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People who eat intuitively have a lower chance of developing mental health problems, research finds.

Eating intuitively means eating based on hunger and fullness

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Just as we contemplated the moment at which conscious experience first appears in a developing embryo, we can wonder about the final moments of consciousness at the end of life. A friend of mine recently told me about spending time with his grandfather, who was slowly dying of heart disease. He described his grandfather’s deterioration over the course of many months and the devastating experience of witnessing someone he knew well and loved dearly change so significantly. First to disappear was his grandfather’s emotional regulation and impulse control, probably owing to damage occurring in his prefrontal cortex. His grandfather could no longer conceal his vacillating emotions, and everything he experienced—joy, frustration, lust, rage—was suddenly made known to everyone in the room. Next, his grandfather’s memory began to fail, making the continuity of his personality less stable. Eventually, he lost the ability to speak and walk. At some point, my friend found himself wondering, as so many do in such situations, when his grandfather would truly no longer “be there.” When would his grandfather cease to be “himself,” and beyond that,

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Mankind is made of star stuff. —HARLOW SHAPLEY,

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