Much of what we’re told about diet, lifestyle and disease is based on epidemiologic studies. What if it is just bad science? Read the Rest of this New York Times Article [continue reading…]
Life
Rob Sharp
The Independent, UK
September 11, 2007
Lessons in wellbeing will soon be on the syllabus for every British schoolchild. But what about the rest of us? Rob Sharp takes a crash course in contentment
What can we do to improve our emotional lot?
Academics such as Richard Layard, who wrote the critically acclaimed 2005 bestseller Happiness, suggests that everything from health to our friends, family and even our working lives are vital. [continue reading…]
More than 20 million people – a third of the UK population – live with the direct effects of divorce or separation, suggests a survey published today. A minority get help, mainly from lawyers, but that is usually is not enough. The figures highlight a crisis for separating parents and their children, according to Karen and Nick Woodall, authors of ‘Putting Children First’ – published today – Britain’s first handbook aimed at everyone affected by family separation.
Some 33 per cent of respondents reported that either their parents had separated or they had separated from a partner with whom they had had children. Given that Britain’s population now exceeds 60m, the survey suggests that more than 20m people may be living with the direct effects of separation. [continue reading…]
Painful, emotional memories that people would most like to forget may be the toughest to leave behind, especially when memories are created through visual cues, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.“When you’re watching the news on television and see footage of wounded soldiers in Iraq or ongoing coverage of national tragedies, it may stick with you more than a newspaper headline,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Payne, an assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. [continue reading…]
