Soul Searching

[ June 25, 2008 to July 12, 2008. ] I’m off to bali again to try and set up a foundation. We’ll see how it goes.

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Well, after a couple of years of working way too much, especially recently, I’ve taken some time off - naturally, so I can get some work done! A friend asked me to speak at a fund raising event in San Francisco and I decided that a small road trip before would help me clear the [...]

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How to nap - Boston.com

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Exercise: Burn More Calories in Less Time with Interval Exercises
Burn More Calories in Less Time with Interval Exercises
Yahoo Health says the secret to optimizing a short workout and burning more calories in less time lies in interval training.
Study subjects who spent just 20 minutes mixing sprints with jogging lost [...]

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Well - Little Solid Data to Guide Parents Seeking Options for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - NYTimes.com
Weighing Nondrug Options for A.D.H.D.
By TARA PARKER-POPE
About 2.5 million children in the United States take stimulant drugs for attention and hyperactivity problems. But concerns about side effects have prompted many parents to look elsewhere: as many as two-thirds of [...]

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Observatory - Just Smelling the Coffee Can Wake Up Genes - NYTimes.com
Just Smelling the Coffee Can Wake Up Genes
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
If you’re the type of person who perks up in the morning at just the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, you are not alone. There are some laboratory rats you should meet.
While countless studies have [...]

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By Jane Elliott
Health reporter, BBC News
When plastic surgeon Waseem Saeed came across a little girl who had lost her leg in the recent Chinese earthquake, he expected a child terrified of doctors and in great pain.
This had been the kind of case he had seen in the aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake - where many [...]

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By NICHOLAS WADE
Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs.
The study is based on dosing mice with resveratrol, an ingredient of some red wines. Some scientists are already taking [...]

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