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The Ultimate (Culinary) Multitasker: A Cook’s Brain

My first cookbook, given to me as a hand-me-down at age 6, was a tattered old copy of the 1959 classic “Betty Crocker’s Cook Book for Boys and Girls.” Filled with brightly colored illustrations, it opened up the world of food to me beyond table manners and commands to “Eat your vegetables.”

How Your Environment Affects Your Emotions

If you think that your environment and your emotions are two entirely separate things — think again! It turns out that there are profound and intimate links between them, and one is not always separable from the other. Living in a dirty, messy home, for instance, has been shown to be damaging to mental health. It creates chaos and clutter

Mentally Preparing For A Major Life Change

From leaving school to experiencing the death of a loved one, we all go through big changes in our life — whether we want to or not. Often, we have no choice but to adapt to these changes. However, while we may go through the motions — many of us can take a while to mentally adapt. By mentally preparing yourself beforehand, big life

Best Sleeping Positions For Lower Back Pain

It is simply amazing to hear just how many people have to deal with chronic back pain. According to the American Chiropractic Association, approximately 31 million people in the U.S. are dealing with pain issues in their backs. The fact is your body does break down as we age. People start to experience things like degeneration of

It’s Alive! What Sentient Networks Tell Us About Human Consciousness

Despite the advances of neuroscience, we’re no closer to understanding how the physical brain generates consciousness than we ever were. What if it’s actually a far simpler mechanism than we imagined, and even more intriguing, what if we already have a model for it? Drill right down and a brain is comprised of a huge number of

How You Can Help Veterans Every Day

As the nation celebrates our 17 million living veterans, it is also important to know that the number of these heroes who are ending their own lives prematurely is rising. In the general population, suicide is the 10th most common cause of death, but among veterans with PTSD, it’s fourth. Among veterans younger than

Getting Your Life Back After A Head Injury

Your head is arguably the most important part of your body. Containing your brain, this part of you is responsible for controlling not only your thoughts but also your actions. Your body does a very good job of protecting your brain, and it takes quite a lot to damage this vital organ. Head injuries are more common than many people think

4 Effective Negotiation Strategies To Be Aware Of

Having effective negotiation strategies will help your business grow. Negotiation is not just about your own needs, but also your counterpart’s in the negotiation as well. To negotiate well, you must have answers for these questions: What would be the best and worst deals for my business? What does my counterpart want from

Is It Wise To Invest In Medical Equipment?

When it comes to obtaining medical equipment, you typically have two options you can choose from: you can buy equipment directly from a provider — paying for it in full — and own it outright. Alternatively, you can decide to acquire the medical equipment you need from a lease provider. Today, there are a lot of lease businesses that

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7 Things You Should Know About Your Attention During COVID-19

A lot of us may reflect on recent years with mixed emotions, as some of the deepest-rooted problems in our own society came to light for a number of reasons. A pandemic prompted a number of crises for both the economy and just about everything we thought we knew about ourselves.

Indispensable Tools For Managers and Human Resources Professionals

Being a human resources professional or manager in 2021 is not an easy job. This is a time when there is a surplus of degree holders competing against each other for a very scarce number of vacancies. People who have done their career-oriented courses are unemployed and hunting for jobs out there. In such a situation, it becomes

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