9 Ways Your Friends Are Actually Good For Your Health

9 Ways Your Friends Are Actually Good For Your Health

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeHaving friends is actually good for your heart, since it makes you less likely to have a heart attack and more likely to recover faster in case you do. A…

Organic faces growing pains as demand outpaces supply

Organic faces growing pains as demand outpaces supply

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeSo the young couple decided to overhaul the operation by embracing what was then a small but growing niche in agriculture — organic farming, now one of the hottest sectors…

Britain not sunny enough for healthy vitamin D levels, say experts

Britain not sunny enough for healthy vitamin D levels, say experts

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeIntake should be boosted with supplements, say official health advisors in draft recommendations that could lead to new guidancePeople in Britain should boost their vitamin D intake with supplements because…

Study: Meditation Can Help Reduce Self-Critical Behavior

Study: Meditation Can Help Reduce Self-Critical Behavior

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeThe specific type of Buddhist meditation might also help reduce symptoms of depression, researchers say. Metta bhavana, which loosely translates to “lovingkindness meditation,” is a Buddhist practice to help develop…

After Meditation, Self-Critical People Ease Up

After Meditation, Self-Critical People Ease Up

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeSelf-critical people were significantly kinder and more compassionate toward themselves after practicing lovingkindness meditation compared with a control group, according to a pilot study in Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. The…

Meditating for 10 Days in Noble Silence

Meditating for 10 Days in Noble Silence

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeEach person can only receive Dhamma, Buddha’s teachings, through experiential wisdom, physically experiencing meditation and its benefits. It is not enough to read about the philosophy or listen to the…

3 Life Lessons We Can Learn From the Bhagavad-Gita

3 Life Lessons We Can Learn From the Bhagavad-Gita

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Click to Share, Follow and LikeYou may have heard of the Bhagavad-Gita from your local yoga studio or even perhaps during college. You may be wondering what all the hype is about with this book.…