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How to Improve Brain Function: Cognitive Enhancement Strategies

Our minds are like giant computers in the way that they work. But they are also like giant muscles. The more we use them, the better they work. If you’re looking to improve brain function, it helps to think of the brain as a sort of muscle. But how do we build up the muscle that [...]

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How to Establish a Healthy Family Communication

Healthy communication in every family is very important. Without it, there is no meaning to calling it a family. Communication is the basis for ascertaining good relations. This reason is sufficient to raise a resilient network to support your home and family life. That’s why there are certain attributes in families that need to mature [...]

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Top 5 Ways To Prevent Addiction for Your Kids

A major concern that parents have today is how to prevent harmful addictions in their children. Many parents, rightfully so, wonder if their own discipline techniques would prevent their kids from having addictions later on in their lives. This is especially true for parents who are struggling to control a child who is being difficult. [...]

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Ten Best Tips to Improve Memory

Our memory is an amazing thing. We use it constantly, expecting it to save and retrieve information constantly. From where we left our keys, to a summer day in our childhood – our memory saves, sorts, and retrieves information constantly. We rely on it to save and retrieve this information quickly and accurately. Unfortunately, there [...]

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4 Healthy Ways to Stop Bad Habits

Everyone has at least a few bad habits that they have trouble getting rid of. Usually these bad habits do not make much of a negative impact on our lives. However, there are some bad habits like substance abuse that can drastically impact our lives in a negative way. It is important to have the [...]

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How to Get Motivated and Discover Your True Potential: Books by Wayne Dyer

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has overcome a difficult childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes to become one of the world’s most inspiring personal development experts. Drawn from his life experience and his scholarly knowledge, these books by Wayne Dyer prove that anyone, no matter what challenges they’re struggling with, can turn their life around [...]

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Teach Your Kids the Wisdom of Eckhart Tolle: Milton’s Secret, the Movie

Those of you who have done the Master Cleanse already know what it’s like to be Aware of yourself, to be in the moment. The cleanse forces you to be in the here and now regarding any emotional triggers that activate the desire to eat, your spiritual well-being, and your social environment. It brings any [...]

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Make Changes in Your Life and Combat “Change-Back Attacks”

Most of the people in your life see you as a piece of a jigsaw puzzle fitting nicely into the big picture of their lives. When you make changes in your life, even if they’re positive changes, these people might panic, seeing that their perfect puzzle is ruined. “Women who are undergoing changes are likely [...]

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The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt

Happiness has been an age-old conundrum for humanity. In his book The Happiness Hypothesis (Basic Books, 2006), social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores different angles of this questions, drawing upon ancient traditions but putting them into modern day context. Many ancient practices can be helpful to us, especially when they help us to achieve happiness by getting rid [...]

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The Importance of Spontaneous Kindness

According to Wikipedia, a random act of kindness is “…a selfless act performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual… There will generally be no reason other than to make people smile or be happier.” Meditation and personal development gurus Ed and Deb Shapiro support this idea, though [...]

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Managing Internet-Induced Stress and Anxiety

With internet access both on our computers and on our smartphones, information has become amazingly easy to come by over the last ten years.  Having access to unlimited knowledge about current events via the internet makes us feel well-informed, but Nathan Feiles of PsychCentral call this vast array of knowledge a “double-edged sword.” “We’re like children [...]

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Mindfulness over Positivity

There is a widespread belief nowadays that positive thinking will help you overcome every obstacle and that through this “special power,” you will become more healthy, attractive and successful. There are books, facebook pages, and even companies dedicated to spreading the word of positivity. Dr. Neala Peake, Editor-in-Chief of All Things Healing website, says that [...]

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Top Personal Development Books Of 2012

There are so many great things about the end of the year. From all the holidays to meeting up with family and friends, few would disagree this is one of the best times of the year. Another thing that makes the end of the year so great is because of the various “Best Of” lists [...]

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit

If you’re worried about the way the holiday spirit is forgotten in the midst of hurried dinner preparations, last-minute shopping, and financial concerns, it’s probably time to slow down and recall the things that make this season fun and peaceful. “It all starts with reconnecting to the moments that mean the most to you, and [...]

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Start Fresh with New Year Resolutions

A new year is always a good time to rethink our bad habits and acquire some good ones. Whether you would like to simply have more fun or get ahead in your career, now is the time to plot your course and make your New Year resolutions. It’s easy to think that this will be [...]

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Amazon Best Sellers: 6 Personal Development Books For A Health-Conscious Person

One thing that can be said for sure about a person interested in The Master Cleanse is they are a personal development and health-conscious person. Most would also argue – including everyone here for sure – that a person interested in The Master Cleanse is also a smart person. Smart, personal development and health-conscious people [...]

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Cancer Nutrition Tips While In Treatment

As you undergo cancer treatments, your body is going to go through a lot of changes. Many of the mesothelioma treatment side effects you will encounter will be tough to endure. If you make cancer nutrition a focus during this time, you can work to counteract many of the side effects so that you feel [...]

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A Guide to Keeping Your New Year Resolutions

Many people will set ambitious goals for 2013, but  they may not have the strength to stick with their New Year’s resolutions. Motivational coach Henry Okwo has unveiled a new “mental workout program” that will help make it easier to achieve these goals. The program is a 100-day plan that focuses on mental strength. Whether [...]

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Does Your Style Affect Your Self-Image?

The concept of fashion and style seems like something superficial, but your personal style choices can affect your personality on a deep level; changing your personal style can work wonders for your self-image. “Just by changing the clothing, shoes and accessories that adorn your body, you can change your relationship with that body for the [...]

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How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed

Feeling overwhelmed is unproductive, to say the least. Psychologist Marla W. Deibler, PsyD, described overwhelm as “feeling completely overcome in mind or emotion.” We feel overwhelmed when we believe that a stressor is too much for us to manage, she explained. Such extreme stress is something everyone encounters sooner or later, so for the sake of your [...]

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