5 jobs with biggest pay hikes in 2013

April 9, 2013     7:31 PM EDT

Wages hit a speed bump in the first quarter, according to PayScale, but pay was still up 3.5% year over year.

The 5 professions that saw even bigger raises than that are:

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Penis Size

April 9, 2013     5:29 PM EDT

Okay ... this is another case of "bigger is better'.

Put down the rulers, guys - whether your penis is the "right" size depends on the proportions of the rest of your body, a new study finds. Women rate men with larger penises more attractive, but the returns on bigger genitals start to decrease at a flaccid length of 2.99 inches (7.6 centimeters), the researchers found. What's more, larger penises gave tall men a bigger attractiveness boost than shorter men. Read More ...

Marriage, Living Together, 2013 Trends

April 4, 2013     12:21 PM EDT

If you read the statistics, or just look at relationships in 2013, you will note that society as a whole doesn't work, that most marriages fail, and couples find it easier to just live together. They may cohabitate first and marry later or just live together until the karma of the relationship is complete. Ending a relationship is complicated. You don't know somebody until you live with them - ask anybody who has been married. Read More ...

Health Halo Effect

April 3, 2013     4:54 PM EDT

Consumers see a lot of value in organic foods. New research has found that those shoppers are willing to pay a great deal more for that value. Overall, researchers found that people were willing to pay up to 23.4 percent more for organic foods than they were for the same products not labeled organic.

Consumers are willing to pay more for organic foods because of the so-called "health-halo effect". Read More ...

Using Scents to Lose Weight Without Hunger

April 2, 2013     6:50 PM EDT

When you smell food, odor molecules enter the nostrils and reach the olfactory, or smell, center at the top of the nose.

The molecules affect the brain's satiety center, located in the hypothalamus, and they send a signal that you've had enough to eat. They also trigger the release of hormones that create the sense of fullness even before you get the "stop eating" signal from your stomach. Read More ...

10 Life-Changing Gifts You Can Give Yourself

April 2, 2013     1:36 PM EDT

It's Spring and with that self-empowering articles are being recycled, this one from Oprah, who I greatly respect.

If I were making a list I would start with ... Relieve stress as the world is burning out.

I would also include ... find someone new and objective to talk to about your life and pay attention.

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