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02/06/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Be honest, realistic with yourself about weight loss: Acknowledging the challenges found to improve success

A new study suggested that acknowledging the challenges and difficulties of weight loss and its maintenance improved success and self-control. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from Drexel University who discovered that a change in the external food environment improved the study samples’ cognitive restraint and resulted to greater weight loss in […]

11/29/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Meditation can reduce stress, but only if you really want it to: The first step in reducing cortisol is acceptance, new study finds

Mindfulness has been getting a lot of buzz as a way to combat stress recently, and this is one trend that has some solid backing behind it. This approach sees people focusing their mind fully on what is happening around them, what they’re doing, and the space in which they are moving. It entails being […]

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