Happy December, SynerLINK friends,
This month’s lead article is an important piece on a concept I’ve heard referred to as “FOMO” – fear of missing out. Busy-ness is not good for us, and it’s not good for kids, either. This holiday season, I’m going to focus my attention on the things we’ve consciously chosen to include in our lives, instead of the things we’re “missing” by having made those choices. Will you join me?
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Best wishes for your health and happiness,
Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves.”
– Laura Esquivel
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
Link of the Month:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-dannemiller/the-one-question-every-parent-should-quit-asking_b_6182248.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000020&ir=Education
A fascinating theory on increased rates of suicide in mountain states.
http://m.mic.com/articles/104096/there-s-a-suicide-epidemic-in-utah-and-one-neuroscientist-thinks-he-knows-why
Important information on safe rice consumption.
http://www.minnpost.com/earth-journal/2014/11/arsenic-laden-rice-fda-deliberates-consumer-reports-issues-guidance
Bringing the soul back to medicine.
http://holisticprimarycare.net/topics/topics-o-z/practice-development/1634-the-greatest-job-in-the-world.html
More evidence for the contribution of good diet – especially healthy fats – in healing depression.
http://www.psychcongress.com/article/fatty-fish-intake-may-improve-antidepressant-response-19532
Could compounds found in chocolate improve your memory?
http://www.psychcongress.com/article/dietary-intervention-cocoa-flavanols-reverses-memory-decline-19469
Interesting theory on the causes of depression.
http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/could-depression-actually-be-form-infectious-disease
Great advice on dealing with toxic people successfully.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2014/10/21/how-successful-people-handle-toxic-people/
Embracing real life!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-broadbent/what-normal-looks-like_b_6124824.html
Take a moment to celebrate connection with our loved ones.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/casey-careybrown/a-stranger-saw-what-i-couldnt_b_5675010.html
A BIT OF HUMOR
A beautiful comic about love.
http://theunboundedspirit.com/this-comic-about-love-will-touch-your-heart/
