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Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more.
Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I'm married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of... →
Hardships of early human life favored the evolution of certain cognitive tools, among them the ability to infer the presence of organisms that might... →
I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go do things and go places - people... →
Angels, demons, spirits, wizards, gods and witches have peppered folk religions since mankind first started telling stories.
Anxiety is not fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you - a real and objective danger.
Biology sets the context, and that is critical, but obesity still boils down to whether a person eats too much or exercises enough.
Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression or anxiety.
For humans and animals alike, truly vigorous, wholehearted, spontaneous play is something of a biological frill.
If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.
It's almost a rite of passage for the middle-aged, it seems, to invent generational stereotypes for dumping on the young.
Kids don't shuffle along in unison on the road to maturity. They slouch toward adulthood at an uneven, highly individual pace.
Many of us are tethered to bodies that sabotage us in our struggle to keep from getting fat, or to slim down when we do.
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