~The New Cancer: Sugar!~

It’s the nutritional tragedy of our age. When you eat - or drink! - refined carbohydrates, your bloodstream is flooded with glucose, the high-octane energy source your body uses to fuel strenuous activity. The problem is, most of us participate in strenuous activity about as often as we win the lottery. Like, never. So if you don’t burn off the glucose, your body expends the hormone insulin to mop up the excess energy and store it in your cells for future use. That works fine for a while, until the gallons of extra glucose start to exhaust your poor insulin-producing pancreas, and the sweetness starts to linger in your bloodstream. That’s bad, because sweet blood is bad for small blood vessels, like the ones in your eyes, your genitals, and your extremities. Hence the rotting toes in the anti-sugar ad.

I see those toes and I see tragedy. My heart goes out to the poor victim who earned his or her spot in the limelight while losing the use of their feet. But my glucose-lite blood boils at the thought of the major food manufacturers who are inflicting their unhealthy products on a vulnerable population. In fact, we’re hard-wired to seek out sweet foods; to our ancestors, who encountered sweet treats in their foraging, they were the healthiest foods around. Think fruits and berries. Now, however, the food manufacturers feed our sweet instincts by leveling a sugar smart-bombs at our vulnerable appetites.

When they explode, our waistlines and health risks do, too.

~Thinking about Exercise Can Make You Fat~

New research found that just thinking about a workout can cause people to eat more. In the study, people who read a story about exercise served themselves 700 calories of a subsequent snack of M&Ms and other types of candy's. But those who answered questions about themselves downed 360 calories of the munchies(Journal Appetite).

Previous research has shown that some people tend to eat even more calories after they do certain types of exercise - sort of like they’re overcompensating for all the effort. It’s not clear just yet whether it’s to subconsciously reward themselves or because their bodies are reacting to the calories they just burned. And exercise has been shown to suppress appetite in some people, so there’s a highly individual response.

Some people might be prone to eating haphazardly, but that’s why you need a plan. In fact, this study just shows how important it is to have a specific dieting strategy with you - and enough willpower to stick to it(Alan Aragon, M.S; Men’s Health weight loss advisor).

~Choosing Sides Of Your Brain~

Harness the secret power of your brain's separates hemispheres to supercharge your daily performance - and results.

Right Brain:

1)Right the first time

HowCock your head to the left when taking notes, or make a point of addressing the right side of colleagues when passing on information (eg 'tea, no sugar, leaves the bag in'.)

WhySpecific details stick like glue in recipients' minds when addressed from the right. The right ear is controlled by the left side of the brain, which processes non-emotional info.

Use forDeligating tasks to office subordinates.

2)Instant Success

HowTap your fingers of your right hand to correctly call split-second decisions.

WhySubject who did this for 45 seconds were less likely to make decisions they's late regret. Right- side movement - finger or feet- prevent rush of blood decisions by activating your brain's risk averse left hemisphere(Appalachian State University,US).

Use forMaking the right decision in high pressure meeting.

3)Make an impression

HowWhisper jokes or gossip into colleagues' left ears.

WhyWe're able to recall more than 70% of "emotional" sentences told to our left ears,as opposed to only 58% with our right."The left ear controlled by the right side of your brain, which triggers better responses to emotional appeals(Teow Chong Sim, Lead Researcher; Sam Houston State University,US).

Use forMaking an instant impact with a new colleagues or client by targeting your best one-liner to hit the spot.

Left Brain:

1)Create Solutions

How"Scribble all your creative ideas down, then walk away for 30 minutes". Returns and your brains 'utility detector' will pick the best(Robert Bilder; The study of the Biological Basis for Creativity).

Why"This activates both the creative and practical centres of your brain one after another(Robert Bilder; The study of the Biological Basis for Creativity).

Use forPerfecting the winning pitch when the time is right.

2)Do the impossible

HowTake one minutes to sit quietly and breathe deeply in through your nose, to the pit of your stomach.

WhySubjects were able to increase their brain activity by 15%, by enabling the right side of their brain(home of clinical thinking)to relax while sparking their forward- thinking left half. It's a simple way to hot wire your brain into a more upbeat outlook(Wisconsin University Studies).

Use forFinding alternative solution mid meeting when Plan A is shut down.

3)Supersonicsence

HowAt post- work drinks, to catch more conversation than you miss, lean with your right ears.

WhyYour right ear sends messages to your right brain's left hemisphere. Which is best at following rapid speech rhythms. Alcohol decrease your hearing by an average of 15 decibels - the equivalent of stuffing cotton wool into your ears. And you don't want to miss the good stuff.

Use forExtracting career boosting nuggets from colleagues in a social setting.

~Coffee Is Good For Your Heart!~

High caffeine may sound like trouble for your ticker, but surprisingly, enjoy your coffee in moderation will actually cut your risk of heart rythym disturbance by 18%. Even up to 5 cups a day can have a positive effects on your heart. Try make it a low - fat Americano; a Grande Caramel Macchiato was not shown to have the same effects (Kaiser Permenente Division of Research, California)

~Counting the sheep help you sleep~

Our fluffy friends have long been thought of as shepherdesses of slumber, but it turns out we've had the wool pulled over our eyes.

Scientists recently found techniques involving more complicated tasks, were more effective. Try counting backwards from 1000 in groups of seven. or from 300 in 3 threes. If the numbers aren't your thing, imagine being an astronaut on a space walk, floating weightlessly around the earth, watching it rotate. Or simply picture your favorite place to be. If that happen to be a in a field full of sheep, then you need to get out more (Michael Breus; The Sleep Doctor; Oxford University).

~7 must try Asian condiments~

Tranform meals with these exotic flavor boosters

1)Japan Ponzu: This light citrus sauce, often made with soy sauce, enhances seared tuna or grilled chicken.

2)Vietnam Fish Sauce: Sub it in for soy sauce and/or salt in stew or noodle dishes to add a savory (not fishy) note.

3)Korea Hot Pepper Paste: This slightly spicy bean paste is great as condiment for Korean BBQ, or as a marinade for fish.

4)China Oyster Sauce: This condiment is a pleasant mix of salty and sweet. Drizzle it over sauteed spinach.

5)Indonesia Sambal: Usually made from crusted chillies and salt, sambal adds an instant kick to fried rice or scramble eggs.

6)Malaysia Satay Sauce: Satay sauce is crushed peanuts punch up with soy sauce and spices. It'd delicious with kebabs, but try it over wok-fried vegetables or shrimp, too.

7)Thailand Red Curry Paste: This paste infuses Thai curries and soups with citrusy heat. Slater it on chicken wing for grilling.

Reference:

Zakary Pelaccio; creative director of The Fatty Crab Restaurant in New York

Are you headed for marriage or....mayhem?

1)How long is her ring finger?

If it's roughly the same length as her pointer finger, she's a good negotiator. If her ring finger is is much longer than her pointer finger, she's like to direct. Ideally, she's what you're not: In this case, opposites attract (Helen Fisher, Ph.D; Professor of biological anthropology at Rutgers).

2)What do her parent do for a living?

If both of her parents worked when she was a kid, she maybe more likely to expect that dynamic with you. On other hand, if her mother's stayed home, she's more incline to want to do that as well (Nancy Slotnick; founder of Cablight. com).

3)Does she laugh at your joke?

If she just doesn't understand you, or vice versa, you two maybe on different intellectual levels. And if that's the case, you probably won't be happy in the long term. Find out if she likes the same book or music; these are indicators of intellectual compatibility (Nancy Slotnick; founder of Cablight. com).

4)How does she vacation?

If a certain activity, like skiing or beach bumming, has become part of your life style, then it's important that she be willing to try it. "Free time is quality time, and you want to be spending it together" (Seth Mayer, Psy.D; Los Angeles clinical psychologist).