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Rachel's Musings

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Of Passion and Money

Rachel's Musings Posted on February 4, 2013 by RachelMay 8, 2013

This morning, i realized that i could benefit from clarifying what i feel most passionate about. The first answer was “nothing.” I decided to set that aside to see if there isn’t more there, using a free worksheet to find …
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Posted in Economics, Transition | Tagged alternative living, change, climate disruption, research | 7 Replies

Prevent Alzheimer’s – Be Skeptical!

Rachel's Musings Posted on August 4, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Bella DePaulo blogged about a recent BBC report on a presentation of findings from a Finish study on Alzheimer’s disease. The headline everywhere seems to be: to prevent Alzheimer’s, we should marry! Digging into the study some more – which …
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Posted in Science, Singles By Choice | Tagged couplemania, Marriage benefits, matrimania, research, singlism | Leave a reply

Thyroidism Research

Rachel's Musings Posted on April 24, 2008 by RachelApril 23, 2016

As I have pointed out before, I have hypothyroidism and am having symptoms that may or may not be related to it. In my quest to be an informed patient, I have been looking for a lot of research. It …
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Posted in On research, Science | Tagged health issues, hypothyroidism, research | 1 Reply

Medical skepticism

Rachel's Musings Posted on February 18, 2008 by RachelApril 23, 2016

After reading an excellent article on homeopathy in Skeptical Inquirer, I have now completely chucked that “treatment.” It is indeed just water (or sugar or alcohol). There is nothing there that could possibly impact anybody’s health. This seems clear cut …
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Posted in On research, Science | Tagged health issues, hypothyroidism, research | 3 Replies

Backwards interpretation

Rachel's Musings Posted on January 20, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

NPR excitedly published a story on research that supposedly shows that you can will yourself to loose weight. The research was done by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer on hotel maids. To her amazement, she found that hotel maids – those …
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Posted in Fitness, On research | Tagged research | Leave a reply
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