Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Henry W. Hochstatter's Unreasonable Demand For Money From Gardenia C. Hung
I did not get anything for Gardenia C. Hung on Christmas or for her Birthday in 2009 or 2008. Instead, I ask her to pay for gasoline, $180 in groceries, $250 in cash for expenses and I expect her to pay more money when she does not have it or get it ...
Monday, December 21, 2009
HHS Healthbeat: Arguing Raises High Levels of Cytokines Associated with Health Conditions Causing Heart Disease
HHS HealthBeat (December 17, 2009)
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Arguing can raise levels of body chemicals called cytokines, which fight infection. But continued high levels of cytokines are associated with conditions such as heart disease.
Researcher Jennifer Graham at Penn State has been looking at ways for couples to work on their differences without amping up their cytokines.
As part of her study, she had couples flip the hot switches on topics like money and in-laws.
Graham found that use of reasoning words during a fight controlled cytokines. So reasoning may be better than fighting, for your health and relationship – and:
[Jennifer Graham speaks] "Expressing yourself clearly and thinking deeply about conflict may also help lead to a resolution of the situation."
The study in the journal Health Psychology was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss.
Last revised: December, 16 2009
Non-fighting words
Listen to Tip
Interested?
Take the Next Step
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Arguing can raise levels of body chemicals called cytokines, which fight infection. But continued high levels of cytokines are associated with conditions such as heart disease.
Researcher Jennifer Graham at Penn State has been looking at ways for couples to work on their differences without amping up their cytokines.
As part of her study, she had couples flip the hot switches on topics like money and in-laws.
Graham found that use of reasoning words during a fight controlled cytokines. So reasoning may be better than fighting, for your health and relationship – and:
[Jennifer Graham speaks] "Expressing yourself clearly and thinking deeply about conflict may also help lead to a resolution of the situation."
The study in the journal Health Psychology was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss.
Last revised: December, 16 2009
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