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Meditation helps pinpoint neurological differences between two types of love

These findings won’t appear on any Hallmark card, but romantic love tends to activate the same reward areas of the brain as cocaine, research has shown.

Now Yale School of Medicine researchers studying meditators have found that a more selfless variety of love — a deep and genuine wish for the happiness of others without expectation of reward — actually turns off the same reward areas that light up when lovers see each other. (more…)

Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions

By Guest PostJanuary 5, 2013Healthanirban mukhopadhyay, beliefs, body mass, brent mcferran, calorie burn, calorie intake, diet, exercise, hong kong university, java chip frappucino, less food, lose weight, obesity, overestimate, poor diet, predict, setting a goal, starbucks, success, underestimate, university of michigan, us population

ANN ARBOR — People setting a goal to lose weight in 2013 may want to first ask themselves if diet or exercise is more important to success.

Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise can predict whether he or she will gain or lose weight, according to University of Michigan research to be published in the journal Psychological Science.

With two-thirds of the adult U.S. population classified as overweight or obese and similar numbers in many developed nations, obesity has become an important health concern. (more…)

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Meditation helps pinpoint neurological differences between two types of love

Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions