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Thursday, April 26, 2012

The happy gene that makes you a smiley, more positive person

Source Website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2035716/The-happy-gene-makes-smiley-positive-person.html
By Tamara Cohen, UPDATED: 01:41 GMT, 10 September 2011

PHOTO: Glass half-full: Happiness is in the genes, scientists say
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If you are a cheery soul whose glass always seems half full, you can thank your parents.

You will probably be pleased to learn some of us are born optimists who have inherited a 'happy gene'.

The finding may help to explain why some people are always miserable while others tend to look on the bright side.

PHOTO: Some of us are born optimists who have inherited a 'happy gene'.

By Christine Hughey, Choices
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Professor Elaine Fox at Essex University showed more than 100 people positive and negative pictures on a computer screen, such as growling dogs and smiling children.

Using a revolutionary computer based therapy, she was able to measure which ones they concentrated on.

Volunteers supplied a sample of their DNA and they were tested to see which version they carried of the 5-HTTLPR gene which affects levels of the 'feel-good' chemical serotonin.

We inherit either two 'short' versions, a long and a short versions or two 'long' versions of the gene.

PHOTO: Naturally happy: Scientists say you have the right DNA you will be a cheery soul

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Those with two short versions of the gene managed to focus on the positive images and avoid getting upset by the negative ones, according to the research published online in Biological Psychiatry.

Strangely this 'short' version of the gene is the same one which has been associated with making people feel anxious and depressed and it suggests these people have a 'very emotional' response to their environment.

Professor Fox said: 'When times are really good, it is those with the highly reactive short genotype who really benefit.

PHOTO: Those with highly reactive short genotype, can also go under, and will be particularly devastated by a traumatic experience.

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'They were very response to positive images which suggests they will thrive in a supportive environment, but previous research shows they can also go under, and will be particularly devastated by a traumatic experience.

'It suggests these people are very susceptible to emotional aspects of their environment.

Those with the long version are less reactive which means that they often fare best in fairly benign (favourable) conditions but they perhaps would not gain as much from a good experience.'

The researchers described the finding as a mechanism which seems to explain our levels of resilience (an ability to recover from or adjust) to life's general stress.

PHOTO: The results ('short' or 'long' version of the gene) could be used to determine appropriate therapy for people recovering from traumatic situations.
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http://englishclass.jp/reading/topic/Overcome_by_Happiness

The results could be used to determine appropriate therapy for people recovering from traumatic situations.

Professor Fox added: 'If a person's genotype is identified, the correct therapy can make all the difference to recovery.'

By Tamara Cohen, UPDATED: 01:41 GMT, 10 September 2011

PHOTO: Be Happy by Marshall Hughey
Those with the long version are less reactive.
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PHOTO: HAPPINESS TAKES EFFORT - “Happiness Map”

Make lists of things for which you’re grateful in your life, practice random acts of kindness, forgive your enemies, notice life’s small pleasures, take care of your health, practice positive thinking, and invest time and energy into friendships and family.

By Robin Lloyd, Special to LiveScience, May 18, 2007
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http://docwhisperer.wordpress.com/category/happiness/

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Follow these 7 tips to a healthier life

My Paper, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, Page A14, Viewpoints
From http://epaper.mypaper.sg/cnd/fvxen/fvxp/fvxpress.php?param=2012-04-17
Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Mailbox/Story/A1Story20120417-340216.html
By Geoff Tan, my paper, Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012

PHOTO: Medical doctor, writer and TV personality Drauzio Varella, recommends seven things that we must do if we do not want to fall ill.

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PHOTO: Geoff Tan
The writer is a senior vice-president of Singapore Press Holdings’ marketing division.
My Paper, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, Page A14, Viewpoints

This article is inspired by a slide presentation - entitled The Art Of Being Well - by medical doctor, writer and TV personality Drauzio Varella, who recommends seven things that we must do if we do not want to fall ill.

I'll share with you his headers and offer my take on what these seven mean to me.

PHOTO: First monkey sees and second monkey listens, and understand. The third monkey uses its mouth to conveys feelings and thoughts to the outer world.
Speak your feelings and lower the stress level.

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If you don't want to fall ill, speak your feelings.

There's nothing like letting out all your pent-up feelings from deep within. Bottling them up will just raise your stress levels and cause all forms of internal imbalances, possibly resulting in ulcers, gastritis, backaches and, sometimes, even cancer.

Make the decisions to take this diet, which is high in vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish, garlic, nuts, olive oil, and soy products, helps you to attain good cholesterol levels, maintains healthy blood pressure, promotes weight loss, and prevents spikes in insulin, which can cause artery-damaging inflammation.

PHOTO: Make the decisions to take this diet, which is high in vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish, garlic, nuts, olive oil, and soy products, helps you to attain good cholesterol levels, maintains healthy blood pressure, promotes weight loss, and prevents spikes in insulin, which can cause artery-damaging inflammation.
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If you don't want to be ill, make decisions.

When you are undecided about things, anxiety and doubt creep in. This could result in unnecessary trauma, worries and - many a time - relationship problems.

More often than not, procrastination will result in less-than-healthy outcomes.

PHOTO: Be positive and actively look for answers. Make decisions.
Answer to love starts with the first kisses. To be Home Alone, choose one that already has a DIY security system in place.

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If you don't want to be ill, find solutions.

Be positive and actively look for answers. Nip a small matter in the bud so that it will not have a chance to grow into an unmanageable animal.

PHOTO: Don't live by appearances.
We live in a world where physical appearance seems to be of great importance and this pressure can break down even the toughest people as being uncomfortable in your own skin is one of the worst feelings you could have. Unfortunately most people don't take a good look in the mirror to observe that beauty is not related to your weight and it is something beyond physical appearance.

The people who fall as prey to this terrifying diseases suffer from a visual distortion of they body. They see themselves much more overweight than they really are, triggering a sense of self consciousness, guilt and disgust. The need for acceptance is great and people tend to fall for this terrifying methods that cause them to develop bulimia and anorexia.

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If you don't want to be ill, don't live by appearances.

I am not referring to what we wear physically, but to any pseudo image we adopt that is far from our true selves.

Being positive and true to oneself is the way to go.

As for the rest, in Dr Varella's words, "their destiny is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain".

Style and Sustenance - accepting ourselves can we boost self-esteem and eradicate all forms of negativity. There is so much to benefit from by just being one with ourselves.

PHOTO: Style and Sustenance - accepting ourselves can we boost self-esteem and eradicate all forms of negativity. There is so much to benefit from by just being one with ourselves.
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If you don't want to be ill, accept.

Only by accepting ourselves can we boost self-esteem and eradicate all forms of negativity, such as jealousy, arrogance and envy. There is so much to benefit from by just being one with ourselves.

PHOTO: Trust the one who can see the sorrow behind your smile, the love behind your anger and the reason behind your silence.

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If you don't want to be ill, trust.

Without trust, there can be no true friendships. Your relationships will tend to be shallow and peripheral, and you would always be on your guard, your defences always up - but your resistance to ailments can only go down.

PHOTO: Trust me. I know what I’m doing. Honest.
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If you don't want to be ill, do not live life sad.

Someone once said: "Good humour saves us from the hands of the doctor." How true this is.

Take every opportunity to joke, laugh and be happy. These traits are highly contagious and, the more we spread these positive "viruses", the more folk around us cannot help but contract good health and peace of mind as well.

PHOTO: Do not live life sad. 瘦身减肥的美女 - Happy, healthy and slim beauty.
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Live your life with some or all of the above in mind and you can expect to be rewarded with a positive spirit, a healthy mind, a vibrant aura and a holistic healthy disposition.

By Geoff Tan, my paper, Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012
The writer is a senior vice-president of Singapore Press Holdings' marketing division.

PHOTO: Live your life with some or all of the above and you can expect to be rewarded with a vibrant aura and a holistic healthy disposition.

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HELPDESK
我的字典: Wǒ de zì diǎn

Pent-up: 压抑的 - yā yì de
Procrastination: 拖延 - tuō yán
Negativity: 消极 - xiāo jí
Shallow: 肤浅 - fū qiǎn

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

別人氣我我不氣 - Others make me angry, I'll not be angry

Source Website:
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PHOTO: 今天你笑了嗎？Are you smiling today?

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http://cclccl-life.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post_7076.html

別人氣我我不氣
我若氣時中他計
若是氣死沒人理
想想還是別生氣

Others make me angry, I'll not be angry.
If I gets angry, I will fall into his trap.
If I die of anger, nobody will care.
After considering, it better not to be angry.

PHOTO: 別人氣我我不氣 ~ 我若氣時中他計 ~ 若是氣死沒人理 ~ 想想還是別生氣。
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人人气我我不气，
别人气我当放屁，
放了屁没了气，
别人受气兼闻屁，
闻了屁一肚子气，
想泄气，
又怕放了股臭屁，
忍着气憋着屁，
快快跑去没人地，
以免一股臭屁污染空气，
所以我说地，
人人生气我不气，
以免产生一股不必要的气。
小狐 >U<

PHOTO: 所以我说地，人人生气我不气，以免产生一股不必要的气。

So I say, Everyone is angry, but I'll not be angry, In order to avoid an unnecessary anger.

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Others make me angry, I'll not be angry.
Others make me angry, I treat it like farting.
After a fart, there won't be any more energy.
Others end in disappointment because they smell the fart.
Smell the fart and become angry.
Want to release (fart).
But afraid of stinking.
Try to control the simmering fart,
Will quickly run to an isolated place.
In order to avoid causing air pollution,
So I say,
Everyone is angry, but I'll not be angry,
In order to avoid an unnecessary anger (fart?).
By Small Fox >U<