How to Deal with other Person’s Anger The Art of Emotional Validation

Rebecca Lewis October 18, 2012

 If you add more fuel to a burning log, the fire grows. But if you pour water on it, the fire ceases. Dealing with someone who is extremely upset often puts us in a situation where we tend to be confused whether to add more fuel or pour the water. It is often hard to know how to react on such matter that we sometimes end up speechless. But by understand

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How to Make Your Partner Happy

Helen Holmes October 18, 2012

Why do some couples, despite being together for so many years, end up with a bitter separation? And why is it that some couples manage to stay happy and in love for a long, long time? There is no exact formula to a perfect relationship but there are so many ways to make yours better. Couples should understand that every relationship is a give-and-take r

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Eating Tomatoes May Cut Risk of Stroke, New Study Finds

Amy Taylor October 18, 2012

Their appealing colour and tangy taste is what makes tomatoes the all-time favourite ingredient and pasta sauce of many people, young or old. Children love spaghetti and adults prefer grilled or fresh tomatoes drizzled with olive oil. In whatever form you like, eating tomatoes is good for your heart too, particularly in preventing stroke, a new study suggest

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8 Bad Habits That Cause Terrible Back Pain

Sharon Moore October 17, 2012

Majority of back pain sufferers say that it disrupts most of their important routines such as work, sleep, and even sex. Back pain is the largest cause of absence of work in the UK and Australia, with most cases lasting for not more than 6 weeks. Turns out, most of us have some habits that are making them more at risk of back pain, particularly lower back

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Top 10 Foods for a Perfect, Young-Looking Skin

Rebecca Lewis October 17, 2012

Been using expensive skincare products but not satisfied with the results? Well sometimes, the best way towards a healthy, glowing skin is through your stomach. While most fruits and vegetables are beneficial to your skin, there are a few that score the most.                 1.&n

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Mental Illness More Common in Creative Professions Large-Scale Study Confirms Link between Mental Illness and Creativity

Lisa Franchi October 17, 2012

Vincent van Gogh, the artist behind the 100-million dollar painting “Starry Night”, Virginia Woolf, a best-selling author, known for her novels “To the Lighthouse” and “Mrs. Dalloway”, the beautiful British actress Catherine Zeta Jones, and Abraham Lincoln, the 16th American President, are few of the prominent examples of

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Pollutants Produced By Smoking in Cars Far Exceed Safety Levels, New Study Reveals

Sharon Moore October 17, 2012

Lighting up while driving allows harmful compounds to combine in the air, resulting to high levels of pollutants that far exceed the limit set by the World Health Organisation, even when the car window is open or the air conditioning unit is switched on – a new study reveals. Smoking while driving poses serious health risks Researchers from the Uni

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What is Positive Psychology?

Lisa Franchi October 17, 2012

"For a human being to be happy they must become what they can become." – Abraham Maslow When some of the most popular, highly respected psychologists including Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) and Karen Horney (1885-1952) started focusing their studies on human potential, no one had any clue that positive psychology will come out as a well-accep

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Lack of Quality Sleep Raises Risk of Developing High Blood Pressure

Rebecca Lewis October 16, 2012

Are you among the millions of Britons who feel that life could be so good if they can only get some quality sleep? Not being able to get a good night sleep could put your heart at risk as it elevates your blood pressure, a new study found. For babies and young children, sleeping comes easily after drinking milk. But for many adults and older people who ar

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Social Contact May Ease Pain and Inflammation Associated with Nerve Damage, New Study Finds

Sharon Moore October 16, 2012

Just having someone by your side might reduce the pain associated with nerve damage, a new study suggests. In an animal study carried out by the researchers from Ohio State University, it was found that mice that were paired with others had lower pain responses and fewer symptoms of inflammation in their nervous system than those that were left isolated.

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