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by Dr Georgianna Donadio Most of us want to be a success in our lives. But when we look closely at how Americans define personal fulfillment and success, the results will be surprising. American Express conducted and published a study called “The Life Twist Study,” examining what Americans believe are the most important and valuable aspects of their lives. The study, based on a survey of more than 2,000 Americans, shows that only one in four Americans still believe that we

Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD I recently read a fascinating article that discusses a study from Stony Brook University in New York. It examined whether couples can still be very much in love after spending many married years together and whether they experience the same intense romantic feelings as newly formed couples. Let’s look at the science behind this theory. Love Function The scientists took MRIs of long-term married couples and compared the images to couples who ha

What creates our interest in having pets? It is simple. They love us and accept us unconditionally! They provide companionship without politics or the agenda of most relationships. They listen to what we say to them, accept our love and affection without demands or complaint and provide us with loyalty and affection. They are an ultimate loving family member and in today’s dog and cat loving world we treat them like family. They have become part of our self-care profile. Soci

Recently, I attended a grief support group for adults who have experienced a significant loss over the past year. All the attendees were at various stages of grief and loss from a life-altering experience, loss of an individual in their life, either through death, divorce, or alienation. What was so important about attending this workshop was having the privilege of hearing their stories is that every person talked about how being in a relationship and or belonging to a famil

By Georgianna Donadio, MSc., PhD. The groundbreaking book, by Allan Luks and writer Peggy Payne, ushered in an understanding and renaissance of helping others. The 1991 book offers insights into the relationship between health and doing good things for other people. Peggy Luks led the first research linking emotional and physical health benefits experienced by those who help others. This was found to be particularly true of volunteers who shared similar circumstances or cond

By Georgianna Donadio, MSc., PhD. Most of us are aware of how our relationship with our cell phones has taken over the function and quality of our lives. We are currently seeing approximately 80% of Americans owning cell phone and using them as their all in one “life pod” for doing everything from working to dating. It’s not that we just “own” our phones, many of us are owned by our phones. The amount of screen time we spend daily is staggering. Americans average nearly five