Anxiety vs dwelling

Last month's MSNBC article "Everything you know about beating stress is wrong" had lots of things to love, like dark chocolate being good for reducing stress hormones and encouraging the venting of anger now and again.

I was surprised by the finding that subjects who avoided thinking or talking about their sadness had a lower risk of depression. So much for talk therapy as a one-size fits-all strategy.

Pass the chocolate.

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What's fashionable and painful?

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Asked vs helped

As sales reps know, "It’s easier to farm than to hunt."

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Desire vs despair

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Alzheimer's

Read up on the "10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's" at Alzheimer's Society of Canada. While you're at it, read "Take Action for Healthier Living" which was created for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.

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Monday

You know it's Monday when your "Unresponsive script" message box has a status of "Not Responding."

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Urgent!

Just because you can do it immediately, doesn't mean you should.

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