Here's a happy fall image that I wish I could see here, where the temps are in the mid-80's as we enter the penultimate month of the year. D'oh!
BODY~ Get Rid of Your Halloween Candy, NOW! Just throw it away or give it away. Really.
~ Red Wine May Offset Effects Of High Calorie Diet. But probably not. So just one glass a day and you still need to eat healthy.
~ No Link Between Juice And Children's Weight, Pediatrics Study Shows. Be that as it may, the human body doesn't process fruit sugar very well, so limit juices in particular since they lack the other nutrients and fiber found in whole fruit.
~ Coffee reduces risk of type 2 diabetes. Yet another study that justifies my enormous intake of this liquid manna.
~ Humans left chimps behind in 'evolution's playground'. Key quote: "So even though we share most of our DNA with chimps, small genetic changes that fine-tune its expression might account for the radical differences in our brains."
~ A Prescription That May Extend Life. Low-calorie diets have been shown to extend lifespan, but who wants to starve themselves to live an extra five to ten years? And what about the damage to muscle mass, which supports immune system health?
~ The quantum world is about to get bigger. The quantum world is about to get bigger thanks to a technique that will allow objects big enough to see with the naked eye to exist in two places at once.
PSYCHE
~ From Mindhacks: Psychology of two-in-a-bed, via The New York Times.
~ For depression relief, try variety of medications. Study: Antidepressants help most patients if they sample several kinds
~ Many Adults With Psychiatric Disorders May Also Have Undiagnosed ADHD.
~ From Tricycle blog: On Boredom.
~ Cognitive Decline Is Often Undetected Study Shows.
~ Teens who read poorly have higher suicide risk.
CULTURE
~ Big Tobacco's Anti-Smoking Ads Boost Teen Smoking. Do you think they'd run those ads if they thought they might hurt sales?
~ Father convicted in genital mutilation. An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
~ Noise Pollution Threatens Birds. Seems they can't or won't get busy with all the noise we make.
~ "Complementary" Currency Helps Local Communities. Example: Over the past 10 years, more than 5,300 Chicago school children from impoverished neighborhoods have tutored their peers and earned free computers for their homes.
~ The Vegetarian Movement Grows Among Teens. Peer pressure creates this less than healthy choice.
~ Anglican Stand on Gays Won't Be Debated. What year is this?
~ Courtney Love turns to Buddhism to overcome addiction. Good luck with that. No, really.
HABITATS
~ Bad news for the poor in affluent areas. Death rates in four Californian cities were highest for poor people living in the richest neighborhoods.
~ The Grave Crisis of Globalization. There are 10 big global risks that face the world: climate chaos, radical poverty, organised crime, extremism, informatics, nanotechnology, robotics, genetics, artificial intelligence and financial systems.
~ In B.C., a landmark rainforest-protection agreement was just the beginning. It took 10 years of work to protect British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.
~ From Albert Klamt at Zaadz, Integral Leadership Review.
And that's a wrap.
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