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Components of turmeric – a well-known ingredient in curry spice – are wildly studied today for its anti-inflammatory effects and cancer prevention.

It turns out, a lesser-known bioactive turmeric compound promotes stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the brain, according to new research recently published in the open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.

Results suggest aromatic turmerone could be a potential for treating neurological disorders, such as stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. Of course, the potential for researchers lies in its becoming a future drug candidate.

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When it’s raining out five days in a row, what can you do but weather it? You go to work the same. You come home from work the same. You know that the rain will last as long as it lasts, and the sun will come out again.
 
Yet, when it comes to dealing with life, you are not always so sensible. When your heart is saddened, even when you don’t know why, with or without good reason, you groan at your sadness. You may analyze it. You storm down its battalions, sure that sadness will hang on forever, and you will never be happy again.
 
Will you not treat rainy days of your emotions as you do the weather? You know that weather changes. You don’t fault the weather’s temperature and say that the temperature will never go away. Yet, to all intents and purposes, you may feel that your life is over, and that happiness will never be yours again. This is how it feels to you.
 
It’s a wonder that you form such conclusions. It’s a wonder that you discourage yourself so relentlessly. You stoke the fires of depression and take depression as your lot for all time.
Change your orientation, beloveds. Start loving yourself again. Give yourself a pep talk. Start having fun again. Outstare gloom. Never were you meant to be a cheerleader of gloom. It is not for you to make a tragedian of yourself. Start to see yourself in more favored situations. See the comic aspects that surround you. I said comic, not cosmic.
 

This is one of the most beautiful sights out galaxy has to offer. Observable in the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372, is nearly 300 light years wide, making it one of the galaxy’s largest star-forming clouds. The Carina Nebula can be seen by the unaided eye when seen on very dark, clear nights in the southern sky. It’s wider than the full moon and is home to young, very large stars. One of these stars is Eta Carinae, a star with 100 times the mass of our Sun. Eta Carinae is the brightest star near the middle of this image. The star may be very near supernova, which would be quite the sight to see!

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Spotting weird stuff on Mars has become a spectator sport. I’ve always thought that explaining these things away as hoaxes or the work of aliens to be fairly lazy. So what are these rock really? Time will tell to know for sure. The round rock featured in the image above is about two centimeters across and looks kind of like a blueberry. What causes its roundness is still not clear, though it probably has to do with volcanic activity and may have been eroded by once-flowing water. The secondary image, that kind of resembles a starfish, is seen on mount sharp and is something of a mystery. Maybe through these images, we will truly know whether or not the red planet once harbored life.

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HJ: Luck does not happen by chance, it is created through a combination of intention and mindset.  The article below will help you develop both and learn to navigate the river of life in a way that puts you in the flow of luck, success and consistent good fortune.

- Truth

Make Your Own Luck

Five principles for making the most of life’s twists and turns.

By Rebecca Webber | Psychology Today

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Mary McGuire-Wien and her husband, Charles Wildbank, had been searching for a new home on Long Island for more than a year, but every place they’d seen was either unsuitable or unaffordable. After one long Sunday of unsuccessful house-hunting with their agent, the couple was anxious to get back home, but got stuck at a traffic light right next to an old barn that was under reno...

We have introduced the idea of your focus being your blessing. This is why your time, your fully present attention, is so very important to all of your loved ones. Your focus is considered your blessing, your endorsement, your agreement, your desire to continue. This explains why children will misbehave to receive your focus, even if it seems to be “negative” attention. They understand that where you place your focus is your way of saying you are choosing to keep the object of your attention. Receiving your attention shows you still love them and wish to continue your relationship with […]

You are worthy of your greatest dreams and your most simple pleasures! You are worthy of the gift of giving and receiving love, kindness, honor, respect and admiration. ~ Creator

David Gardner, Guest
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Disney is seen around the world as a source of wholesome entertainment for children, but is there a darker side to its productions hidden in plain sight? This article investigates occult references in Disney productions, how society’s values and perception of good and evil are under threat, and the effect this could have on the future of spirituality.

Question for you: What has black wings, black horns and is associated with darkness? If the first thing that comes to mind is a demon you’re not alone – they’ve been represented like that for centuries. But if you are one of the 35 million or so people who have recently seen Disney’s latest movie Maleficent, you might be feeling a bit confused, or your answer might even be quite different.

Maleficent’s Disney Origins

In the credits of Maleficent is the following text:

“Maleficent” is inspired b...

Animal smuggling isn’t a new phenomenon, unfortunately. But pants smuggling is something a tad more unusual.

Kai Xu, a Canadian citizen, was caught at the Detroit border attempting to enter Canada with 51 live, and endangered, turtles taped to his legs. Fortunately for the turtles, there was a pretty huge giveaway: his bulging sweatpants. Also, the US Fish and Wildlife Service had been watching him and felt he was acting suspiciously. As The Guardian reports:

On 5 August, two fish and wildlife agents say they watched Xu disappear behind two semi-trailers in a Detroit parking lot for about 10 minutes before reappearing with, “irregularly shaped bulges under Xu’s sweatpants on both legs”.

Xu was later stopped by Canadian border patrol after he drove through the Detroit to Windsor, O...