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Red roses, chocolates and dinner for two - are these your idea of a romantic Valentines Day?  Show your special love just how much you do love t read more »

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Wellbutrin has been successful in the treatment of depression, ADD, and ADHD for quite sometime. Many claim they feel much better as a result and are able to do such things as concentrate better, think more clearly, and their mood is more upbeat. However, like its sister drug Zyban; many claim that Wellbutrin helped them to stop smoking. Doctors have begun prescribing it for this very reason. As for why the drug is successful in smoking cessation, no one really knows. read more »

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runners.pngThe concept of the runner's high has been around forever, but the New York Times is reporting that, for the first time, scientists have validated the claimed euphoria that follows a run.Researchers in Germany, using advances in neuroscience, report in the current issue of the journal Cerebral Cortex that the folk belief is true: Running does elicit a flood of endorphins in the brain. The endorphins are associated with mood changes, and the more endorphins a runner's body pumps out, the greater the effect.Of course, the real runner's high euphoria is more likely to come with more intense, longer workouts, but I can guarantee running a marathon should get you there. If you've been trying to motivate yourself to get out and run more, the idea read more »

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Once he ran wild with Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Lucian
Freud. Today John Hurt is dry, less prone to mood swings and
working harder than ever. 'I'm easier to live with
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teadrinking_scaled.jpgThink the best way to jump-start a project involves a large dark roast with extra shots? Think again, according to Wired magazine. As part of a roundup of mental boosters, one writer suggests that research has shown smaller, regular doses of caffeine—think tea breaks or half-cups of coffee—do more to boost alertness and reduce jitters than a large blast of the stuff:Test subjects reported that periodic small shots made them feel clearheaded and calm, both of which enhance mental performance. Even better, add a lump of sugar or have a carbohydrate-rich snack at the same time for an extra cognitive kick. It seems that glucose and caffeine together do more to enhance cognition than either does alone.Hit the Wired link to browse more tips for memorization, mood control and other brain boosters.
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2008-06-12_105246.jpg Have a little fun in the backyard this weekend with the kids blowing enormous, three-foot-plus bubbles. How-to site Instructables offers a tutorial on making your own bubble wand capable of producing huge bubbles. The secret is a strong homemade bubble solution and a DIY clone of the "Bubble Thing" made famous by David Stein in the 1980s. (Of course, if you're not in the DIY mood this weekend, the Bubble Thing can be found at most toy stores for around $12.) Photo by Limbo Poet.GIANT Bubble Blower [Instructables]
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NYC Teen Mindspace lets kids take quizzes that gauge their mood and behavior and also  directs them to counselors. read more »

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