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Abstinence Training Doesn’t Keep Teens From Having Sex

michael — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:33:42 +0000

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Pledging abstinence before marriage has been touted as an alternative to birth control. Nice idea if it wat effective. It seems that a recent Johns Hopkins study shows that promise rings and other abstinence pledges just don’t work. What happens in the real world is that teenagers who pledge to remain [...]

Animal Intelligence is Not What We thought

michael — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:10:23 +0000

Image via Wikipedia The way most of us learned about evolution, intelligence developed more or less linearly. Vertebrates ended up smarter than invertebrates. Bony fishes grew larger brains than cartilaginous ones. Land animals evolved a greater intelligence than sea dwellers. Mammals developed more intelligence than birds and so on. It’s an elegant model. Unfortunately, for those [...]

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michael — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:51:25 +0000

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Eating At Buffets Plus Not Exercising Equals Obesity In Rural America

michael — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:27:42 +0000

Image by amanky via Flickr In a study, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine found that, In small towns in the Midwestern United States, people who eat out often at buffets and cafeterias and who perceive their community to be unpleasant for physical activity are more likely to be obese. While that may seem obvious, [...]

Consumers Equate “Healthy” Lable With Low Calorie – Big Mistake

michael — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:31:34 +0000

“When we see a fast-food restaurant like Subway advertising its low-calorie sandwiches, we think, ‘It’s OK: I can eat a sandwich there and then have a high-calorie dessert,’ when, in fact, some Subway sandwiches contain more calories than a Big Mac.” ... Consumers then chose beverages, side dishes, and desserts containing up to 131% more calories when the main course was positioned as “healthy” compared to when it was not–even though, in the study, the “healthy” main course already contained 50% more calories than the “unhealthy” one.

Warrior Mind Training

michael — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:00:45 +0000

The US military has taken a page from the ancient Samurai and introduced mindfulness meditation and guided imagery to Marines and Army personnel. “The course is catching on in military circles as a way not only to treat both post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries, but to improve focus and better prepare soldiers and Marines [...]