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Keep Your Brain Happy and Healthy

Alzheimer's disease is not the only cause of brain power destruction in elderly persons. There are many other causes that can lead to a diminishment of mental capacity or to outright dementia in later years. Fortunately, you can work with your doctor ... Read >

Body Language Signals You Should Know

Even if you never say a word, your face and body are constantly sending out messages to other people about your mood. In fact, some body language experts claim that only about 7% of our messages are communicated through the words we speak. The rest of... Read >

Let Yourself Show Your Emotions

Do you know anybody that you consider to be particularly engaging and lively? Take a moment to picture that person in your mind. What is it about that person that you find most attractive? He or she may have a charming voice and a great laugh, but it ... Read >

Small Talk Has a Big Role to Play

Small talk is the name commonly given to the fairly predictable superficial chatter that makes up a large portion of our social encounters. Neighbors chatting over the fence, strangers speaking to each other in a grocery line, or workers talking at an... Read >

Start Making Friends Now For Later

When I was twenty-two, I was befriended by a woman named Doris who was thirty years older than I was. Although Doris was then a fifty-two year old woman, she did not feel it was inappropriate to befriend me. She did not operate with the social belief that... Read >