The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010 The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I'm thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year. I've focused on studies that I personally feel stand out, not only as examples of great science, but even more importantly, as examples of how the science of psychology can improve our lives. Each study has a clear "take home" message, offering the reader an insight or a simple strategy they can use to reach their goals , strengthen their relationships, make better decisions, or become happier. If you extract the wisdom from these ten studies and apply them in your own life, 2011 just might be a very good year. 1) How to Break Bad Habits If you are trying to stop smoking , swearing, or chewing your nails, you have probably tried the strategy of distracting yourself - taking your mind off whatever it is you are trying not to do - to break the habit.
4 Great Core Exercises To Help Flatten Your Abs « Don't Eat Dirt Everyone wants flatter abs, and a lot of people try to “spot reduce” by doing ab exercises to try to get them. The problem is, you aren’t going to lose fat from your midsection by doing 1,000 crunches. It’s just not going to happen. What I like to do instead is Core Exercises. QuickieFit - Quick Fitness Workouts Workout Time: 12 Minutes Work That Core workout does just what is says, works your core! The best thing you can do for your core is to vary up your exercises. Keep your body guessing. This workout will give your core a nice burn while also strengthening your arms and legs. Each movement works your core and several other body parts simultaneously which means more body sculpting benefits for you.
How To Create Your First iPhone Application - Smashing Coding Update: 01/10/2012: The original version of this article by Jen Gordon was published in August 2009. It was thoroughly revised and updated by the author in September 2012. — Editorial Team Since the iTunes App Store launched in 2008, over 500,000 apps have been approved by Apple, and thousands more app ideas are scrawled on napkins across the world every day. But question remains, how can a person with limited technical skills create an iPhone app? The good news is anyone can make an iPhone app, it’s just a matter of knowing the series of actions you need to take to make it happen.
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7 Super Snacks That Heal If some doctors had their way today, Americans would be more medicated than industrial feedlot cattle. But what most people don’t realize is that the first line of defense against stress, fatigue, depression, and so many other maladies is found in supermarket aisles, not in the drug store. Research shows that the vitamins, minerals, and active compounds specific to certain fruits, vegetables, and even chocolate and red wine have an immediate and lasting impact on your mood, your health, your fitness — even your sex life. 20 Minutes to a Better Bikini Body Each move in this circuit by Keli Roberts -- who's trained stars from Kirstie Alley to Cher -- tones several trouble spots at once. To do: Warm up with 5 minutes of light cardio: jump, march, whatever pumps your blood. Tackle the first three exercises consecutively and follow it up with 1 to 3 minutes of cardio. If you need to rest before the next three, walk in place for 30 seconds. Work toward completing the entire circuit (all nine moves with three cardio intervals) without resting. Do this three times a week, and you will feel more confident, and appear leaner, in just 21 days.
Effective Exercises That Tighten And Lift The Neck - How To Do Exercises... As you grow older your neck starts showing the signs of aging and its skin loses firmness just like all the other parts of your body. On the other hand some young people too have flabby neck and loose neck skin. Too many lines in your neck or shaggy neck skin make you look ugly. The only remedy of this problem is regular exercise. Exercise can help a lot in the process of tightening and lifting the skin of your neck. 9 Foods for Youthful Skin By Wendy McMillan, Natural Solutions Try as some might, we can’t stop time—and nowhere is this more visibly discerning than on the surface of our largest organ, the skin. Why does skin appear to age so rapidly? As we grow older, skin cells regenerate more slowly, making it difficult for the epidermis to repair itself. We also produce fewer hormones with age, which thins skin, leaving it more vulnerable to damage. What’s more, oil-producing glands become less active, resulting in dry, fragile tissue.
The World's Healthiest Foods 100 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating Links to the articles about these foods can be found below. In addition to questions about our foods, we often get asked about beverages and sweeteners. In the beverage category, water and green tea have been especially popular topics, and in the sweetener category, so have honey and maple syrup. Of course, there are many nutritious foods other than those included on our list that we feel are wonderful, health-promoting foods; if there are other whole foods - such as fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, etc - that you like, by all means enjoy them. Just because a food is not on our list doesn't mean we don't think it can be included in a diet geared towards the Healthiest Way of Eating as long as it is a whole, natural, nutrient-rich food.