Are you shy? This personality trait may not be solely based to your upbringing. A recent study, conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University in New York, and Southwest University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that introverted people may be born with a trait that causes inhibited tendencies.
About 20% of people are born with a personality trait called sensory perception sensitivity (SPS) that can cause people to have neuroticism. The new results show that these highly sensitive individuals also pay more attention to detail, and have more activity in certain regions of their brains when trying to process visual information than those who are not classified as highly sensitive.
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Summer is officially here! Are you prepared? If you want to celebrate the little things about life by having a delicious brunch, there’s a healthy way to do it.
Health.com, has provided some divine recipes that will blow your loved ones away without making them feel unhealthy.
* Mimosas with passion fruit (147 calories)
* Spinach salad with fruit, gorgonzola and pecans (256 calories)
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Everyone has heard it… breakfast is the most important meal of the day. While many do not follow these words of wisdom and often skip breakfast, recent research in the field of metabolism has shown that serious health problems can arise if one does not start the day with a good breakfast.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown that increasing the amount of fat in the first meal of the day may prevent metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. The symptom of metabolic syndrome is central or abdominal obesity.
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After the current Department of Justice ruling on the Hospital Value Initiative, individuals will be able to gain transparency in hospital pricing. The Hospital Value Initiative aims to aggregate, analyze and distribute comparative data on reimbursements and resources hospitals use to provide inpatient and outpatient care.
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Do you have any children? If so then you probably understand the term: postpartum depression. The mother of your children may have been affected by this unfortunate condition, which overwhelms the post-pregnant mommy with anxiety, sadness and emptiness. New research has found that fathers are now being affected by this common condition as well.
According to Time.com, researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical school report that 10% of dads experience postpartum depression (PPD) after their child is welcomed into this world.
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Having a hard time deciphering what is the right/wrong thing to eat? The media has put such hype on healthy eating, that it has become difficult for people to understand which foods are best for them. As you all know, men and women are extremely different, which means women need to consume different nutrients than men.
WebMD.com has provided the top six super foods that women must eat to be strong and healthy:
1. Low-fat yogurt: is packed with calcium, which benefits your digestive system, reduces risk of vaginal infections and stomach ulcers. Three servings is strongly suggested by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Skip the flavored varieties or ones with fruit on the bottom…they have way to much sugar.
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Worried your baby has autism? New research by Emory University and Georgia Tech shows that a test can be done, by the parents of a potential autistic child, in just five minutes.
Rapid Attention Back and Forth Communication Test (Rapid ABC) is the new test which can engage a child through simple activities testing attention-span, communication and recognition skills. This test is certainly not meant to replace the original test created by the, American Academy of Pediatrics (the test takes about two hours) but, helps identifying those children who may be at risk earlier in their life to get started on therapy, if needed.
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Do you remember how your mother delivered you when you were born? Most babies a generation ago were born via vaginal delivery, unless there was a major problem. Today that is completely different, in 2007 32% of the babies born were delivered by Cesarean section which is the country’s highest rate ever.
The NYTimes.com reports this rate has been on the up and up since 1996, every year new records are being set.
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Ever find yourself planting your toddler in front of the boob tube with Baby Einstein on? You may think you are doing your child and yourself a favor. Of course all parents want the best for their children and while their kids are young most parents try just about everything to keep them growing healthy.
When Baby Einstein came out a lot of mothers were thrilled to have an educational tool for their infant which would in turn give them a moment to breathe, clean and catch up on any work. Sorry moms, we have some bad news…
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