Humor - The Right Kind - Can Lift You Off Bad Moods

Dutch scientists have unearthed that a good laugh helps us defeat negative emotions. The way it does this is by switching off negative moods by way of actuating positive ones associated with mirth, and more importantly challenging us to perform the cognitive work necessary to "get" the joke. In fact, research has shown that the bigger the effort involved in comprehending the joke, the more effectual it is in lifting melancholy. There's a caveat, however, in the sense that the humor shouldn't assail personal sensibilities or self-esteem. Does make abundant sense to laugh away your blues - don't you think?

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Practical Tips To Self-Improvement

If you ever felt besieged by a entrenched desire to yank yourself on to the road to self-improvement in order to make life
more fulfilling and successful, then you've landed on the right spot. These practical tips are geared for this exact purpose. However, most people decide to stay on in the rut that they've dug themselves into for the rest of their lives because of the fear of change or the obvious comfort zone they're so used to despite their inner yearning. Well, time to blow the whistle on this false sense of self-complacency and self-doubt and get in on the act to squeeze something better out of life before it ebbs out. Hopefully, you don't want to miss out on these tips...

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Shopping For Pure Pleasure - Without Overspending

Consumers tend to find more satisfaction from "experiential purchases" - ranging from massages to family vacations - than material things, according to researchers Thomas Gilovich and Travis J. Carter, associated with Cornell University. They found shoppers, when it comes to material things like flat-screen televisions or music players, often regret their original buying decisions - comparing their purchases to those of other people or fretting about better deals they missed. This is not the case with buying experiences - which is much more subjective.

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Simple Tips To Keep Your Brain Shipshape The Natural Way

Keeping your mental faculties in top shape can yield unfathomable benefits in terms of social and financial well-being - not to mention the obvious health benefits. That's exactly what these 10 easy tips help you to do - the natural way. Like, for example, it's imperative to pursue an active lifestyle and exercise regularly. Getting the right amount of sleep, eating healthy and not smoking also help. To be sure, these dos and donts help keep your brain in fine fettle for the rest of your life without having to fret too much about mental dementia that descends on most people as the years catch on.

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Laughing Away All Those Black Moods

Dutch researchers have come up with an interesting find - that jokes, of course not the hurtful kind, can provide relief from negative emotions. The researchers found that a joke works not simply because the humor shifts our focus away from negative thoughts but because of the cognitive work involved to comprehend the joke. Participants in a study conducted by the Dutch researchers exhibited less distress over negative and non-humorous pictures displayed to them after having been exposed to positive and humorous ones. Come to think of it - haven't we all heard of laughter being the panacea for all ills – oh sorry – the best medicine?


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Pain Relief - The Natural Way

For those unable to find pain relief through analgesic tablets or prescription drugs, it makes sense to switch over to more natural ways to deal with their discomfort. Therapies like complimentary medicine and alternative medicine can offer substantial benefits for not only minor afflictions such as a headache but also life-threatening ones such as cancer. Nontraditional remedies like acupuncture, massage and biofeedback can all be used with good effect, but you need to find out which ones work best for you. Why live with pain and fashion out a drab existence when life has so much more to offer? Time to strike out and strike down pain...

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Managing Stress Without Tears

It's true that stress is an inalienable part of life that can stretch our capacity to endure and adapt to the fullest. Stress can take the shape of financial worries, career dilemmas and family responsibilities - just to name a few. Still, there are quite a few things you can do for getting back some of that control in your life. The key to managing stress is taking charge of your thoughts and emotions as also the way you deal with your environment along with its myriad problems. It's entirely possible to get some semblance of order back into your life provided you stop playing the escapist by procrastinating or avoiding social contact. Instead, find out healthier ways to manage stress to break free into a more meaningful and successful existence in an uncertain world.

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