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☆ I've studied the science of happiness for 10 years—here are 10 sentences I try to use every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Stephanie Harrison | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are 10 sentences I try to use every single day to keep my relationships thriving and put what I've learned about happiness into practice. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Stephanie Harrison of The New Happy2. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Stephanie Harrison of The New HappyWe wildly underestimate the effects of a simple compliment. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Stephanie Harrison of The New Happy7. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Stephanie Harrison of The New Happy10.

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☆ Coral reefs are experiencing another global bleaching event. Growing corals on artificial reefs could help save them
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Like other coral reefs, over the last few decades, this vibrant ecosystem has been suffering from the effects of climate change, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reporting a fourth global mass bleaching event – the second in the last decade. Bleaching happens when the corals become stressed due to changes in their environment and expel the colorful algae living on them. University of MiamiIn partnership with the city of Miami Beach, two hybrid reefs were deployed in March 2023. Coral gardeningLirman’s team has been growing and testing coral colonies at the university for more than 15 years. A global problemOcean ecosystems are declining and suffering around the world, Lirman says.

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☆ Mexico brings first charge in case of American and Australian tourists killed on surfing trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Karol Suarez | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A suspect has been indicted in relation to the deaths of two Australian brothers and an American, who died during a surfing trip in Mexico, according to Baja California’s Prosecutor’s Office. The suspect was indicted on a charge of forced disappearance in the case involving the three tourists, whose bodies were found last week dumped in a 50-foot well with gunshot wounds to the head. While Baja California has been plagued by drug cartel violence in recent years, it rarely occurs in tourist areas like Ensenada. Dozens of people held a protest last week in Ensenada calling on authorities to do more to tackle violence facing tourists and locals alike. While parts of Mexico are established tourist destinations, violent crime including kidnapping and human trafficking plague parts of the country, particularly in border areas.

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☆ Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —An influential group of medical experts, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommended last week that most women receive a mammogram starting at age 40. People should now starting getting mammograms at age 40, according to new recommendations. According to a study in the journal Lancet Oncology, the mortality from breast cancer could be lowered by starting mammograms earlier, at age 40. A woman who has a sister, mother or other first-degree relative with breast cancer has double the average risk of breast cancer. Wen: Someone who has a family history of breast cancer may be recommended for genetic testing.

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☆ A gut health dietitian shares her 4 favorite fiber-filled, minimally processed Costco snacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When dietitian Megan Hilbert buys snacks she looks for minimally processed whole foods. AdvertisementA gut health dietitian shared the four healthy snacks she buys on repeat from Costco. Studies have found that a more diverse microbiome is a healthier one, and this is important because research increasingly shows that gut health is linked to overall health. 'That's It' dried fruit barHilbert and her partner are big fans of Costco's "That's It" fruit bars. AdvertisementAs the name suggests, they contain only dried fruit with no added sugar or other ingredients.

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☆ Parents of Australian surfers murdered in Mexico remember loving sons who adored adventure
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The grieving parents of two Australian brothers killed on a surfing trip in Mexico alongside their American friend said their deaths had made the world a “darker place,” days after their sons’ bodies were identified. On Sunday, Mexican authorities confirmed their identities as the three missing friends with the help of relatives who flew out help investigators. Mexican authorities have vowed to investigate the murders, saying the surfers may have been attacked in an attempted vehicle robbery. Mexico’s homicide rate is among the highest in the world, and more than 100,000 people remain missing in the country. Studies show only around seven percent of murders in Mexico are ever solved.

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☆ I’m a nutritionist from a small California city that's home to America’s longest living people: Here's what I eat every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Eliza Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

I was born and raised, and currently live, in a small city in California called Loma Linda. As a dietitian and nutritionist here, I think a lot about how the foods we eat can help us feel better and thrive into our old age. Here is everything I eat in a day to help promote longevity and overall well-being. Whole grains can help keep your blood sugar levels stable because they are absorbed more slowly into the body. If I opt for soft tofu, I'll cut it into cubes, drizzle it with Vietnamese Hoisin sauce, and sprinkle it with furikake, a seasoning made from nori seaweed, sesame seeds, sugar and salt.

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☆ A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Joyce Preston, who's from the UK, turned 100 in March. It was also the year that Joyce Preston, who turned 100 years old last month, was born in the British town of Stockport. There, she starts her day by doing yoga or gentle exercise and loves going for walks. Joyce Preston/ Care UKPreston never married, and her biggest tip for reaching 100 is to "stay single." Joyce Preston/ Care UKBe religiousAs a founding member of an independent evangelical church, religion is important to Preston, and she believes it has contributed to her long life.

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☆ Here’s what marijuana researchers have to say about 420 or ‘weed day’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —It’s 420 or “weed day,” and people around the world will be paying homage to their favorite guilty pleasure: marijuana. “I worry when people are in an enclosed space because new data is beginning to show that secondhand marijuana smoke may be just as dangerous as the primary smoke,” Page said. “Approximately 3 in 10 people who use marijuana have marijuana use disorder,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, some parents told doctors they believed vaping marijuana was safer than tobacco, Boyd told CNN earlier via email. A cloud of marijuana smoke rises as a clock hits 4:20 p.m. during the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on "weed day" in 2022.

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☆ This company wants to slash corporate bureaucracy and let employees manage themselves. Could it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The idea involves slashing the corporate bureaucracy, giving employees more control, and, hopefully, as a result, allowing the company to innovate efficiently. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "We hire highly educated, trained people, and then we put them in these environments with rules and procedures and eight layers of hierarchy," Anderson said in an interview with Business Insider earlier this year. In a traditional corporate setting, the organizational chart flows upward: Lower-level employees have managers, those managers have managers, and so on until the top of the chain. In comes a key part of Anderson's proposal: Cut a big chunk of the middle managers and let employees choose the projects they want to pursue.

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But a new report from Consumer Reports said it recently compared the nutritional profiles of two Lunchables kits served in schools and found they have even higher levels of sodium than the Lunchables kits consumers can buy in stores. The non-profit consumer group said it has petitioned the US Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federally assisted school meal program, to remove Lunchables food kits from school cafeterias, as a result. The introduction of Lunchables in schools came amid proposed changes to school food guidelines by the USDA, which oversees the federally assisted school meal program. The proposed changes aimed to reduce added sugars and sodium levels in school-provided lunches. Food additives are considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the US Food and Drug Administration, but not everyone agrees.

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☆ 'Gray divorce' has doubled since the '90s — and the financial risk is high for women
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The rate of "gray divorce" — a term that describes divorce at age 50 and older — doubled from 1990 to 2019, according to a 2022 study published in The Journals of Gerontology. The 'chronic economic strain' of gray divorceIn heterosexual relationships, gray divorce typically "has more negative implications for women than for men," said Kamila Elliott, a certified financial planner and co-founder of Collective Wealth Partners, based in Atlanta. Altogether, women's standard of living declined by 45% following a gray divorce, while the drop for men was less severe, at 21%, Brown and Lin wrote. These negative economic outcomes persisted over time, "indicating that gray divorce operates as a chronic economic strain," they said. For example, let's say a husband is eligible for a larger Social Security benefit relative to his female spouse.

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☆ Justin Timberlake's new album isn't too bad, but it starts with one of the worst songs I've ever heard
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Justin Timberlake released his new album "Everything I Thought It Was" on Friday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJustin Timberlake's latest effort, "Everything I Thought It Was," isn't as bad as you might expect — but that's only assuming you make it through the first song. Related storiesTo put it more honestly, "Memphis" tempted me to turn off the album within its first few minutes. AdvertisementBut the song's worst offense is the outro, which Timberlake raps with all the charisma of a G-Eazy impersonator.

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☆ Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, dubbed the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. Naloxone, sometimes sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Although the number of overdose deaths in the US has held steady recently, the nation has many more than other high-income countries, research shows. Almost half of adults in the US say they personally know at least one person who died from a drug overdose, according to a survey released this year. Drug overdose deaths reached a significant high in 2022 with more than 109,000, according to provisional data from the CDC, and fentanyl had been a significant factor contributing to the rise.

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☆ Forget supplements — 3 daily habits have a much bigger impact on extending your lifespan
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Getting enough good sleep is also critical for healthy aging and repair. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Some of the very first rigorous and independent placebo-controlled trials of longevity supplements are just getting underway. Here are the three most important things you can do for healthy aging right now. Diego Cervo/Shutterstock"I would say move, most importantly," Dr. Andrea Maier, a leading healthy aging and supplements researcher at the National University of Singapore, said during the conference.

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☆ A nutritionist who cut down on ultra-processed foods shares what he used to eat for breakfast and what he has now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ultra-processed foods have been linked to a range of health problems. Nutritionist Rob Hobson eats as few UPFs as possible by cooking from scratch. Although there isn't a set definition of UPFs, Hobson avoids foods that are manufactured using five or more ingredients, many of which you wouldn't find in a regular kitchen. AdvertisementThere are plenty of nutrient-dense UPFs, such as store-bought hummus, that you don't need to cut out simply because they're ultra-processed. "Not that that's necessarily bad, but if you're trying to reduce your intake of ultra-processed foods, then trying to get stuff as natural as possible is the key," he said.

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☆ Meet a millennial DINK who feels like an outlier in a child-centric world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

None of that was true for her, but today she is part of a double-income, no-kids — or DINK — couple. AdvertisementWhile Michelle and her spouse's parents have been supportive, the couple still feels the weight of a culture that's oriented around having kids. There's also a familiar refrain — one that many DINKs come up against — that it's a selfish decision to forego having kids. AdvertisementShe thinks that being a DINK, and opting into it as a lifestyle choice, needs to be more normalized. Are you a DINK or someone grappling with the realities of a child-centric world?

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☆ Task associates and paralegals are some of the loneliest workers in the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Task associates and paralegals are among the loneliest jobs in the country, a new study shows. Task associates, who stock merchandise in retail stores, reported the highest levels of loneliness, according to a new study from Solitaired. "While that might sound like a job beaming with human interaction with customers, it's not always the case," the study's author, Neal Taparia, told Business Insider. Senior paralegals, in particular, ranked as the second loneliest job, suggesting that the higher up the corporate ladder someone is, the lonelier they might be. And paralegal roles have evolved over the years to include substantive legal work — without the title or pay grade of a full-time lawyer.

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☆ Finding joy in the familiar: Science-backed strategies for seeing life through fresh eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

"Look Again" authors Tali Sharot (left) and Cass R. Sunstein explore how seeing things with fresh eyes can improve happiness, relationships, work and community. The blessing comes as diminished sensitivity to negative stimuli; the curse is that insensitivity relieves the pressure to change things and maybe make life better. CNN: What do you recommend for people considering big life changes? Sunstein: The data we have suggests, if you’re seriously thinking of making a life change, you probably should. Research shows that when people on the fence about moving to a different city, taking a new job or some other big life change do take the plunge, they report being better off months later.

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☆ What, when and how you eat food affects your health, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —What you eat and don’t eat can reduce your risk of medical conditions such as heart disease and cancer and increase life expectancy, according to decades of research. Studies have linked highly processed meat with negative health outcomes, so once again look for minimally processed whole foods. I’d also urge them to cut out ultraprocessed foods, which includes junk food like chips and candies. This is not easy to do because of the sheer amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and ultra-processed food around us. If so, you may end up consuming primarily ultra-processed food, including fast food.

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☆ A quarter of smokers quit within a year or two of menthol bans, researchers find
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The pooled results show that about a quarter of menthol smokers quit within a year or two when the substance is banned from cigarettes. Menthol cigarette smoking rates were lower in settings with national bans and highest when there were only local or statewide bans. Even if just a quarter of menthol smokers quit, it could improve the health of thousands of people. Menthol itself isn’t addictive, but menthol cigarettes are more attractive to new smokers, studies show, because the flavoring masks the harsh taste and smell that may put some new smokers off.

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☆ 3 signs you're in a mature relationship that is improving your physical health
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWhen you’re in the wrong relationship, it can negatively impact your mental wellbeing and even your physical health. Unsurprisingly, when you’re in a healthy relationship with a secure, emotionally mature partner , your overall health improves, too. Degges-White shared a few telltale signs that your romantic relationship not only feels good, but is good for you. You adopt new healthy habitsAn interesting side-effect of a healthy relationship is that it can encourage you to prioritize your health in other areas, according to Degges-White. AdvertisementBecause a healthy relationship makes us more energetic and optimistic, it makes adopting incremental healthy habits a little easier.

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☆ People in this remote valley live to 100—they follow 5 distinct diet and lifestyle habits for longevity
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Samantha Shea | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Wakhi woman and her yak in Avgarch Village, one of the oldest settlements of Hunza Valley that's only accessible by foot. In a little-known mountainous area called Hunza Valley, located far north of Pakistan, people seem to defy all medical odds. They consume apricot seeds and oilApricot trees are one of the most important local crops in the valley. Studies have shown that apricot seeds can help fight cancer and other sources of inflammation in the body, in part due to a compound called amygdalin. A shiny, dark-grey liquid, "Hunza water" has long held the interest of scientists.

Persons: Samantha Shea Organizations: U.S Locations: Avgarch Village, Hunza, Pakistan, Patundas, Upper Hunza, Chapursan

☆ A Harvard-trained neuroscientist's No. 1 diet for fighting Alzheimer's and boosting brain health
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lisa Genova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The foods we eat have a profound impact on brain health, including our risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. A study showed that people who only moderately followed it reduced their risk of Alzheimer's by 37%. Here's what I try to eat every day to boost my brain health:1. These are all great sources of vitamin B and vitamin D — key nutrients for fighting dementia. Smoothies are a delicious way to incorporate more nuts and seeds into your diet.

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☆ 6 common reasons parents regret having kids, even if they really wanted them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

About one in 12 parents say they regret having children, according to a 2021 YouGov UK study . Advertisement“You talk to new parents, and then you talk to parents of kids who have almost grown,” she said. She outlined some of the common reasons parents can regret having children, all of which are important to consider and prepare for before starting a family of your own. Fear of the futureDegges-White said some parents might regret having children purely out of fear for their kids’ future. AdvertisementEven still, there are plenty of parents who feel worried about the future but still see having kids as a worthwhile experience .

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