This week on the web....

An abridged version this week as I was sick last week so lots of bed and very little computer!

Preventing Cancer through good food and exercise.... it's a no brainer but so many people struggle with it, me included.

The Secret to a happy life revealed.... yet again. Love, be loved and feel grateful for it. Simple, right? This quote struck me:

Vaillant [says] positive emotions make us more vulnerable than negative ones. One reason is that they’re future-oriented. Fear and sadness have immediate payoffs—protecting us from attack or attracting resources at times of distress. Gratitude and joy, over time, will yield better health and deeper connections—but in the short term actually put us at risk. That’s because, while negative emotions tend to be insulating, positive emotions expose us to the common elements of rejection and heartbreak.

 Learning How to Exert Self-Control was an interesting read... I'd love to know what I would have done with the Marshmallow, though I suspect I already do.

Black Burgers? The picture in itself is worth the look- the psychology is interesting too and not all that surprising.

Hmmm... A Growth Mindset I actually have this about most stuff... but not where it counts at the moment.

How Play Wires Kids’ Brains For Social and Academic Success.. 

“The experience of play changes the connections of the neurons at the front end of your brain,” says Sergio Pellis, a researcher at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. “And without play experience, those neurons aren’t changed,” he says.
It is those changes in the prefrontal cortex during childhood that help wire up the brain’s executive control center, which has a critical role in regulating emotions, making plans and solving problems, Pellis says. So play, he adds, is what prepares a young brain for life, love and even school work.

 I spent a reasonable  amount of time laughing at Crap Taxidermy! There's a sentence I never thought I would write.  

How kids bodies are wired for 'Bloody Owies' loved this post from Teacher Tom. It's a reminder that I need- I worry far too much about the kids hurting themselves particularly Tama as he runs hell for leather over concrete paths!

My Dad decided to come visit us and we have my sister-in-law visiting before the end of the year as well so it sent me into a bit of a spin knowing everything that happens and needs to be done before Christmas so this post from Simple Scrapper was well timed.

This post from Dr Libby on sugar was a great simple explanation about the whys and wherefores of this highly controversial subject.

Talking about diet stuff this list is a great one- basically everything we've ever been told about food and diet research now suggests needs to be turned on it's  head.

Looking at food the way the writer does in this article makes it even more appealing than usual.

Talking about food looking good I'm keen to try this Coq au Vin.

And while we are on recipes I found Doodle La last week and I want to try her:
Kale Quiche
Homemade Hashbrowns
Squash Fritters
Grilled Potato Salad
And Blackberry Scones except I'd use Mulberries because we have heaps... I'm not sure what I'd do about the sugar though.

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