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HEALTH & WELLNESS
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Relax, fella. Your tantrums
The Sleep-
damage more than your
Diabetes Link
golf clubs.
In addition to a lousy diet and
lackof exercise, not getting
enoughsleep can alter your
blood sugar enough to
increase your chances of
developing type 2 diabetes.
One study determined that
getting less than six hours of
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raised blood-sugarlevels by
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THE TAKEAWAY According to
Mad Men Are Fat Men
the U.S. Centers for Disease
On the list of things that make you fat, you a hostility-obesity link may be less physio-
Control and Prevention (CDC),
expect the usual suspects such as cheese- logical than simply that angry men are less
adults should get between burgers and donuts, but now you can add willing to adhere to healthy prescriptions
seven and nine hours of sleep
something that doesn’t have calories: a bad out of sheer obstinacy, or they may be clini-
per night. Also, beware of
attitude, mainly hostility. Angry men are cally depressed.
much more prone to pack on the pounds THE TAKEAWAY If you’re quick to rile, seek o
sleeping pills, which can lead
than their more chilled-out peers, according anger-management counseling or try calm-
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to French scientists. The effect was less ingactivities, such as yoga and tai chi. (See
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marked in women. Cause and effect of Page 19 for more anger-management tips.)
The Myth of Multitasking
That’s the title of Dave Crenshaw’s book about the 21st century habit of juggling multiple tasks at one time. While many of us call
ourselves capable multitaskers as a badge of honor, Crenshaw, a consultant, business coach and entrepreneur, feels that multi-
tasking is counterproductive. He’s rebranded the term “switchtasking,” meaning that you’re wasting time and actually reducing
productivity by switching attention without giving any one task due diligence. Worse, he says, is when switchtasking bleeds into our
personal relationships, and we fail to give colleagues, family members and friends our full attention. Crenshaw sees technology as
the culprit. Instead of people using cell phones and computers, these things use us.
To combat the trend, he’s created TimeGym to help people better manage their daily activities. By minimizing the switches, you
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Here are some of his suggestions for minimizing switchtasking.
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