X-Message-Number: 20247 Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 02:26:04 -0700 From: James Swayze <> Subject: Todays relevent "What's New" Fed Up With SUVs & $4 Lattes? Then... By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor ...join the crowd! Remember the boom '90s and that decade's consumer trappings? After the multiple body blows the public's confidence has taken this year--economic recession, terrorist attacks, corporate deceit, and the Roman Catholic Church scandals--we're apparently rejecting the greatest symbols of those boom years. The Orlando Sentinel, citing the results of the Yankelovich Monitor survey of 2,500 Americans that is generally only shared with corporate clients, reports that Americans have had it up to here with the following: sport utility vehicles, fad diets, trendy restaurants, coffee that costs $4 a cup, anti-aging creams that cost $75 a jar, pet food that costs more than people food, 12-hour work days, and monetary wealth. We're not making this up! Find out what sells for $3 million in this just-released Christmas catalog. http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Southwest/10/01/offbeat.christmas.reut/index.html This is what Americans ARE seeking out spirituality, family time, old friends, yoga, and Sunday school classes. "It is one thing to grapple with one blow of uncertainty. But to have one after another after another...that makes it really hard to keep that steady, forward-looking gaze," Elizabeth Thompson, an associate director of Yankelovich, told marketing professionals with the Orlando Advertising Federation. But there is cause for hope! Americans "are trying to remain optimistic," she said. "They don't think it is going to be dire forever. But now, to get through the short term is going to be tough." Yoga like you've never seen it before! Supermodel Christy Turlington shows you the moves. http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/yoga/ --------- Great more reasons for people to lot look toward a utopian future. More spirituality voodoo for the short sighted masses. Whomever, is responsible for tanking the economy, and I have my own personal opinion, needs to start concentrating on it too. Or maybe we should elect someone that can actually pronounce nuclear... nook lee ur! *** How to Tell If You'll Be Fat In 10 Years By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor Look at your dinner plate. And while you're at it, look at everything else you're eating during a typical day. According to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, this little exercise will tell you what you'll look like in 10 years: buff and trim or pear-shaped and flabby? Researchers from Boston University studied the eating habits of 737 women over 12 years, reports HealthScoutNews. None of the women were overweight at the start of the study. Here are the not-so-surprising findings: The women who ate a low-fat, healthy diet were much less likely to gain weight when compared with women who chowed down on meat, sweets, and sodas. Find out how your tummy lets your brain know it's hungry--or full. http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020902/stomach/ Early in the study, the women were categorized into one of five eating groups based on the foods they typically ate "Heart Healthy," "Light Eating," "Wine and Moderate Eating," "High Fat," and "Empty Calorie." Overall, there was a 29 percent risk of becoming overweight during the 12 years. But those in the "Heart Healthy" group were only 24 percent more likely to gain weight, while those in the "Empty Calorie" cluster had a 41 percent chance of getting fat. Of course, those who ate heart-healthy foods--veggies, fruits, low-fat milk, legumes, and refined grains--were also more likely to exercise and not smoke. Meanwhile, women in the "Light Eating" and "Wine and Moderate Eating" groups were more likely to experience weight fluctuation, probably due to chronic dieting. The fat riddle! Find out the latest science on how your body handles fat vs. carbs. http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020902/ --------- What about men? *** Self-Esteem Is Greatest at WHAT Age? By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor The answer: Childhood and midlife. The time of life in which we think the best of ourselves is ages 9 to 12. Then our self-esteem plunges into the depths during adolescence and doesn't really rise again until middle age when it peaks in our mid-60s. If you're lucky enough to live into your 70s and 80s, look out! Your self-esteem will plummet again. This sexy supermodel is so concerned about teenage girls' self-esteem, she's done something quite extraordinary with her fame and fortune. Click to find out more! http://people.aol.com/people/profiles/basicfacts/0,9855,128329,00.html That's the word from a new study out of the University of California, Davis. "The main point is that there are two critical developmental periods when self-esteem drops--adolescence and old age," study author Dr. Richard W. Robins told Reuters. "We can speculate that if self-esteem drops during adolescence and old age, then perhaps we should focus on what's common between the two age periods, namely rapid social and biological changes. Perhaps when the social context and our own bodies are going through dramatic changes, self-esteem loss is a likely consequence." The findings, which are published in the journal Psychology and Aging, are based on an Internet survey of more than 326,000 people aged 9 to 90 years. Although both sexes reported lower levels of self-esteem during the teen years, it was nearly twice as great among girls than boys. Robins speculates that physical changes during puberty have a more profound effect on girls. Even more telling, girls' lower self-esteem is evident throughout adulthood, according to the study. You've probably never heard of this person. But what she is doing to help others will inspire and amaze you. http://people.aol.com/people/magazine/magazinefeature/0,11369,351935,00.html --------- How does this jibe with the statistical numbers of age groups involved in cryonics and transhumanism? What could anti aging researchers and companies do to help those at these ages for low ebbing self esteem to overcome these feelings? If one has low self esteem one is not likely to think one is worthy to live an extended lifetime. My step brother is a case in point. He reads all the material I give him and agrees with it for me but says, "If I felt better about myself I'd do this too". I cannot get him to see that the future will have ways to overcome emotional problems. I sure wish there was a real 'feel good about yourself' drug for him to take. *** If You've EVER Yelled at Your Kids... By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor ...you may have damaged them for life! Verbally abusing children can be just as harmful psychologically as beating them, according to new research from the Danish Center for Research in Institutions. It's long been known that hitting a child does more than physical harm; it also leads to low self-esteem and insecurity in later life. So "good parents" don't hit. But they might yell. Until now there hasn't been much research into the effects of verbal scolding. "The feeling of self-respect is hurt when you are punished in one way or another," lead researcher Erik Sigsgaard told Reuters. A gem! Try this when your child starts to whine or has that end-of-day meltdown. http://www.parenting.com/parenting/article/article_general/0,8266,7464,00.html His team observed and interviewed children at a Danish nursery school from 1994 to 2002. So what do kids think when grown-ups yell at them? Sigsgaard found that children hate to be shouted at and think grown-ups are still angry with them long afterwards. "You can't say that it's better to scold your child than to beat it. When you punish a child you give it the feeling that it isn't worth anything," Sigsgaard told Reuters. Here's a heartbreaking sound bite: One little boy said that scolding is when somebody beats you with his voice. Sigsgaard goes as far as to say that children don't see the difference between physical and verbal violence. So what's a parent to do? Sigsgaard says parents should discipline their children in a normal speaking voice without shouting. "Parents who want to keep a close relation with their children should not scold too much, or they will soon be alone," he said. "It's silly because we are pushing away what is dearest to us." You're grounded for life! What do you do when time-outs don't work? http://www.parenting.com/parenting/article/article_general/0,8266,7653,00.html ---------- Grounded for life indeed! This goes back to the self esteem issue. We want our children to feel good about themselves, so good they'll feel worthy of extended life. However, this leaves few options. What's a parent to do? Makes me glad I'm not a parent when studies like these come along... for about 10 minutes. :( James -- Cryonics Institute of Michigan Member! The Immortalist Society Member! The Society for Venturism Member! MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/~davidpascal/swayze/ While there follow the links to photos of me and some of my artwork and a radio interview on Dr. J's ChangeSurfer Radio program with me and the father of cryonics Prof. Robert Ettinger, author of "The Prospect of Immortality". A RELIGION I actually recommend: http://uk.geocities.com/venturist2001/index.html A FAVORITE quote: Last lines of the first Star Trek the Next Generation movie. Capt. Picard: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived, after all Number One, we're only mortal." Will Ryker: "Speak for yourself captain, I intend to live forever!" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20247