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There's no one proven way to maintain healthy weight. If there were, obesity wouldn't be a top public health priority. However, research by Cornell psychologist Brian Wansick provides some of the best advice you'll ever hear about how to eat less-- by thinking more.

Quite simply, cognition refers to thinking. There are the obvious applications of conscious reasoning-doing taxes, playing chess, deconstructing Macbeth -but thought takes many subtler forms, such as interpreting sensory input, guiding physical actions, and empathizing with others. The old metaphor for human cognition was the computer-a logical information-processing machine.

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Study Shows Hot Flashes Are Less Bothersome After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

For a Healthy Aging Brain, 'Use It or Lose It' Social, Mental, and Physical Engagements Help Maintain Memory April 27, 2012 -- Newly minted octogenarian Burt Garrett says he doesn't actively work to keep his mind and memory sharp, but a new research review suggests that he's doing a lot of things right.

"Being creative isn't about having a state of mind that facilitates creativity," claims expert in applied creativity Bryan W. Mattimore, "it's about setting tight parameters that will paradoxically liberate creative expression." Now there's food for thought. Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs is the latest book by Bryan W.

No one needs bad hair days in his or her life, so let's make bad hair days a thing of the past! We all love those days when our hair is soft, shiny and manageable. When our hair decides it's not going to cooperate and takes on a mind of its own, things can go from good to bad, and bad to worse quickly.