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  • Brain Weight Regained

    PsychCentral again: Brain Changes with Anorexia Can Be Reversed. [With anorexia,] the excessive weight loss occurs from all human tissues, including the brain. A new study discovers that with appropriate treatment, adult brain volume can be regained.  

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  • Kids See, Kids Do

    A study at PsychCentral: Modeling Behavior for Children Has Long-Lasting Effects. For the experiments, the children were shown how to open a box — but in a complicated way, with impractical actions thrown in. For example, the adult would drag a stick across a box, then use a stick to open the box by pulling…

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  • Forgiveness v. Procrastination

    From PsyBlog: Procrastinate Less By Forgiving Yourself: Because we tend to avoid things that make us feel bad, pent up guilt about a task will make us avoid that task in the future. Self-forgiveness, though, may reduce guilt and so make us more likely to approach the task.

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  • Your Chronic Pain Library

    Gotten through The Mindbody Prescription and the other titles listed on this site’s pain page?  Here’s another to consider–some like it better than the rest:  Get Rid of the Pain in Your Butt Now! by Monte Hueftle. Hueftle, a TMS Coach and Hypnotherapist, has also put together a full TMS course, The Master Practice, available through his website,…

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  • Exercise and Sleep

    From the NYT: Does Exercise Help You Sleep Better? Maybe, maybe not. [T]he most practical advice that science can offer at the moment about exercise and sleep is not to fret too much about whether you’re getting enough of either. Worrying, as the Swiss study showed, is what will keep you awake long into the…

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