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Memory Boost!

Research links a memory boost to those who are simply more active; the greater the rise in physical activity the greater the boost!

Forget taking supplements for memory – pun intended – just get moving!

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Finished Reading: Positive Psychology

Great subject, but this book is poorly written in a variety of ways. Skip it! 

Research and Applications of the Science of Happiness and Fulfillment

Positive Psychology

Have you ever wondered:

  • How can I feel truly fulfilled in my life and actions?
  • How can I finally meet my life and career goals?
  • How can I work toward Happiness?
  • How can I turn pessimism to eternal Optimism?

You are in luck

Positive Psychology: Research and Applications of the Science of Happiness and Fulfillment by Jonny Bell provides deep, research-driven analysis and understanding of the new branch of psychology: positive psychology. Positive psychology seeks to fulfill you, to yield true satisfaction in your life. It works to rectify the mundane, to grab your life and shape it into what you’ve always wanted it to be. It lends you the courage to proceed down the path of eternal happiness.

This book’s positive psychology explanation gives way to ultimate, step-by-step instructions on how to achieve true happiness, positive thinking, mindfulness, resilience, and an effortless stream of optimism. The lowest pessimist can rise to the top and reap the health and emotional rewards. This book forces you to stop making excuses. Concentrate. Breathe. Slow your life in order to concentrate on your personal goals, your personal strengths. This book lends you the initial wave into an eternity of success and confidence. You’ll have the ability to speak your mind, conquer your surroundings, and aid your fellow man. Positive psychology is the very thing that will allow you to take this earnest control. Let it. And maintain confidence and joy throughout your entire life.

Topics covered:

  • Comprehending Positive Psychology
  • History of Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychology Research Analysis
  • Achieving Happiness
  • Learned Optimism and Hope versus Helplessness
  • Mindfulness: Positive Psychology and Balance
  • Flow: The Drive to Succeed
  • Character Strengths and Virtues
  • Positive Thinking: A Process
  • Resilience and the Strength to Move Forward

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Antioxidant Supplements are not only Junk, they could be Bad for Your Health!

While the majority of personal trainers barely understand antioxidants, perhaps just enough to sell you some worthless supplements; the entire concept has steadily eroded into nonsense. There’s another good article found in Scientific American (Volume 24 Number 1) “The Secrets of Staying Young” is the theme of the issue. The article is called  “The myth of Antioxidants”.

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