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Managing Smart Dogs

Smart is often a selling point for dogs. There are certain breeds, especially those known for herding, that are generally considered the cream of the clever canine crop. Thus if you want an intelligent dog it might not be too hard to seek one out, but there are some things you need to know before adopting a brainy companion. Pet site ZooToo has some tips. The most important thing to consider first is that smart doesn’t necessarily mean easy. We think that it will; we think how nice it will be to have a dog that can fetch slippers and … Continue reading →

Does Someone in Your Family Stutter?

Stuttering is something that can run in families. The movie “The King’s Speech” has made a lot of people aware of what it is like to be a person who stutters. Some people stutter and grow out of it, while others continue to stutter into adulthood. It turns out that there are genetic links behind stuttering. Stuttering is a speech disorder. A person who stutters may repeat words, or entire phrases while speaking. The person may stretch out sounds for longer than necessary, or may experience “blocking”, which is the term used when a person tries to say something, but … Continue reading →

Does Psychotherapy Work?

This is a question that has plagued psychiatrists and psychologists for many years but it has been finally addressed by Nobel Laureate Dr.Eric Kandel. A neurobiologist whose training in psychiatry lead him to an interest in the efficacy of psychotherapy, Kandel decided to trade his couch for a lab coat to see if psychotherapy actually works. With a string of scientific papers and a plethora of fields of interest – behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and molecular biology – Kandel is no scientific lightweight. Yet he was disappointed that psychoanalysis was not more scientific, i.e. the effects of going to … Continue reading →

Does Psychotherapy Work?

This is a question that has plagued psychiatrists and psychologists for many years but it has been finally addressed by Nobel Laureate Dr.Eric Kandel. A neurobiologist whose training in psychiatry lead him to an interest in the efficacy of psychotherapy, Kandel decided to trade his couch for a lab coat to see if psychotherapy actually works. With a string of scientific papers and a plethora of fields of interest – behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and molecular biology – Kandel is no scientific lightweight. Yet he was disappointed that psychoanalysis was not more scientific, i.e. the effects of going to … Continue reading →

Listening to Your Body (and Interpreting the Message)

Two out of the last three days, I was attacked by a ninja. A ninja nap. It snuck up on me after my usual post-work routine: walk the dogs, feed the dogs, feed myself. I found my limbs sluggish and my eyes heavy, so I gave into the ninja nap. Three hours later, I woke up. (Both times.) Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes a nap catches me off-guard. I’ve got things planned, work to do… but I find myself sinking down into sleep instead. It can throw off my whole schedule for the rest of the day, but sometimes … Continue reading →

Would You Pay Your Teen NOT to Get Pregnant?

You might not, but there are some parents who have no problem allowing their daughters to accept cash as incentive to keep their clothes on. Whatever works, right? Actually, the cash incentive program is a trademark of a group in North Carolina called College-Bound Sisters. The organization offers $1 per day to young girls ages 12 to 18 years old as a way to keep them out of the maternity ward. Only the cash reward comes with some stipulations, namely that the girls can’t blow the money on a mall shopping spree. Rather, under the program’s guidelines $7 is deposited … Continue reading →

Are You Walking Hand in Hand in Your Marriage?

Yes, I mean the physical act of being hand in hand when walking together, but also the idea of as the 1950s song says traveling ‘Side by Side.’ By that I mean, are you working together at your marriage? Are you working as a team? It makes a huge difference to the way we cope with the pressures of life, when we can share the load and when responsibilities aren’t left to one person. To me that’s one of the secrets to a successful marriage, traveling ‘the road, sharing our load, side by side.’ No matter what happens and tragedies … Continue reading →

Do You and Your Spouse Complement Each Other?

Do you complement each other? When we spent the day with another couple recently, Mick and I thought how well they complement each other. They are very different in a lot of ways yet, each one is the same in that they support and complement each other and encourage them in the jobs they are doing. Consequently their marriage works well because they work as a team. What one doesn’t have in the way of skills, the other one supplies. When one is struggling and feeling down their spouse is there to lift them up and love them and encourage … Continue reading →

The Right Foods to Fight Aging

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Are you prepared to grow old gracefully? Or would you rather fight it, kicking and screaming? You don’t need expensive treatments and strict regimens to feel and look younger — the right diet choices can make a huge impact on your health! One of the best things you can do is drink more water. I know, I tell you this all the time… but water is SO good for you! Here are just a few benefits of water: As you age, your sense of thirst can become less acute — so you don’t realize it when you are becoming dehydrated. … Continue reading →

What Aging Does To Your Brain

A lot of things are going on in your body at any one time — and every single one is controlled by your brain. No part of your body is immune to aging. As the years add up, your brain is changing. Neurons — the nerve cells in your brain — start to diminish in size and in number. Over the years, your brain volume decreases. That means your ability to recall details and facts slows down. Tangles are fibers that develop inside neurons. They can knot up and kill nerve cells. Plaques are sticky proteins that can build up … Continue reading →