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The latest in several studies on how meditation affects the brain (and thus our lives) found that meditators’ noggins actually have more gray matter in certain areas than non-meditators. According to Dr. Belleruth Naparstek, those spots are associated with “emotional regulation and response control.” She adds that this “might account for meditators’ singular abilities to cultivate positive emotions,…

“American teenagers sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Nielsen Company — almost 80 messages a day, more than double the average of a year earlier.” I was surprised–sort of–to read this in today’s New York Times, in an article that reports…

Last week I wrote about how to prepare for scary medical tests as I personally ramped up for my annual CT scan that makes sure I am still free and clear of the cancer stuff. But now that I’m in the foot-tapping, knee-jiggling, and nail-flicking stage, I realized I left out a crucial part of getting tests–waiting…

How’s your Temporomandibular Joint feeling today?  Many of you, I suspect, are struggling with tension, pain, and other issues related to this little joint that sits in front of your ear where your upper and lower jawbones meet. Some of you might have headaches that are traced back to TMJ.  Others might wear mouth guards…
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