Find an heir
Popcorn
shouldn’t need to be smothered in butter to taste good, heirloom popcorn
enthusiasts
say.
Companies
cultivating the centuries-old plant using organic, sustainable farming
practices are popping up nationwide, and proponents say their popcorn is more
flavorful and easier to digest than commercial varieties. Plus, keeping
heirloom plants
in circulation helps preserve genetic diversity in our food supply.
You’re good enough, and smart enough ...
If
you suffer from chronic stress, here are three good reasons to carve some
me-time
into your day: A brief selfaffirmation can relieve acute stress,
increase your
creativity and even make solving problems easier, suggest researchers at
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. Students who participated in the study
were asked
to
rank their values—such as artistic or athletic ability, or relationships with
family members— in order of importance. Researchers noted improved problem-solving
in
the stressed students who wrote about their most important values compared to
the control group who wrote about ones they considered much less important.
Spread your wings
Help
the nonprofit On Wings Of Care in its mission to track and rescue wildlife and
domestic animals in need, provide rehabilitation services and help preserve the
ecosystem with aerial, sea and ground missions with a tax-deductible donation.
Request a window seat
Workers
in offices with windows get more and better sleep at night, are more physically
active and have a higher quality of life than those in windowless workplaces, a
Northwestern University study found. “Office hours occur at a time of
day
where light exposure has a strong impact,” says study co-author Ivy N. Cheung,
a
doctoral
candidate in the interdepartmental neuroscience program at Northwestern
University
in Chicago. “Therefore, lighting in the office has effects beyond the
workplace.” Try to get outside for a walk or eat outdoors during your workday,
Cheung says. “Morning light is most important for regulating circadian
rhythms,”
she
adds.
Face facts
Need an ego boost? Log on to Facebook and check out your own
profile.
A
University of Wisconsin at Madison study recently found that subjects exhibited
an increase in self-esteem after perusing their own profiles for five
minutes—but longer than that reduced motivation to perform cognitive tasks
well. The study authors think that seeing idealized Facebook versions of ourselves
might make us rest on our laurels a bit and not feel as obligated to pursue
goals that could increase our self-worth.
Take a healing vacation
Give
your getaway a healthy makeover with a retreat at Hippocrates Health Institute in
West Palm Beach, Fla. Their oneto three-week Life Transformation
Program
offers instruction by renowned health experts Brian Clement, Ph.D., L.N.C., and
Anna Maria Clement, Ph.D., L.N.C., in raw vegan cooking, detoxing, meditation,
yoga
and emotional healing. Even better, all this learning happens in a serene,
tropical setting. Pricing and accommodations vary, and financing is available.
Make an impact
For
each bag of GMO-free maple oat, blueberry honey and vanilla almond granola
sold, Impact Foods and partner World Food Program USA provide a meal for
kids
in impoverished nations.
Tap your animal instincts
Animal
Flow at Equinox 02 fitness clubs combines a series of fluid movements that mix
elements
of parkour, break dancing, gymnastics, running and circus arts. The result? The
primal movements target hard-to-work muscles so you see results quickly.
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