The Myth of Comfort Food

Heather Scherschel Wagner, Britt Ahlstrom, Joseph P. Redden, Zata Vickers, Traci Mann This study sought to test if comfort foods really provide psychological benefits and improve moods. After completing an online questionnaire about their favorite comfort foods, participants participated in two lab studies, a week apart, where they ate their comfort food along with non-comfort or neutral…

MarketWatch: Why nearly 1 in 10 US families don’t exchange holiday gifts

Catey Hill | MarketWatch, November 2014 Forty-four-year old Michelle Morton’s Christmas celebration probably doesn’t look like yours — but you might wish it did. That’s because, for the past few years, the Raleigh, N.C., resident and her sisters and husband have instituted a no-gift policy for the holidays. “It was stressful and expensive getting all…