Love Your Irritants

D.I.Y Riley   /  February 25, 2013

Always love your irritants.Love begets love. Hatred attracts hatred. This is the reaction we generally get to see and hear. One might say that this is a normal human response. Love begets love. Hatred attracts hatred. This is the reaction we generally get to see and hear. One might say that this is a normal human response. There is nothing wrong. This is an acceptable human behavior. I call it tre... »

Self-help

Love Your Irritants

D.I.Y Riley   /  February 25, 2013

Always love your irritants.Love begets love. Hatred attracts hatred. This is the reaction we generally get to see and hear. One might say that this is a normal human response. Love begets love. Hatred attracts hatred. This is the reaction we generally get to see and hear. One might say that this is a normal human response. There is nothing wrong. This is an acceptable human behavior. I call it tre... »

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El PP vuelve a superar por 10 puntos a un PSOE hundido por Rubalcaba

Marisa Cruz | Manuel Sánchez | Madrid

El 62% de los votantes socialistas cree que el actual liderazgo del secretario general perjudica al partido.

El Mundo

El PP vuelve a superar por 10 puntos a un PSOE hundido por Rubalcaba

Marisa Cruz | Manuel Sánchez | Madrid

El 62% de los votantes socialistas cree que el actual liderazgo del secretario general perjudica al partido.

El Mundo

Research finds you can literally throw away unwanted thoughts

Researchers at Ohio State University have found that you can literally rip up and throw away unwanted thoughts.  In a new study it was found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well.

“However you tag your thoughts -- as trash or as worthy of protection -- seems to make a difference in how you use those thoughts,” said Richard Petty, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

“At some level, it can sound silly. But we found that it really works -- by physically throwing away or protecting your thoughts, you influence how you end up using those thoughts. Merely imagining engaging in these actions has no effect.”

"The findings suggest that people can treat their thoughts as material, concrete objects", Petty said. "That is evident in the language we use."

“We talk about our thoughts as if we can visualize them. We hold our thoughts. We take stances on issues, we lean this way or that way. This all makes our thoughts more real to us.”

The results are published online in the journal Psychological Science and will appear in a future print edition.

Read more here.

Research finds you can literally throw away unwanted thoughts

Researchers at Ohio State University have found that you can literally rip up and throw away unwanted thoughts.  In a new study it was found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well.

“However you tag your thoughts -- as trash or as worthy of protection -- seems to make a difference in how you use those thoughts,” said Richard Petty, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

“At some level, it can sound silly. But we found that it really works -- by physically throwing away or protecting your thoughts, you influence how you end up using those thoughts. Merely imagining engaging in these actions has no effect.”

"The findings suggest that people can treat their thoughts as material, concrete objects", Petty said. "That is evident in the language we use."

“We talk about our thoughts as if we can visualize them. We hold our thoughts. We take stances on issues, we lean this way or that way. This all makes our thoughts more real to us.”

The results are published online in the journal Psychological Science and will appear in a future print edition.

Read more here.

Hydrogenated oils

This ingredient is the code name for "trans-fats" and it runs rampant in fried foods and packaged goods...it also has been closely linked to these conditions:

Heart Disease...

High Cholesterol...

Alzheimer Disease...

High Blood Pressure...

Stroke... 

And how about this one? DEATH.

And that's even by consuming just a small amount daily.

What foods most commonly contain trans fats? Here are some of the most common:

French Fries - 14.5 grams of trans fat in the average medium sized order of french fries! Eat that every day and you won't be living long. Go with baked sweet potato fries instead.

Margarine and Vegetable Shortening - Anywhere from 30 - 40% trans fat...no thank you! Go with organic butter instead.

Fast Food - An original chicken dinner at KFC will reward you with 7 grams of trans fat, but it's not just the fried foods...it's even in the desserts! You'll find trans fat in almost all heavily processed foods, and there's very few foods more processed than fast food!

Donuts and other baked goods - BAD. Trans fat often in the batter and dough and then many times fried on top of it! This includes cookies, pastries, muffins, brownies, and just about every other baked good you can think of. Instead, go with true "baked" baked goods (not fried) and try some of the gluten-free varieties to avoid the wheat on top of it. We just tried a gluten free brownie mix made with rice flour and a pretty healthy ingredient profile...not bad for a sweet treat every so often!

Cereal (even most "healthy" varieties) - For example, Post Selects "Great Grains" contains 2 grams of trans fat per cup. NOT so healthy. Go with old fashioned oatmeal instead, or a true sprouted grain cereal that doesn't contain processed wheat.

Salad Dressings - Notorious for containing loads of partially hydrogenated oils and trans fat, steer clear of most store-bought salad dressings. Instead go with a homemade recipe that calls for extra virgin olive oil at the base.

And there are a bunch of others, but those are some of the biggest culprits. Again, read your labels and make sure you avoid partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated oils like the plague.