Vacation deprivation not healthy. In fact, it's costly. - UPI.com: "Dr. Munro Cullum, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said some level of stress can help people keep going and hasten projects and accomplishments, but if stress becomes too much, it can also result in negative physiological reactions that can lead to illness.
Exercise, a healthy diet and adequate sleep are important to maintain health, but people need some down time, to allow their brains to work "offline," Cullum said.
Cullum said even taking a short break can be rejuvenating, but significant de-stressing might take several days "just to get ourselves used to the idea of relaxing."
"Getting away for a vacation allows us time to simply play and leave the 'baggage' behind," Cullum said in a statement."
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Climate Change Update: Greens Call for Pacific climate change action | Voxy.co.nz
Greens Call for Pacific climate change action | Voxy.co.nz: "Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne, said "Australia and New Zealand are both taking big steps in putting a price on carbon, but both countries need to lift the level of ambition if the impact of climate change on our Pacific neighbours is going to be properly addressed.
"We particularly call on Prime Ministers Gillard and Key to show by their actions, not just words, a renewed resolve to assist the Pacific nations against this existential threat."
"Islands bear a disproportionate burden from climate change," said Dorothy Tekwie, President of the Papua New Guinea Greens "yet they are not responsible for the causes and have no control over the outcome."
New Zealand Green Party spokesperson on Climate Change, Kennedy Graham said "New Zealand has a special relationship with the Pacific nations; but our Government's strategy desperately needs to be updated to reflect the impact of climate change on our neighbours.""
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"We particularly call on Prime Ministers Gillard and Key to show by their actions, not just words, a renewed resolve to assist the Pacific nations against this existential threat."
"Islands bear a disproportionate burden from climate change," said Dorothy Tekwie, President of the Papua New Guinea Greens "yet they are not responsible for the causes and have no control over the outcome."
New Zealand Green Party spokesperson on Climate Change, Kennedy Graham said "New Zealand has a special relationship with the Pacific nations; but our Government's strategy desperately needs to be updated to reflect the impact of climate change on our neighbours.""
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Climate Change Update: UN chief promises 'real action' on climate - Times LIVE
UN chief promises 'real action' on climate - Times LIVE: "UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday vowed to the leader of Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific nation threatened by rising seas, to keep pressing for "real results" against climate change.
Ban described the small Pacific nation, where some villagers have already had to relocate to escape rising sea levels, as standing on "the frontlines" of the global warming debate.
"I will bring your concerns back to the world, to the United Nations General Assembly (this month) and to the climate change negotiations in Durban later this year," he told an audience including Kiribati President Anote Tong.
"I will keep pressing for progress until we get real results," the UN chief said on a visit to the tiny nation.
The November 28-December 9 Durban climate summit aims to kickstart talks on how to address the issue of global warming, before the binding emissions targets of the Kyoto Protocol expire next year.
However, a range of powers including the United States and European Union have already said it will not result in a binding deal on carbon emissions."
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Ban described the small Pacific nation, where some villagers have already had to relocate to escape rising sea levels, as standing on "the frontlines" of the global warming debate.
"I will bring your concerns back to the world, to the United Nations General Assembly (this month) and to the climate change negotiations in Durban later this year," he told an audience including Kiribati President Anote Tong.
"I will keep pressing for progress until we get real results," the UN chief said on a visit to the tiny nation.
The November 28-December 9 Durban climate summit aims to kickstart talks on how to address the issue of global warming, before the binding emissions targets of the Kyoto Protocol expire next year.
However, a range of powers including the United States and European Union have already said it will not result in a binding deal on carbon emissions."
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Wellness Tip 4d Changing Climate: A happy life leads to a healthy life and a healthy life leads to a happy life
Health, happiness linked - Fort Leavenworth, KS - The Fort Leavenworth Lamp: "A happy life leads to a healthy life and a healthy life leads to a happy life. The effects of happiness on health are strong and universal. A recent Gallup Poll with 150,000 representatives of 140 countries found that happiness has a stronger association with physical health than access to basic human needs such as food, shelter and personal safety. Greater happiness can even prevent the common cold. In one study, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University assessed people’s emotions and then exposed them to the common cold virus. They found that happy people were less likely to develop the common cold than unhappy people. They repeated the experiment with the flu virus and found that happier people are also less likely to get the flu. In addition, studies show that because happier people are less likely to get sick, they live longer."
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Wellness Tip 4d Changing Climate: Develop Trust for Better Health
Trust your neighbours to be healthy - The Times of India: "Eileen Bjornstrom, an assistant professor of sociology in the MU College of Arts and Science, found that people reported better health when they trusted their neighbours.
"I examined the idea of 'relative position,' or where one fits into the income distribution in their local community, as it applies to both trust of neighbours and self-rated health," said Bjornstrom.
"Because human beings engage in interpersonal comparisons in order to gauge individual characteristics, it has been suggested that a low relative position, or feeling that you are below another person financially, leads to stress and negative emotions such as shame, hostility and distrust, and that health suffers as a consequence.
"While most people aren't aware of how trust impacts them, results indicated that trust was a factor in a person's overall health," she stated. "
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"I examined the idea of 'relative position,' or where one fits into the income distribution in their local community, as it applies to both trust of neighbours and self-rated health," said Bjornstrom.
"Because human beings engage in interpersonal comparisons in order to gauge individual characteristics, it has been suggested that a low relative position, or feeling that you are below another person financially, leads to stress and negative emotions such as shame, hostility and distrust, and that health suffers as a consequence.
"While most people aren't aware of how trust impacts them, results indicated that trust was a factor in a person's overall health," she stated. "
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Climate Change Update: Pray that naysayers are right about climate change | David Horsey Cartoons and Commentary - seattlepi.com
Pray that naysayers are right about climate change | David Horsey Cartoons and Commentary - seattlepi.com: "Environmentalists have heard President Obama say it is time to rise to the challenge of global warming and begin weaning the country from its oil addiction. But, when it comes to the pipeline, they fear his actions will not match his rhetoric. This week, the State Department gave the go-ahead to the Keystone XL pipeline, insisting the project would not have significant environmental impacts (a conclusion that seems to be at odds with concerns expressed by Obama’s own Environmental Protection Agency).
Energy Secretary Steven Chu also disheartened environmentalists by saying, “Having Canada as a supplier for our oil is much more comforting than having other countries supply our oil.” Essentially, Chu is echoing the most compelling argument of pipeline proponents, which is that we’d be crazy not to replace the crude the U.S. currently imports from problematic sources like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela with abundant oil from our Canadian compatriots. It would be a geopolitical coup and a boost to our economy." (view link for complete article)
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu also disheartened environmentalists by saying, “Having Canada as a supplier for our oil is much more comforting than having other countries supply our oil.” Essentially, Chu is echoing the most compelling argument of pipeline proponents, which is that we’d be crazy not to replace the crude the U.S. currently imports from problematic sources like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela with abundant oil from our Canadian compatriots. It would be a geopolitical coup and a boost to our economy." (view link for complete article)
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Climate Change Update: View: Market, Politicians Split on Climate Change - Bloomberg
View: Market, Politicians Split on Climate Change - Bloomberg: "No one can say for certain that any single weather event flows from the warmer air caused by carbon emissions, which in turn lead to more rainfall, floods and snowfall over some parts of the planet, and more drought in other parts. But last year was the hottest on record. Arctic ice is at record low levels. Regardless of what politicians say, insurers must factor all this into premiums.
Swiss Re, the second-largest reinsurer, is developing scenarios using probabilistic modeling to help government officials cope. The reinsurer studied the effects of climate change in vulnerable areas such as Samoa, Mali, Caribbean islands and Miami.
No matter which model it chose -- no change, moderate changes or extreme changes -- Swiss Re concludes it’s cheaper to adapt now than to sit and wait.
It recommends building codes that require more water- and wind-proofing, zoning laws that prevent planting trees close to buildings and power lines, redesigned beaches that absorb storm surge, and restoration of wetlands."
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Swiss Re, the second-largest reinsurer, is developing scenarios using probabilistic modeling to help government officials cope. The reinsurer studied the effects of climate change in vulnerable areas such as Samoa, Mali, Caribbean islands and Miami.
No matter which model it chose -- no change, moderate changes or extreme changes -- Swiss Re concludes it’s cheaper to adapt now than to sit and wait.
It recommends building codes that require more water- and wind-proofing, zoning laws that prevent planting trees close to buildings and power lines, redesigned beaches that absorb storm surge, and restoration of wetlands."
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