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10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD STAY IN THAT RELATIONSHIP  1. Relationships can help to make us better people. Often we have the energy to do things for others that we wouldn’t do for ourselves. Love is powerful in that way. If your partner brings out the best in you, he or she is a keeper. 2. You can get more done when you have a partner. Sometimes it’s a matter of motivation. Other times it’s just nice to have company. Whatever the reason, four hands can get more done than two. Putting your heads and hearts together helps as well. 3.Turning things around can be much easier than you think. Usually we are just being stubborn or resentful. Dropping your attitude and appreciating that your other half has been putting up with your peccadilloes can help to make you more understanding. 4. ENDING THINGS MAY BE EASY, BUT IT'S NOT COMMITMENT Sure, right now, if you are frustrated and feeling upset with the one you love, you could be thinking you want to end it. But do you real...

Seeing the same doctor over time 'lowers death rates' Repeated contact with the same doctor can be beneficial in many ways Patients who see the same doctor again and again have lower death rates, a study suggests. The benefits applied to visits to GPs and specialists and were seen across different cultures and health systems. University of Exeter researchers said the human aspect of medical practice was "potentially life-saving" but had been neglected. GPs' leaders said they recognised the value of patients seeing "their own" doctor. Because of intense workforce pressures, however, this could mean waiting even longer for an appointment, the Royal College of GPs said. Continuity of care is known to be particularly beneficial for patients with chronic conditions, long-term mental health issues and complex needs The study, published in BMJ Open, analysed the results of 22 studies in nine countries, including England, France, US, Cana...

6 Positive effects of a partner on health 1)Pain relief A partner's touch has been found to relieve pain in women. It is well known that people subconsciously synchronize their footsteps when they walk together or mirror a friend's posture during a conversation. Investigators from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of Haifa in Israel have now discovered that when heterosexual lovers touch when the woman is in pain, couples' heart rates and respiratory patterns synchronize and the woman's pain dissipates. These findings add to a growing body of evidence on "interpersonal synchronization," a phenomenon in which people begin to physiologically mirror those that they spend time with. "The more empathic the partner and the stronger the analgesic effect, the higher the synchronization between the two when they are touching," explains lead author Pavel Goldstein, a postdoctoral pain researcher at the University of Colorado, Bou...

Adverse effects of a partner on health 1)Intensify pain In contrast to the research that showed a partner's touch decreases pain, a study by King's College London in the U.K. found that being in the company of your partner could make pain worse. The researchers found that the more avoidant of closeness women were in their relationships, the more pain they experienced when given a laser pulse on their finger. Research led by the University of Edinburgh in the U.K. also found a connection between partners and pain. The team found that partners of individuals with depression have an increased risk of experiencing chronic pain. The researchers' analysis showed that depression and chronic pain share common causes. Some of these causes are genetic while others stem from the environment shared by the partners. 2)Derail your diet Dieting with your partner could end up derailing your weight loss plans.Dieting with your partner may seem to be a good idea, but research has i...

Your weight loss efforts are contagious Surprising ways your partner can affect your health How will your romantic partner help you to achieve a healthier lifestyle — or, alternatively, hinder your efforts? Many of us take the steps to shed those extra pounds because we want to live a healthier life or fit into our favorite outfit again. But could our efforts actually bring health benefits to our loved ones,too? Your healthful diet and lifestyle choices can change your partner's life for the better, a new study finds. Finally enrolling in that weight loss program or adopting a more balanced diet is something we may want to do not just for our own sake, but for the benefit of our partners, too. And no, that's not just because your significant other will enjoy being with a fitter partner. Turns out that we may be natural influencers — at least when it comes to the people we share our lives with — so that when we make more healthful choices, our partners will likely fee...

The 5 Stages of the Creative Process -->by James clear In 1940, an advertising executive named James Webb Young published a short guide titled, A Technique for Producing Ideas . In this guide, he made a simple, but profound statement about generating creative ideas. According to Young, innovative ideas happen when you develop new combinations of old elements. In other words, creative thinking is not about generating something new from a blank slate, but rather about taking what is already present and combining those bits and pieces in a way that has not been done previously. Most important, the ability to generate new combinations hinges upon your ability to see the relationships between concepts. If you can form a new link between two old ideas, you have done something creative. Young believed this process of creative connection always occurred in five steps. 1. Gather new material. At first, you learn. During this stage you focus on 1) learning specific material ...