Smoking cannabis every day 'warps your brain and shrinks grey matter', scientists warn

People who smoked an average of three times a day had smaller average volumes of grey matter, say scientists at the universities of Texas and New Mexico.
'White matter' that connects different parts of the brain, grows to compensate but also breaks down impairing ability to react to information
Daily Mail

Woman catches HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment

The woman in the 'extremely rare' case had been sharing equipment with her cousin, who it later turned out had HIV, according to the report in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. DailyMail

Motivational quote

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

Food for Thought

Get to know yourself better!

Step 1- Uncover your strengths: Ask yourself, what roles do you play in life…  Are you a wife, manager, student, mother, father? Next, think about why these roles are important to you and what it is that you give to each of them… Ask yourself, what it is that you offer to the world that is unique?

Step 2- Uncover your weaknesses: The first step to uncovering your weaknesses is to acknowledge that we allhave them. Once you accept this, it’s important to then identify what they are. 
Here are two very effective questions that you can ask yourself to uncover what your weaknesses are: What are the things that I usually avoid doing? What activities do I often procrastinate on? 

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Chocolate, garlic and oats: Seven foods to boost and restore your health

FROM insomnia-curing oats to oily fish that boosts your brain power, here are seven foods that will help you live a longer healthier life:

1. THE ANTIBIOTIC: GARLIC

2. FOR YOUR VISION: WALNUTS

3. ANTI-DEPRESSANT: CHOCOLATE

4. INSOMNIA CURE: OATS 

5. PROTECT YOUR HEART: CITRUS 

6. IMPROVE BONE HEALTH: SPINACH

7. BOOST YOUR BRAIN POWER: OILY FISH

Read more: Express

Affirmation of the Week:

I have endless talents that I use every day.