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Gratitude Makes You Happier and Healthier
Gratitude Makes You Happier and Healthier
Studies show that the regular practice of gratitude can increase not just your well-being and happiness, but also improve your physical health and your relationships.
I was in the audience as David Novak, then-President and CEO of Yum! Brands, explained to Business First publisher Tom Monahan how a boy who lived in 32 trailer parks in 23 states by […]
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Mindful Eating Helps Frequent Restaurant-Goers Prevent Weight Gain
Mindful Eating Helps Frequent Restaurant-Goers Prevent Weight Gain
Training in Mindful Eating can help frequent restaurant-goers prevent weight gain, according to a recent study of 35 healthy women aged 40-59 who dined out an average of six times a week. Although the intervention was aimed solely at weight maintenance and not weight gain, participants in the study lost an average of nearly four pounds over six weeks, […]
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What If Being in the Present Moment Is the Worst Possible Place to Be?
What If Being in the Present Moment Is the Worst Possible Place to Be?
Lily Tomlin was in Louisville recently and I got to enjoy firsthand an evening of her sharp insights and witty observations about the human condition. Pacing back and forth on the stage, recounting the myriad things she worries about, she suddenly said, “Have you heard of being in ‘the now?’ Well, what if being in the present moment is the […]