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Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
LIFESTYLE
What will you miss?
We often become so consumed by the work, that we lose sight of what’s most important…Read Full Article
From Linkedin
SOCIETY
Married to Mental Illness
The Mental Health Commission of Canada outlined the significant burden placed on caregivers of someone living with mental illness in a 2013 report. It states that the nature of caregiving where a partner has a mental illness can generate substantial emotional, physical, financial and social hardships due to the “episodic and sometimes unpredictable nature of many mental illnesses.” Yet services for caregivers are “spotty and inconsistent at best (and often non-existent).”…Read Full Article
From ucobserver
SCIENCE
7 reasons mosquitoes bite some people more than others
Are you a mecca for mosquitoes? Understanding what lures the insidious insects can be useful in avoiding them.…Read Full Article
From Treehugger
SPIRITUALITY
God Bless You
The only times I’ve ever uttered “God bless you” is after a sneeze. Absent an achoo, I can’t form the words without feeling hokey. Somehow, that kind of openly religious expressiveness seems suited to only specific categories of people: ministers, priests, nuns, TV evangelists, ethnic grandmothers and American politicians.…Read Full Article
From Ucobserver
HEALTH
Eat This Carb and You Won’t Gain Weight
Out of the pile of cast-off carbs, there are some you should keep. New research around a certain kind of carb, called “resistant starch,” suggests that they could be a key way to help control weight…Read Full Article
From Time
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