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5 ways to rediscover your missing positive emotions

(NaturalNews) Most of us think that negative emotions are the only ones people want to avoid, but the evidence suggests something different.Research has suggested that depression, for example, is not merely the presence of negative emotional states. There is another, often overlooked…

Woman May Have Contracted HIV from Manicure: Should You Be Worried?

Could a single trip to the nail salon change your life forever? (Kenneth Willardt/Trunk Archive) For most women, the worst thing that’s happened at a nail salon is that they’ve chosen a polish color they end up regretting — or maybe they’ve had their nails clipped a little too close. The young woman, whose case is detailed in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, was recently diagnosed with advanced HIV yet failed

Woman Contracts HIV from Manicure: Should You Be Worried?

Could a single trip to the nail salon change your life forever? (Kenneth Willardt/Trunk Archive) For most women, the worst thing that’s happened at a nail salon is choosing a polish color they end up regretting — or maybe having their nails clipped a little too close. The young woman, whose case is detailed in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, was recently diagnosed with advanced HIV yet failed to meet any

Overweight? You Might Need A Lot More Vitamin D

Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin” because the body produces it through sun exposure. Our current guidelines suggest identical amounts for 1-year-old kids all the way to 70-year-old adults. But new research has disproved this one-size-fits-all dosage, suggesting we consider one factor over all others — your weight.

3 Ways Tiny Technology Detoxes Will Make You Happier

The Interdependence Project founder Ethan Nichtern, author of the upcoming The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path, is challenging you to unplug from all of it for a full ten minutes each day this month—as part of Athleta’s Healthiest Year Ever—and giving it a shot might just make you a happier, nicer person. Related: 10 Foods for Happiness “Becoming mindful of our present moment experience allows us

How Marijuana Really Affects the Brain

Clearing the air: New science reveals that toking up may be more addictive than previously thought.  Although there’s a lot of buzz about marijuana being non-addictive, the evidence is stacking up that people can — and do — become dependent on the drug. A study released earlier this year, for example, found that 40 percent of marijuana users in an outpatient treatment program showed signs of withdrawal, a classic indicator of