Joy – The Drug

Here’s powerful study result showing that breast cancer patients who received psychological counseling had

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improved survival, decreased recurrences of their tumors, and, even for those who had a recurrence, longer times until relapse. That’s powerful stuff. Especially considering that these women were not chosen because of mental health […]

Taming the Yecch…

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Normally, a lot of us brush teeth, then don’t eat for quite a while – especially if we’re heading out the door to work, or going straight to bed. But while we’re enjoying a few days of holiday, you may experience the booby-trap toothpaste phenomenon. You know what I mean, […]

Thanks to All at Once and Each One

One of the hardest things about thanking people, is that the words can be difficult to find, poorly constructed for the weight they should carry, and prone to warping. Kind

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of like a non-code child-built treehouse. But just like that endangered construction species, if you persevere, there is a lot of […]

Mmm…Art In The Mission

Are you feeling a wee bit stressed with Thanksgiving looming? Has the economy pinched you hard enough to leave bruises -as well as a desperate wish you could have taken a vacation? Have you narrowly escaped a torrid epidemic of road rage? If so, here’s an Mmm for you. You might be thinking Mmm is […]

Watching the Blues Tube…

It’s now officially time to retire the phrase “boob tube” and replace it with “blues tube” – right when most of America is planning their Thanksgiving Day (parade/bowl) TV-watching schedule. Researchers have

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discovered that people who are depressed watch much more TV…or vice versa. While the results are striking, no one […]

Giving Thanks…Getting Joy

As we cruise toward Thanksgiving, one of the best ways to give thanks is to honor someone else – and we

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have a great way to do just that during Thanksgiving Day’s Mandatory Digestion Break – you know what I mean, that time-period when everyone is draped like pythons around the […]