Benefits of Apples

Bad Cholesterol Can Be Reduced By An Apple Every Day

An apple a day keeps the doctor away seems to be proving right with every passing day as among older people there has been evidence of apples reducing cholesterol, according to a new study.

The study was conducted at the Florida State University where two groups of older women were taken. One group was given dried prunes every single day for about a year and the other group was made to eat an apple every single day.

The Dark Side Ourselves

“...Beware of you dark side...”
(Yoda Master, Star Wars)  
Photo by starwars.com

Terkadang Kita selaku pemerhati dari kejadian-kejadian di sekitar Kita melalui berbagai media untuk dibuat terkaget-kaget atas berita yang menimpa pada seseorang. Seseorang yang mungkin dalam ingatan semua orang yang mengenalnya, dahulu adalah orang yang baik, santun dan segala macam atribut "kebaikan", saat ini menjadi tokoh yang melanggar "norma" / aturan yang berlaku. 


Para pemirsa dan pemerhati kemudian bertanya-tanya, kenapa ini bisa terjadi..? Apakah setiap insan dapat berubah 180 derajat ..? Adakah sistem nilai yang salah..? Dan mungkin, masih banyak pertanyaan lainnya yang tersisa.


Perlu dipahami bahwa setiap orang mempunyai suatu sisi gelap. Itulah yang sering dikatakan orang. Bahkan, seorang humoris dan penulis terkenal Amerika, Mark Twain, sampai-sampai mengatakan, “Everyone is a moon and has a dark side he never shown to anybody” (Setiap orang adalah seperti bulan, mempunyai sisi gelap yang tidak pernah ia tunjukkan kepada orang lain).

Dealing With a Bully Boss

By Hara Estroff Marano

Learn about how to deal with a power-tripping boss.

The steady flow of uncertain news about the economy indicates that American companies are under tremendous pressure to improve profits. No question, that pressure is felt all the way up and down the management line. Hard times sometimes bring out the best in people, but anxious times can also bring out the bullies lurking in corporate ranks. There are several flavors of bad bosses, but bullies are the ones who misuse their power over others. They verbally abuse you, humiliate you in front of others. Everyone has a war story. There's the boss who calls at 2 a.m. from Paris -- just because he's there. The boss who asks for your evaluation of a problem and then proceeds to put you and your opinion down in front of the whole staff as you seethe with rage. It's a demonstration of power. And it's demeaning.

The Antidote to Anger and Frustration

The Power of Emotional Validation 

When our loved-one erupts in anger and frustration, the last thing most of us think to do is to pour fuel on the fire by telling them they should feel angry and frustrated. Yet when done correctly, providing someone emotional validation can have extremely surprising results that strengthen relationship bonds. 

Dealing with Another Person's Anger 

We've all been in situations in which a loved one is incredibly upset. It is often hard to know the best way to react in such scenarios. Our instinct is to try and calm them down but that is not easy to do and it might even be risky. As a result we are often extremely uncomfortable and at a loss for what to say. If their anger is directed toward us we might need to consider How To Apologize Effectively but regardless, we need to validate their emotions. 

The idea of fanning the flames by telling the person in question they have every right to feel irate or livid seems counterintuitive. But when we convey exactly that message and do so from a place of empathy and sympathy, something magical happens. Rather than inciting the other person's fury and fueling their fire, our message of emotional validation actually douses the flame !. 

Mengenal Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

Neuro Linguistic Programming awal mulanya digagas oleh seorang anak muda bernama Richard Bandler pada tahun 1970-an karena sifat ingin tahunya. Sifat ingin tahu yang besar yang membawanya ke arah penemuan yang sangat fenomenal pada masa itu. Meskipun terdaftar sebagai mahasiswa jurusan komputer dan matematika, tetapi Ricarhd Bandler sangat tertarik pada hal-hal yang berhubungan dengan “terapi & psikologi.” Ada sebuah pertanyaan besar yang belum terjawab pada saat itu : “Apa sesungguhnya yang paling dicari orang di muka bumi ini?” Melalui pengamatan yang intensif dan komprehensif ditemukanlah jawabannya : “C H A N G E”. 

Penyesalan Seorang Ibu

Inspirasi
Dua puluh tahun yang lalu saya melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, wajahnya lumayan tampan namun terlihat agak bodoh. Sam, suamiku, memberinya nama Eric. Semakin lama semakin nampak jelas bahwa anak ini memang agak terbelakang. Saya berniat memberikannya kepada orang lain saja untuk dijadikan budak atau pelayan. Namun Sam mencegah niat buruk itu.

Akhirnya terpaksa saya membesarkannya juga. Di tahun kedua setelah Eric dilahirkan saya pun melahirkan kembali seorang anak perempuan yang cantik mungil. Saya menamainya Angelica. Saya sangat menyayangi Angelica, demikian juga Sam. Seringkali kami mengajaknya pergi ke taman hiburan dan membelikannya pakaian anak-anak yang indah-indah.

Green Tea And The 'Asian Paradox'

There is a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in Asia where people smoke heavily, which may be accounted for by high consumption of tea, particularly green tea, according to a review article published by a Yale School of Medicine researcher.

"We do not yet have a full explanation for the 'Asian paradox,' which refers to the very low incidence of both heart disease and cancer in Asia, even though consumption of cigarettes is greater than in most other countries," said Bauer Sumpio, M.D., professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery. "But we now have some theories."