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What Your Feet Can Tell You About Your Health
From skin to hair, scabs and even tears, the external appearance of the body can offer clues about the state of your health. But there’s another part of the anatomy that’s often overlooked: the...
What Is Meaningful Work? A Philosopher’s View
What exactly makes a particular job an instance of “meaningful work”? Is it just any sort of work people happen to believe is meaningful? Or is it a job with certain objective features?
Artificial Sweetener Can Harm Your Gut and the Microbes That Live There
An artificial sweetener called neotame can cause significant harm to the gut, my colleagues and I discovered. It does this harm in two ways.
Happier Neighborhoods Start Right in the Front Yard
Front yards are a staple of many American neighborhoods. But to what extent do yards serve as a window into the people who tend them – and how they feel about their home, neighborhood and...
The Radical Act of Weaving Intuitive Eating and Intellect
In 1995, nutrition therapists Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole wrote one of the first books on the concept of intuitive eating. That book sparked a worldwide awareness that the mentality of dieting...
Midlife Health Secrets: Going Beyond the Waistline
Good news: midlife health is about more than a waist measurement. Here’s why...
Wellness - and Living Your Best Life - Starts at Home
As an interior designer, I focused my process on first understanding how people felt in their homes, and how they wanted to function there going forward. Sometimes that meant helping my...
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Today is Earth Day, but it’s one of the most confused and misguided celebratory days of the year. The UN refers to this day as the…
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Exposing Online Privacy Tricks: How Websites Hide Data Sharing
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Breakfast and School Success: The Surprising Link Revealed
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The Radical Act of Weaving Intuitive Eating and Intellect
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Gauging Clean Tech Potential in Canada and the United States
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How to Navigate the Journey of Your Personal Awakening
The path of awakening is different for everyone, and the truth is that there is no set path, as each and every one of us is unique. In the…
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This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best…
'Oppenheimer' -- the Lack of Moral Principles and the Presence of Partial Truths
The Academy Awards celebrated the film version of Oppenheimer's life – it took home seven Oscars – yet it dismally failed to address his…
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The phrase “Get ready, get set, GO!” describes a formula for effective living. We screw things up when we leave out the middle step, by…
A Part of You Knows Everything
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Is The Universe Friendly? Having the Eyes to See
I interviewed over two hundred people in more than 100 organizations. I ended almost every interview with the question: "It's easy to see…
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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: May 3-4-5, 2024
The Daily Inspiration is a short message to help set the tone for the day. It is linked to a longer article for additional insights and…
Beyond Radical Optimism: Embracing a New Perspective on Life's Chaos
Radical Optimism is Dua Lipa’s philosophy for dealing with life’s chaos – but radical openness is a better approach.
To Aid with Conception: Connecting with the Power of the Feminine
When conception and pregnancy come with effort, or not at all, the risk is to set oneself up to feel like a failure or, alternately, to try…
The Hidden Consequences of Extreme Dieting on Bone Density
How extreme dieting can affect bone health. In a recent Instagram post, the actor Jameela Jamil revealed she has poor bone density, despite…
Next Generation Chatbots: A Closer Look at GPT-5 and Llama-3
What to expect from the next generation of chatbots: OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Meta’s Llama-3.