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/
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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/
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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

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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

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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!"

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