By Jim Clifton and Deepak Chopra   If economics aspires to be a science — “the dismal science” as it was traditionally called — it must recognize that the most relevant economic data are human.  The rise and fall of GDP, mean household spending, and consumer confidence are useful statistics, but ultimately the “units” of…

It’s a paradox that a problem like childhood obesity should crop up in a country like America where we are flooded with information about nutrition. At any age, obesity is generally considered a lifestyle disorder. Only a small percentage of patients suffer from hormonal issues, for example. For everyone else, weight gain is related to…

Our bodies are designed to remain in balance, and when they go out of balance, a natural mechanism has been interfered with. Usually this occurs through decisions that we make that turn into habits. Decisions are conscious and can be reversed. Habits are unconscious and are considerably harder to reverse. Even so, the more awareness…

You might have heard the expression “You’re as young as your arteries,” and it’s true. But keeping your arteries young can seem like a mysterious thing for many people, as much as they feel inundated by an unending stream of research findings. Now some clarity is at hand, and it’s worth pausing to consider. The…

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