Blue Health

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How do you feel when you listen to the ocean? For most people, they say they feel relaxed but are they really? Are there real health benefits of experiencing the ocean? The European Union has brought together 72 researchers of various backgrounds from nine institutions to study what they call "Blue Health." They have a variety of projects looking at the link between the Environment, Climate & Health. Check out some podcasts discussing their mission which started in January 2016 and will run through 2020.

If you have not read Dr. Wallace J. Nichols book "Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under The Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, And Better At What You Do" I would also recommend you check out this link, the first 26 pages are FREE!

Here is a very nice article as well! You will also find quite a few videos on YouTube! Here is over 11 hrs of ocean waves if you would like to listen and relax! :-)

Movie: Jane

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Check out this interview with Jane Goodall on her new documentary about her and her life's work. Here is the list of theaters showing it currently.

Exercise for Better Memory!

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Well I hope you have heard you should not stop exercising during finals week as exercise will help your memory in various ways...it will help you sleep better and proper sleep is crucial for memory and as you will see in this video if you stop exercising it will reduce blood flow to the hippocampus. Lack of exercise long term will cause even more severe neurodegenerative diseases. It also does not take that much exercise per week, so as the slogan goes..."Just do it!"

The Benefits of Singing in a Choir!

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Would you like to increase your mood, lower your stress & improve your immune system in just one hour? If your answer is Yes...join a choir! Research looking at 193 cancer patients found even the most in need of great benefit from singing in a choir.

Is Human & Animal Depression the Same?

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Researchers are attempting to use rodents and non-human primates who they believe are suffering  from depression to actually help treat humans suffering from depression. The researchers have not found any useful insights thus far but are still hopeful. Part of difficulty is confirming whether the animals are really suffering from depression (mental illness) or are just sad. Check out the article to see how they are operationally defining depression in animals and what they used to treat they animals.

Get a Pet!

My current furbaby: Sterling

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Do you have a pet? If you don't, you just might want to head to your local shelter and pick out a sweetie to take home! :-) Here are 20 Things You Can Learn From Pets! Wonderful Benefits!

Artificially Sweeteners Not So 'Sweet For The Body!

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A few years ago I had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Susan Swithers, research from Purdue University, discuss her research on Artificial Sweeteners at the Midwest Psychological Association Annual Conference in Chicago. You probably have been hearing in the media about diet pop/soda actually being related to people gaining weight rather than losing weight. Here is a Podcast with an interview with Dr. Swithers from 2 days ago you might find very interesting!