Month: May 2014

For author don Miguel Ruiz, it took a near-death experience for him to fully enjoy his waking moments — and now he's sharing his personal discovery with the world. He told HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani that his health scare was one of the most liberating moments he'd ever encountered.

Everyday experiences come with many lessons to be learned. No matter who you are or where you are from, there are things we will all go through. Here are five fundamentals that life teaches all of us.

By Valerie Frankel I should have been excited for my upcoming trip to Fiji — and I was — but as a chronic insomniac, I was worried about not getting any shut-eye while I was there. I was especially nervous about the long flight, so I packed some sleeping pills. When the pilot dimmed the cabin lights, I reached into my backpack for one of my little helpers — but I couldn't find the pill vial. Without my crutch, I fretted and sweat for the entire 10-hour flight, anxious that my insomnia would ruin my vacation. There was no

A person's ability to resist temptation — food cravings, for instance — can be predicted by looking at whether activity is occurring in regions of the brain linked with reward, or regions of the brain linked with self-control, in response to viewing tempting photos, found researchers from Dartmouth College and the University of Cologne. For the Psychological Science study, researchers first had 31 women undergo brain imaging as they completed two tasks.

Here are simple strategies, which I have seen work for clients trying to lose weight in time for summer and more importantly, help them keep it off and be able to enjoy meals and treats with family and friends.

You want an SPF 30. But which one? ID your major issue to find a smart pick.