we need it most of the time. We need it to close a business deal, find new clients, succeed in business, thrive in the workplace and get promoted, meet new people, establish friendships, let go of past hurts, take risks, overcome difficult challenges, fall in love, and so on. Confidence, also known as self-belief, is a powerful force that
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With 64% of the UK population classified as ‘overweight’, scientists are looking into better ways to help the general public cut down their risk of obesity. Now, researchers from the Technical University of Lisbon and Bangor University identified a key factor that can determine the person’s likelihood of losing weight successfully. Th
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Your kidneys are vital to your health because they perform major functions to keep all your other organs functioning properly. They include the removal of waste products from the blood and the regulation of the amount of fluid in the body. It’s difficult when your kidneys get damaged because all other aspects of your health will be affected. You real
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Having a positive attitude is essential to our success and happiness. A person with a positive attitude is someone who wins friends easily, overcomes difficult circumstances more effectively, and expands efforts to reach his or her goal. People with positive attitude believe that they will accomplish what they set their mind to do. They are not discouraged b
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When was the last time you attended a yoga class or practised some yogic movements in your room? While high-intensity workouts like running, cycling and boxing can all make great changes in your health, even the modest forms of exercise can also benefit your health in significant ways. One of them is yoga. What’s more interesting about this gentle exer
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That lowered brow, the thinned lips and the flared nostrils you see is what scientists call the "anger face”, and it appears to be part of the basic human biology. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and at Griffith University in Australia have identified the functional advantages that caused the specific appearance of the anger face to evolve. &q
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The biggest disappointments in life are not really our failures. Often, they are a result of misplaced expectations. Maybe you have experienced it before. You expected a dear friend to stay with you through a difficult situation, but he or she wasn’t there and that make you hold grudges against that person. You expected your mum to understand y
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Researchers from UCL (University College London) have demonstrated how the interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing. It is a known fact that our immune system decline with age. This is why older people are generally more prone to illnesses than their younger counterparts. Two new studies, supported by the Bio
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Are you planning to have a vacation but afraid that the time and money may not be worth it? Do you feel guilty of leaving your work for a day or two to do nothing but relax? Do you fear the pile of work waiting for you when you return? Do you feel like no one can do the job better than you do? According to experts, the reason why many working professionals d
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It’s true – we are our own worst critics. We all have those moments when one glimpse at the mirror spikes up our stress levels. The ‘too good to be true’ concept of beauty, as portrayed by the media, leaves many people hating their own bodies. And from those tiny wrinkles and curves, we get to bash our qualities as a whole, even our p
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