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Health
I love coffee, so this is generally good news. Health effects of coffee: Where do we stand? by Sandee LaMotte in CNN
This is fascinating – and good news for patients. Music Can Help Recovery From Surgery by Nicholas Bakalar in The New York Times
Exercise and Fitness
“The best supplement you can do is change the way you approach sleep.” Great insight: How to Supercharge Your Sleep With Nick Littlehales, Sleep Coach to the World’s Best Athletes by Jonathan Levi in BecomingASuperhuman.com
Has anyone tried this one? What’s a Blab? And Why Should You Care? by Jenn Herman in JennsTrends.com
Youth Sports
Terrific recommendations about a huge problem in youth sports: Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports by John P. DiFiori, Holly J. Benjamin, Joel Brenner, Andrew Gregory, Neeru Jayanthi, Greg L. Landry, and Anthony Luke in American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
We always hear about youth baseball pitching injuries, but here are some interesting stats on injuries in youth softball pitching: Prospective
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Productivity and Self Improvement
People can only focus on a task for 3 minutes before getting distracted by email and social media? Wow! Why Distractions From Email and Social Media Are a $1 Trillion Problem by Will Yakowicz in Inc.
Someone telling me they are too busy usually ends a conversation with me. Instead take Jon’s advice: Please stop telling me you’re too busy. by Jon Acuff in Acuff.me
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