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Five Tips to Help a Stressed-Out President – or Anyone Else – Quit Smoking
Use these 5 steps to stop now.

President Barack Obama’s recent physical examination revealed that he is in generally good health -– and that he is still trying to quit smoking. His doctor’s advice: keep up his "smoking cessation efforts"; in other words, he should keep trying to kick the habit.

Stress is one of the reasons people give for not being able to quit smoking, says Susan Rausch, health educator at the Pat Walker Health Center and co-chair of the University of Arkansas’ FRESH campaign to promote the Tobacco Free Campus policy.

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Get Happy And Buy Something
How you feel affects your desire for new things.

Here's research that hits close to home. Because when you're feelin' blue, home is where you want to be.

This is more than common -- it is behavior you can count on, say researchers at University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

An international team of social and cognitive psychologists devised experiments to confirm that a negative mood makes us seek the familiar. And the opposite: Feeling happy makes us want something new.

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This article has some interesting points. Like the baby example is so true, my baby always wants to run away when he's happy. I should of known about this information all along. But good stuff, I...

The Un-Comfort Zone
What's Pushing Your Buttons?
Do you know what really motivates you?
By Robert Wilson

What motivates you? That's the question I'd like to ask in this inaugural blog entry on motivation. Are you motivated by fame, fortune, or fear? Or is it something deeper that fans the flames inside of you?

Perhaps you are like Jeanne Louise Calment whose burning desire let her do something that no other human being has done before -- feat so spectacular that it generated headlines around the globe, got her a role in a motion picture, and landed her in the Guinness Book of World Records -- a record that has yet to be beaten.

RV Advisor
Choosing an RV
How I investigated, evaluated, and selected a mobile office motor home.
By John L. Hawkins

"How can there possibly so many different makes and models and designs and options in the RV marketplace?" In search of a vehicle that could be both a capable mobile office and a nice place to live on the road, the choices seemed overwhelming. But over time, I learned why there's so much variety, and what makes the most difference. While your needs and considerations might be different, here's some of what I learned in picking out the ideal RV for me.

Retirement.Advisor.com
Life After Retirement
Living longer, healthier lives, Boomers are rejecting their parents' version of retirement -- and changing their future in the process.
Dr. Stephen Barnes

ADVISOR INTERVIEW

Does the prospect of retirement bore you? Or, are you trying to figure out the next phase in your career -- or embark on an entirely new career? Or, perhaps you still want or need a regular paycheck. Whatever your situation, as a Boomer, chances are you aren't planning on retiring any time soon. So, what are you doing?

Caregiving.Advisor.com
Care for the Caregiver -- You!
As our parents get older, where can we turn for advice and information to help us deal with everything?
By Jeanne Banfield Hawkins, Boomer Advisor publisher

My husband John and I were having dinner with two other Boomer couples. We've been friends for years and were catching up on our lives and families. Near the end of the evening, a friend commented, "We used to get together and talk about the challenges of raising our kids. Now we get together and talk about our aging parents."

Lifestyle.Advisor.com
Do the Math, or Why I Own 57 Pairs of Black Pants and So Should You
What's in your closet, and why?
By Alisa Singer

Every mother loves her kids and every woman loves her black pants. It’s as simple as that. In fact, approximately 99.99% of the female population in the United States adores, and requires an ample supply of, black pants.

This is because only black pants are, at once, sophisticated, versatile, slenderizing and, well, basic. Also they hide most stains though, admittedly, are brutal when it comes to pet hair. So most self-respecting women fill their closet or, if they are so fortunate, closets, with numerous pairs of black pants which they have accumulated over the course of many years.

Health.Advisor.com
How Would You Spend Your Dream Day Off?
"Mental health days" should improve your mental health.

Today's workers are stressed out about making ends meet, paying more at the pump and grocery store, and dealing with work issues. So, when it comes to downtme, how would they spend a dream day off? For many, spending time with lifestyle gurus and sports stars topped the list. But, the reality is very different.

Health.Advisor.com
Easy Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
You don't have to expand your waistline. Here’s how to enjoy — and occasionally indulge — without going overboard.
Janet Little, CN, Henry's Farmers Market nutritionist

'Tis the season for tempting foods, family dinners, office parties, and a lot of other distractions that can deter you from healthy eating. But, this year can be different. You can decide to manage your weight and live a healthy lifestyle with these tips.

Just don't eat so much.
Just don't eat so much.

Food.Advisor.com
Short on Time to Cook?
They prep, you cook, they clean up

If you enjoy cooking, but just don't have the time, you miss out on the fun part. But what if someone else did all the planning, shopping, chopping, and clean-up?

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