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Diabetics can have shot once a month for insulin control

Rather than having an injection twice a day, they could have just one in a month and yet keep insulin levels under control.
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Power facilitates feelings of authenticity

Power seems to make people authentic and happier as a result

Willpower can help us reduce weight

Those with better self-control more likely to lose weight
Multiple options to go forward

Not forcing managers to pick from alternatives makes them choose better

Ultimately they make a saner choice of the solution to the complex problem they are attempting, than if they are forced to make a choice
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Tough times make you eat more calories

Because we tend to believe in the food scarcity that adversities bring along, our primal instinct is to go for the more calorific food
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Obesity may increase risk of a car crash being fatal for the driver

A car collision more likely to prove fatal for an obese driver than for a driver with normal weight
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Loneliness can make us unhealthy

Loneliness can lead to a reduction in immunity levels
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Power and punishment

Power makes people judge more harshly
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We multi-task differently as we age

Can we do as many tasks simultaneously at old age as we can when we are young?
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Mindfulness meditation helps relieve inflammation

Stress reduction techniques help in controlling inflammation, but adding mindfulness techniques may help further - especially those individuals whose condition is aggravated by psychological stress