--What Happy People Know..--

A medical journalist draws on decades of experience and perspective to reveal what happy, healthy people share.
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As a health journalist, I've found few analytical tools to be handier than what I call the long view. When whipsawed by "groundbreaking" research that contradicts studies from, oh, just a few weeks before, I find that if I mix the new information into the old, then sit back and wait patiently while it ferments and settles, eventually something I might call truth will rise above the mists of the churning scientific cauldron.
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The long view reveals other verities as well. I've always been fascinated by people who enjoy truly outstanding physical and mental health. After years of snooping, I've identified certain behaviors and attitudes they all share—a lifestyle, or style of living, that transcends the healthy habits (Eat this, bend that!) we extol. Here's what my notes—and the long view—tell me about the world's most robust inhabitants.
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Discover the 12 happiness myths.
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10 tricks to reboot your brain.

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~http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100252240&gt1=31036

--Are You Smart: What is intelligence?...--

Are You Smart: What is intelligence?

(CNN) - The most famous measure of intelligence is the IQ test, but how many people have actually taken it? And does it really tell us if we're smart? What does it mean to be smart? And what does a "smart brain" look like?
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It's happening all over the country. In some cases, kids barely out of diapers are being tested at 27, 30 months to determine whether they're gifted and talented…smart.
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But are these tests accurate measures of intelligence?
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~http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/category/are-you-smart/