Drug Memantine Ineffective for Mild Alzheimer’s, Study Finds – US News and World Report
Kevin Spacey on Success
A big hat tip to the wonderful folks at Flying Solo where I first watched this stunning short clip.
Watch this clip. You will be inspired.
Rethinking Multitasking
Productivity, Multitasking, and the Death of the Phone – HBR IdeaCast – Harvard Business Review
Great podcast. I may be biased so here are my disclaimers:
- I have a dumb phone, not a smart phone
- My cell phone is for texting and talking, I use old-fashioned computers for everything else
- I don’t multitask, I uni-task
Alcohol and Seniors
NIHSeniorHealth: Alcohol Use and Older Adults – Table of contents
This is a nice little informational website from the NIH. The first video features a 77 year young woman who developed alcoholism late in life after a lung cancer diagnosis. She got up to a liter of wine daily when it became a problem.
Insights on Collaboration
And Now For Something Completely Different
This story from The Post and Courier fascinated me. For me, this story about Michael Walworth is not just about the unique musical instruments he builds. This story is about the recession and redemption, creativity and faith, a man just one short step away from fate.
This post is a test of the power of social media. If you found this story and want to help Micheal sell a guitar, please pass it along.
Connecticut Anyone?
I got an email today from a recruiter and thought I’d pass it along. What’s unusual about this opening?
If you said “paid relocation” give yourself a Gold Star!
The link is not click-able.
Good Luck!
I am writing to ask for your help in my search for an individual life underwriter position.
A well established and stable life insurer has a need for an addition to staff in their life underwriting department. Position will underwrite applications for individual life up to $500,000. Higher amounts with second signature. Great opportunity with potential for long term career growth. Relocation assistance is available. The position is located in the Company’s home office in Connecticut. There is not an option to work remotely.
Please let me know if you, or anyone that you know, are interested in learning more about this opportunity. Please pass this along to anyone else who you feel may have an interest.
To view similar positions, please visit our web site: http://www.jrpeterman.com
Thanks for your time.
Jim Peterman
J R Peterman Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 3083
Stowe, Vt. 05672
802-253-6304
Be Still…(it may help your brain)
Mindfulness Meditation Is Associated With Structural Changes in the Brain [NCCAM Research Results]
Brain images in the meditation group revealed increases in gray matter concentration in the left hippocampus. The hippocampus is an area of the brain involved in learning, memory, and emotional control, and is suspected of playing a role in producing some of the positive effects of meditation. Gray matter also increased in four other brain regions (though not in the insula, a region that has shown changes in other meditation studies) in the meditation group. Responses to the questionnaire indicated improvements in three of the five aspects of mindfulness in the mediators, but not the control group.
The researchers concluded that these findings may represent an underlying brain mechanism associated with mindfulness-based improvements in mental health. Additional studies are needed to determine the associations between specific types of brain change and behavioral mechanisms thought to improve a variety of disorders.
DM2 Dietary Guidelines
Diabetes diet – type 2: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
I’m not diabetic but I have a strong family history of the disease so I try to eat like a diabetic.
Well, most of the time.
Marijuana and Psychosis – Possible Link
Pot Use in Youth Ups Risk of Psychotic Symptoms in Later Life
The new findings are based on data on about 2,000 individuals in Germany who were 14 to 24 years old when they enrolled in the study, and who were then followed for 10 years.
None of the participants had ever tried marijuana before entering the study, nor had any experienced psychotic symptoms.
The researchers found that those who started smoking pot during the 10 years of the trial had double the risk of developing psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, even after adjusting for factors such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, other drug use and other psychiatric diagnoses.
And the more persistent the use, the more persistent the symptoms.
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