I grew up on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. Looking out our front window gave us a view over the entire river valley, which on a clear day allowed us to see all the way to the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Behind our house was a large orchard that rose even higher on our hill….
Biden Restricts Travel From 8 African Countries Over COVID-19 Variant
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries on Monday, Nov. 29, in a bid to control the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. A proclamation from President Joe Biden said travel will be curbed from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi in addition to South Africa. American citizens…
White House: US to Restrict Travel From 8 African Countries Over COVID-19 Variant
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries on Monday, Nov. 29, in a bid to control the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. The White House, in a statement to news outlets on Friday, said the United States is restricting travel from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and…
Insights Into Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the days continue to get shorter and colder, it’s likely that you or someone you know has started to experience seasonal mood changes. Symptoms such as a loss of energy, a dip in mood, a lack of interest, or trouble focusing can often be attributed to the lack of daylight we take in. When these symptoms…
Predictions of Smallpox Return Are Nothing New
COVID-19 is still the virus of the moment, but the emergence of a much older and more deadly virus is said to lurk just over the horizon. This premonition comes from Microsoft founder turned vaccine-focused philanthropist Bill Gates. In a recent interview with Policy Exchange, Gates warned governments to prepare for bioterrorist attacks using smallpox….
Bringing the Giving Back to Thanksgiving
The holidays have arrived. They rushed toward us with an expectation of getting noticed. Thanksgiving and Christmas melding together as consumerism reaches a feverish pitch as the weeks of November drift into December. Black Friday becomes Black Thanksgiving Night and soon there will no Thanksgiving pause before the madness begins. I am thinking about this…
The Opposite of Fight or Flight
November 25, 2021
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Your body doesn’t feel good when the biochemistry of stress kicks in. You might feel like there is a brick in your stomach, or maybe you can’t sleep and your heart is pounding. Maybe you feel overwhelmed and distracted. Stress isn’t supposed to feel good. It’s there to help you survive threats like an oncoming…
The Urgent Need to Address Ageism
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism—discrimination against older adults that’s pervasive and harmful but often unrecognized. “We must change the narrative around age and aging” … “adopt strategies to counter” [ageist attitudes and behaviors], WHO concluded in a major report accompanying the campaign. Several strategies the WHO endorsed—educating people about…
Why Employees Become Motivated to Stay or Leave
Businesses hope that by investing to make employees satisfied, this will motivate them to stay in their jobs and remain productive. It’s feared that dissatisfied employees will become motivated to leave prematurely. Yet not all employees leave when faced with the same dissatisfactions and they still may leave after being made satisfied. For example, Susanne…
Addictive and Unhealthy
Every year, millions of Americans try to cut down on ultra-processed foods—industrial formulations that are typically high in added fat, refined carbohydrates, or both. Think cookies, cakes, potato chips, and pizza. For many, the desire to change what they eat is triggered by concerns about potentially life-threatening health conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The impact of diet…
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