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What Carmageddon Taught us about Behavioral Economics

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We lose less than we think when we make them a lower priority in our cities.

Sagging Skin: a result of rapid weight loss

Sagging skin is caused by losing too much weight too quickly. Slow, gradual weight loss does not result in excess flab, but rather, gives your skin and other body parts a chance to respond to all the changes that weight loss brings.

The Yoga Workout for flat Abs

Stretches that elongate your abdomen will help create that strong, lean middle. Doing yoga regularly will improve your flexibility, posture, and strength, while giving you that fringe benefit you're looking for-sculpted abs muscles.

Boosting Testosterone in women over 40

As we age, our bodies produce less androgen (testosterone), estrogen and progesterone. By age 40, women produce about half the testosterone we did in our twenties. These levels drop further still with the onset of menopause or for women who have had their ovaries removed.
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Wardrobe tips to flatter your skin tone

Your best colors will be determined by a combination of factors including your natural hair color, eye color and skin tone. Take a look at the undertone of your skin in natural daylight and this will help you to determine whether you are a "cool" or a "warm" toned person.

Selecting a Wardrobe to Flatter Your Skin Tone

Your best colors will be determined by a combination of factors including your natural hair color, eye color and skin tone. Take a look at the undertone of your skin in natural daylight and this will help you to determine whether you are a "cool" or a "warm" toned person.

Fighting Genetic Predisposition to Obesity

Obesity tends to run in families, suggesting that it may have a genetic cause. However, family members share not only genes but also diet and lifestyle habits that may contribute to obesity.

Photo Dynamic Therapy or Blue-Light therapy

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is the combination of light and light sensitive agents (such as porphyrins) in an oxygen-rich environment. The treatment uses a drug, called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent, and a particular type of light.

Top 10 Answers to Cellulite

The old theory was that cellulite was caused by toxins building up under the skin but that's probably not true. It's more likely to be the result of poor skin structure, causing the fibre to split. This means fat and yes, possibly toxins squish out through the holes in the fibres creating that lumpy effect

The birth of a new class of investor

The global financial crisis was always going to have a profound impact on investor attitudes but the release this week of the Australian Share Ownership Study helps sharpen the focus on just how attitudes to investing are changing.

Aged-care tsunami

Expect the financing of aged care to be an issue of growing debate that will have considerable personal financial implications.

Japan: S&P’s Odd Warning

Strangely, Standard & Poor's yesterday put Japan on a creditwatch negative because of uncertainty about the amount of spending and borrowing for the reconstruction of the damage caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami and the impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Australia: Inflation Up, As Expected

Headline inflation was a bit stronger than expected in the March quarter, but that won't force the Reserve Bank's hand at its May meeting next Tuesday.

Oz Inflation Shock

- Headline inflation rises to 3.3% but core remains at 2.2%- RBA may nevertheless raise its core inflation forecast- Next rate rise may come before the second half of 2011, economists warn

Smart Investing - Family ties

Marriage and divorce statistics from the ABS concentrate on what many might describe as traditional or conventional relationships.

Investor education begins at home

Investor risk comes in many forms. So does protection. A wide-ranging industry debate is underway about how advisers should be able to charge for their services in ways that do not distort the advice recommendations.

Debt rings alarm bells

When investment writers talk about "realistic expectations" it is normally about alerting investors to the fact that high market returns should not be expected to continue.

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