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  • Posted: October 31, 2019
  • By: educator

It’s Not Just About You

We have known for some time that people who are religious or spiritual tend to have better health and well-being (see David Williams and Michelle Sternthal, “Spirituality, Religion and Health:  Evidence and Research Directions,” 2007).  But the impact of our spiritual beliefs and practices can extend far beyond our own minds and bodies.  New research

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  • Posted: October 30, 2019
  • By: educator

Healthy Lifestyle vs. “Dieting”

Diet differs from “Dieting”. Your diet is different than going on a “diet”. The two words are homographs, meaning they have the same spelling but different meanings. Everyone has a diet. Your diet is your typical meal pattern, what you eat every day. However, we often think of a “diet” as a restrictive meal plan

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  • Posted: October 14, 2019
  • By: educator

Overcoming Expectation Bias

While there is much discussion of the impacts of bias in our world today, it is most often in the context of gender, race, or religion.  As a society, we actively work to compensate for these cultural biases at the same time we overlook our personal biases that come from experience and expectation. Nineteenth century

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  • Posted: October 13, 2019
  • By: educator

The Color Of Hope

Color has a significant impact on our emotions, perceptions, and physical well being.  For example, red is associated with love, passion, heat, leadership, courage, rage, anger. We “paint the town red,” put out the “red carpet,” or give a “red flag” warning. In China red is good luck. In South Africa red is mourning and

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  • Posted: October 13, 2019
  • By: educator

Aging with Grace

Many consider grace to be virtue.  In fact, The Good Men Project, an online community that generates conversations world-wide about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century, lists “grace” as one of the top ten virtues necessary for modern life. If you think of a virtue as a “good habit

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  • Posted: October 11, 2019
  • By: educator

Solutions for Skin-Wrecking Itches and Rashes

Ever get itchy lobes from a pair of earrings or a rash from new jeans? How about a burning feeling from your usual (and favorite) eye shadow? Yes, you can be allergic to beauty products, clothes and accessories. I’m a beauty editor, not a dermatologist, so I teamed up with Joshua Zeichner, the director of cosmetic

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  • Posted: October 2, 2019
  • By: educator

Bank Support

Get awesome insights on how to maximize your banking needs. For pertinent questions about how to make banking work for you, just ask Alex, our expert banker. Understand the differences between a bank and a credit union. Learn how to effectively use your debit card. Explore how to protect yourself against fraudulent bank calls. Question: 

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