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Brains get a workout in new games PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY   
Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Article Source: USA Today

Consider ditching your controllers and stylus pens and cracking the lid on a new board game or two this New Year's Eve. Some of the newest games are reminiscent of familiar childhood favorites and have positive mental and social health perks, too, say brain experts. A couple of new board games even come with a little celebrity appeal.

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To thrive in old age, keep an open mind PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Janice Lloyd, USA TODAY   
Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Article Source: USA Today

NEW ORLEANS — Don't worry, be happy about getting older. New research shows being optimistic and open-minded and having a will to live are key personality traits that promote successful aging and might even help prolong life.

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ADHD kids benefit from coaching PDF Print E-Mail
Written by CNN   
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Article Source: CNN

Tell students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to show up for an appointment to learn how to manage a calendar, and here's what's going to happen: They won't show up, they'll forget their calendar, or they won't follow through, says David Parker, a researcher at Wayne State University.

Instead, Parker and colleagues argue, college students with ADHD benefit from a more inclusive, personal model of learning how to manage their time and organize their lives.

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Best foods for families to add to diets PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Carole O'Neil - AJC   
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Article Source - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Forget the old image of dietitians as the “nutrition nannies” wagging their fingers and listing all of the foods you’re not supposed to eat.
Research presented at the American Dietetic Association’s 2010 Food and Nutrition Conference held in Boston this week focused on the foods American families should be adding to their diets for good health.

“The conversation about childhood obesity today should include advice for parents and kids about the quality of the diet, not just quantity,” said dietitian Liz Weiss, co-author of a new cookbook on family nutrition, “No Whine with Dinner.”

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Dalai Lama's 'Happiness Summit' offers interfaith views of 'wellbeing' PDF Print E-Mail
Written by USA Today   
Monday, 18 October 2010

Article Source: USA Today

Is everybody happy today? And what would that mean? Does God want you to be happy now? How? Emory University's Center for the study of Law and Religion brought on the biggest international pro on happiness,, the Dalai Lama, yesterday to chat in a round table with major voices of world religions: the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; British chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr of George Washington University.

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