Crisco’s Revolutionary Advertising Techniques Made Americans Believers in Industrial Food

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Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so,…

This Ancient Memory Technique Is Older Than Our Western Civilisation, and Far More Effective

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In Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective novel A Study in Scarlet (1887) we learn that Sherlock Holmes used the most effective…

Your Preference for a Specific Body Shape Is Shaped by Television – Study Reveals

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Reachers at the University of Durham in the UK discovered that the more TV you watch, the more you prefer…

Saudade: The Untranslatable Portuguese Word for the Presence of Absence

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Though akin to nostalgia or longing, Saudade has no direct equivalent in English. Photo: VisionPic / Pexels ‘I pray for…

These 5 Simple Habits Can Add Over a Decade to Your Lifespan

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Photo: Victor Freitas / Pexels A new study in the cardiovascular health and disease journal Circulation found that people who adhered to the five lifestyle…

Your Mind Is the Key to Enjoying the Long Dark Cold Winter

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Photo: Jacqueline Macou / Pixabay The dreaded winter season raises in many of us the question on how to survive…

The Dirty Dozen Fruits and Vegetables With the Most Pesticides – And the 15 Cleanest

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For the fourth straight year Strawberries top the list as the food with the most pesticides. Photo: Emmy Smith /…

Keeping Your Kids Healthy and Balanced in the Digital Era

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By Bernard J. Wolfson Smartphones, tablets and video consoles can be addictive. They interfere with sleep. They draw kids into…

For Some People Sleep Deprivation Is the Only Thing That Lifts Them out of Severe Depression

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Photo: Nathan Cowley / Pexels Using sleep deprivation to lift people out of severe depression may seem counterintuitive, but for…

Writer Robert MacFarlane Conducts a Guided Tour of the Dark Alluring and Terrifying Underworld

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MacFarlane escorts his readers into many subterranean realms via a meandering, cave-like, and masterful narrative. Photo: Bruce Emmerling / Pixabay…