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everal decades ago, research suggested that science students shone at analytical


thinking, while budding artists scored highest in tests measuring creativity and imagination. Now, updated research with a group of British students at the University of Derby, published in the journal Thinking Skills and Creativity, finds no significant differences in the two groups’ problem-solving patterns. Peter K. Williamson, on the faculty of


business, computing and law, studied 116 se- nior undergraduates that took a series of tests measuring their skills at logical (convergent) and creative (divergent) thinking. They were asked to solve novel and imperfectly defined problems to determine their aptitude for finding imaginative solutions and to reveal their preferred learning styles. “The findings of this study were in marked contrast to earlier published


results,” Williamson reports. “Differences were found in preferred learning styles, but these were much smaller than reported previously.” The research indicates that modern graduates are likely to have a more balanced educational profile than their specialized predecessors. He suggests that changes in educational policy—such as an increase in interdisciplinary studies and less formal, more flexible teaching styles—may help account for the contemporary shift.


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LIFE and REIKI Levels I and II to be Offered in October


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eiki, derived from a Japanese word meaning “Universal Life Energy,” refers to the natural energy that surrounds all living things. Disruption, weakening, or block- age of the flow of this energy can contribute to emotional or health problems. Reiki practitioners use this transcendental energy and channel it for healing purposes. On Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, Life & Reiki practitioners


MINTY RELIEF FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME


esearch published in the journal Pain validates peppermint—an herb com-


Xiomara Gehret Krause and Caroline Gehret Lanza will teach Reiki I & II at Center- point, located at 1920 Hollister. Their classes combine lecture, discussion, and hands- on experience. You’ll learn the various Reiki symbols and hand positions, Reiki meditation, cleansing, and scanning techniques, and how to give and receive Reiki. Caroline Gehret Lanza and Xiomara Gehret Krause, certified by the International Center for Reiki Training in each of the four levels of Reiki—First and Second Degree Reiki, Advanced Reiki, and Master Reiki—offer private Reiki sessions as well as teach all four Reiki levels. The two full-day sessions will cost $350. For more please email healingpowers28@


monly prescribed by naturopaths for stomach ills—as a natural and effective remedy for irritable bowel syndrome; IBS is a gastrointestinal disorder that causes abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and/ or constipation. The researchers report that the mint activates an “anti-pain” channel in the colon and soothes inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract.


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hotmail.com or healingenergy17@gmail.com, or call 281-671-4325 or 281-826-2872. Please see their ad page 35.


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Source: University of Adelaide (Australia) Nerve Gut Research Laboratory


BETTER BONES FOR KIDS WITH CELIAC DISEASE


eliac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterized by


a lifelong intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and other grains. Although it can occur at any age, CD most commonly afflicts children ages 9 to 24 months, and one of its common complications is metabolic bone disease. Reduced bone mineral density can lead to the in- ability to develop optimal bone mass in children and the loss of bone in adults, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. A recent article in the journal


Nutrition Reviews stated that a gluten- free diet promotes a rapid increase in bone mineral density and leads to complete recovery of bone mineraliza- tion in children. If a CD diagnosis and treatment is established before puberty, children may attain normal peak bone mass, which can prevent osteoporosis in later life. Nutritional supplements of calcium and vitamin D further appear to increase the bone mineral density of children and adolescents. A gluten-free diet also improves, though rarely nor- malizes, bone mineral density in adults with CD. “Our findings reinforce the impor-


tance of a strict gluten-free diet, which remains the only scientific proven treatment for CD to date,” the au- thors conclude. “Early diagnosis and therapy are critical in preventing CD complications like reduced bone mineral density.”


Source: Wiley- Blackwell


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